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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.'

Tonight's TV Hot List: Sunday, June 28, 2009 | Today's News: Our Take | 6/28/2009

BET Awards '09
8 pm/ET BET
Relentless multitasker Jamie Foxx takes on emcee duties for tonight's awards, which honor musicians, entertainers and athletes. The O'Jays are this year's Lifetime Achievement Award recipients, and Alicia Keys and Wyclef Jean receive the Humanitarian Award. The night, of course, is chock-full of music performances, including the highly anticipated return of Maxwell, who has emerged from a lengthy stay out of the spotlight. Kanye West, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and many others are also scheduled to perform.

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Tonight's TV Hot List: Sunday, May 10, 2009 | Today's News: Our Take | 5/10/2009

Amazing Race 14
8 pm/ET CBS
Former NFL cheerleaders Jaime and Cara could become the first all-female team to win the $1 million top prize if they can overcome their third-place start tonight and their perpetual problems with taxis. Front-running Tammy and Victor look to be the pair to beat, but don't count out mom-and-son duo Margie and Luke. It promises to be a nerve-racking finish, with all three teams working on the final task at the same time.
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I would love to hear more ... | Matt Roush | 8/11/2008
Question: I would love to hear more from you on the end of the Foyle's War series on Masterpiece Mystery! I thought that the final episode ("All Clear") was brilliant. The balance of the uncertain post-war future with the bright expectation of the war's end was beautifully crafted. The relationships between all the characters were played out in just the right closing tone. The entrance of Andrew after such a long time was a joy. Michael Kitchen's portrayal of Foyle perhaps outshone any episode yet — the mixture of quiet joy at Andrew's return and quiet remonstrance at how he had treated Sam was unmatchable. Even the little inside jokes and poignant touches throughout for those who've watched the whole way through (Foyle driving the car, the door closing behind him as he exited his office for the last time) were just right. I was impressed with how they managed to put so many different possible reactions to the ending of the war into one episode, without it seeming forced or contrived. ... read more
The last episode of Foyle's ... | Matt Roush | 8/1/2008
Question: The last episode of Foyle's War has aired. I'm not asking for your help in publicizing a campaign to send swords (foils, get it?) to the BBC. I'm not asking if there is a snowball's chance that the show will be picked up by, I don't know, the Cartoon Network. I'm simply marking the passing of a great series. Though they will be missed, I'm grateful to have spent any length of time with these characters. Now on to Mad Men. Answer: If only every series were allowed to reach as dignified and satisfying a conclusion as the final season of Foyle's War (which, by the way, was produced by ITV, not the BBC). And while it makes sense to me that Foyle's story would end with the conclusion of the war, there's a very real possibility that we could see the show continue into post-WWII peacetime. Masterpiece executive producer Rebecca Eaton told reporters at last month's TCA press tour that the producers and writers are talking with Michael Kitchen about extending the franchise: "It's a ... read more
New (and Some Old) Faces on Mystery! | Matt Roush | 7/13/2008
This summer, PBS’s rechristened Masterpiece Mystery! series is saying farewell to some favorite franchises, with the final installments of Foyle’s War (starting tonight), which I recently reviewed, and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. To fill the gap, Mystery! is turning to some old friends for next summer’s line-up, specifically Agatha Christie’s renowned sleuths Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, and introducing a new crime-solver. Kenneth Branagh will star and co-produce a series based on Swedish novelist Henning Mankell’s Inspector Kurt Wallander books, which Masterpiece executive producer Rebecca Eaton describes as being in the Inspector Morse tradition.On the Christie front, there will be four episodes each of the Poirot and Marple series. David Suchet will reprise his role as the Belgian Sherlock, and Eaton says Suchet has expressed interest in filming every single Poirot story before he’s finished. And they’ve found yet another new Miss Marple ... read more

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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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