Watch Masterpiece Season 17 Episode 6: The Bretts: Revenge Is Sweet

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 pro (more…)

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Season 17, Episode 6 The Bretts: Revenge Is Sweet

First Aired: November 15, 1987

"The Bretts," Part 6. An editor (Paul Williamson) uses his newspaper for revenge when Edwin (David Yelland) thanks a critic for a bad review by pouring beer on his lap. Charles: Norman Rodway. Lydia: Barbara Murray. Martha: Belinda Lang.

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Premiered: January 10, 1971
Rating: TV-PG
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 E… (more)