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MASTERPIECE Studio
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MASTERPIECE Studio is your backstage pass to the PBS series—from Sherlock to Poldark. After the show, turn off the TV and tune in to MASTERPIECE Studio for the scoop with host Jace Lacob. Listen for exclusive interviews with the cast and crew of your favorite shows. Get the history lowdown behind the people and places you see on screen, and hear revealing stories from the set. MASTERPIECE Studio is made possible by Viking Cruises and Raymond James. Sponsors for MASTERPIECE on PBS are Viking Cruises, Raymond James, and The MASTERPIECE Trust.
Episodes
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Anthony Horowitz & Lesley Manville Episode 6, Marble Hall Murders | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Marble Hall Murders. Author, screenwriter, and executive producer Anthony Horowitz and lead actor Lesley Manville join us once again to bring Marble Hall Murders to a close. In this episode, Anthony and Lesley reflect on character motives, filming fight...
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Cara Horgan, The Marlow Murder Club | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Four of The Marlow Murder Club. Actor Cara Horgan has been playing the well-respected and sweet-natured Becks Starling for the past three seasons of The Marlow Murder Club. In this episode, Cara shares how she leans into Becks’ rebellious side,...
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Lesley Manville, Marble Hall Murders | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Two of Marble Hall Murders. Actor Lesley Manville is known for being able to play a variety of characters, most of whom are quite different from her. But Susan Ryeland is the exception, as Lesley shares that this character is more like her than...
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Anthony Horowitz, Marble Hall Murders | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode One of Marble Hall Murders. Author, screenwriter, and executive producer Anthony Horowitz joins us to discuss the first episode of the final installment of the Susan Ryeland trilogy, Marble Hall Murders. In this episode, Anthony also shares his...
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Rishi Nair, Reflecting on Grantchester | MASTERPIECE Studio
This interview with lead actor Rishi Nair was recorded two weeks after the 11th and final season of Grantchester finished filming. In this episode, Rishi reflects on his time as Reverend Alphy Kottaram, and what this role has meant to him personally and professionally. To watch this special...
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The Cast Says Farewell, Grantchester, Season 11| MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains significant spoilers for Grantchester Season 11. If you haven’t yet watched the series finale of Grantchester, make sure you do before listening to this episode as we’re about to discuss some significant spoilers. The final episode of the final season of…
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Al Weaver, Grantchester, Season 11| MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Seven of Grantchester Season 11. Since Season 1 of Grantchester, actor Al Weaver has been combing down his hair, putting on a sweater vest, and transforming into the timid, yet kind and loving, Leonard Finch. In this conversation, Al talks about...
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Melissa Johns, Grantchester, Season 11| MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Six of Grantchester Season 11. In several ways, actor Melissa Johns’ real life has paralleled her character’s, Jennifer Peters, née Miss Scott. Over the past few years, they’ve both shared significant life milestones. In fact, Melissa has yet to...
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Bradley Hall, Grantchester, Season 11| MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Five of Grantchester Season 11. Actor Bradley Hall’s Grantchester character Larry Peters continues to invest in himself, and it’s paying off. Not only is he married to the woman of his dreams, but he is now a Detective Sergeant. Like his...
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Tessa Peake-Jones, Grantchester, Season 11| MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Four of Grantchester Season 11. In real life, actor Tessa Peake-Jones couldn’t be further from the dour and opinionated vicarage housekeeper Sylvia Chapman. Tessa is jolly, gentle, and loves to smile—but these differences are exactly why playing...
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Kacey Ainsworth, Grantchester, Season 11| MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Three of Grantchester Season 11. Actor Kacey Ainsworth has been with Grantchester from the very beginning, first appearing on screen in Episode One. Since then, her character Cathy Keating has had quite the transformation, engineered through her...
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Rishi Nair, Grantchester, Season 11| MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Two of Grantchester Season 11. For the past two seasons of Grantchester, actor Rishi Nair has portrayed Reverend Alphy Kottaram through highs and lows, from the confrontational meeting with Geordie upon his arrival at the vicarage, to finally...
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Daisy Coulam, Grantchester, Season 11| MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode One of Grantchester Season 11. Grantchester head writer and executive producer Daisy Coulam has spent over a decade working on this beloved mystery drama creatively exploring murders, developing long life arcs for her characters, and navigating...
