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Masterpiece Episode: "The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard"

Season 37, Episode 7
Episode Synopsis: The 37th season begins with Part 1 of the five-part “Amazing Mrs. Pritchard,” about a British supermarket manager (Jane Horrocks) who, fed up with politicians, decides to run for parliament---and winds up prime minister. Ian: Steven Mackintosh. Miranda Lennox: Jodhi May. Catherine Walker: Janet McTeer. Original Air Date: Oct 21, 2007
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Premiered: January 10, 1971, on PBS
Rating: TV-PG
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Premise: PBS's longest running (and most honored) dramatic series is an Anglophile's delight, featuring British adaptations of literary classics and original works. The first `Masterpiece' was `The First Churchills,' and since then it has won nine Peabodys and 29 Emmys (beginning with Susan Hampshire's Best Actress award for `Churchills'). Its many memorable productions include `Upstairs, Downstairs,' `I, Claudius,' 'The Jewel in the Crown,' `House of Cards,' `Poldark' and `Prime Suspect.'

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