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Daisy Coulam, Reflecting on 11 Seasons of Grantchester | MASTERPIECE Studio
This interview with Grantchester head writer and executive producer, Daisy Coulam, was recorded two weeks after the 11th and final season of Grantchester finished filming. But rest assured: there are no spoilers for Season 11 ahead as Daisy takes a look back at what Grantchester has meant to her....
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The Countess of Carnarvon | MASTERPIECE Studio
The 8th Countess of Carnarvon wears many hats including author, chartered accountant, social media influencer, gin magnate, and impeccable hostess. Lady Carnarvon and her husband, the 8th Earl of Carnarvon, are the latest stewards of the historic Highclere Castle, which you may recognize as the...
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A Wrap Up And A Look Ahead, The Forsytes, Season 1| MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for The Forsytes Season 1. With Season 2 of The Forsytes coming to MASTERPIECE in 2027, we wanted to give you a taste of what to expect from the next installment of this gripping family saga. In this episode, we’re joined by actors Susan Hampshire, Millie...
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Stephen Moyer and Jack Davenport, The Forsytes, Season 1| MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 6 of The Forsytes Season 1. On screen, actors Stephen Moyer and Jack Davenport play brothers and bitter rivals Jolyon Forsyte Sr. and James Forsyte. But off screen, the two couldn’t be closer. In this episode, we talk with Stephen and Jack about...
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Tuppence Middleton, The Forsytes, Season 1| MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 5 of The Forsytes Season 1. For actor Tuppence Middleton, Frances Forsyte is a complex character. Her heart may be in the right place, but when faced with an impossible situation, she makes some questionable decisions out of self preservation.…
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Joshua Orpin, The Forsytes, Season 1| MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 4 of The Forsytes Season 1. When preparing for a role, actor Joshua Orpin opens his heart to the human being behind the character and tries to understand why they are the way they are. In this episode, Joshua talks about getting into the mind of...
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Millie Gibson, The Forsytes, Season 1| MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 3 of The Forsytes Season 1. Actor Millie Gibson joined The Forsytes cast as the artistic and free spirited ballet dancer, Irene Heron. In this conversation, Millie discusses how her character takes a leap of faith — a leap that promises her a...
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Debbie Horsfield, The Forsytes, Season 1| MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 2 of The Forsytes Season 1. Screenwriter Debbie Horsfield was last on the podcast in 2019 to talk about the series finale of her adaptation of Poldark. Today we welcome her back to talk about her latest project, The Forsytes. In this episode,...
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Susan Hampshire, The Forsytes, Season 1| MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 1 of The Forsytes Season 1. For acting legend Susan Hampshire, playing Fleur in the 1967 adaptation of The Forsyte Saga was a huge moment in her career. Now, nearly 60 years later, she returns to the story as the wealthy Lady Carteret in The...
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A Preview of The Forsytes, Season 1| MASTERPIECE Studio
The Forsytes is a modern reimagining of John Galsworthy’s landmark novels which chronicle the lives and loves, trials and triumphs of a wealthy Victorian stockbroking family. Written by Debbie Horsfield, who also wrote MASTERPIECE’s 2015 adaptation of Poldark, this new series depicts the tensions...
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Callum Woodhouse & Gaia Wise, All Creatures Great and Small Season 6 | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 7 of All Creatures Great and Small Season 6. With the war over, Darrowby’s residents are eager to indulge in the merriment of the holidays. For some, this will be the happiest Christmas yet. But for many others, it serves as a painful reminder…
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Kate Phillips & Rachael New, Miss Scarlet Season 6 | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 6 of Miss Scarlet Season 6. At the start of Episode 6, Eliza Scarlet and Alexander Blake are told they cannot work together and be romantically involved. But things have a way of working out for Eliza Scarlet. In this bonus episode, actor Kate...
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Callum Woodhouse, All Creatures Great and Small Season 6 | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 6 of All Creatures Great and Small Season 6. In this season of All Creatures Great and Small, actor Callum Woodhouse’s Tristan Farnon arrives back in Darrowby on leave from the war. While his sense of humor and playful spirit are still intact,...
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Sam Buchanan & Tom Durant-Pritchard Episode 5, Miss Scarlet Season 6 | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 5 of Miss Scarlet Season 6. For actor Sam Buchanan’s Detective George Willows, Episode 5 of Miss Scarlet is a baptism by fire, as he and Tom Durant-Pritchard’s Inspector Blake team up on a dark and stormy night to keep things at Scotland Yard...
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Rachael New, Miss Scarlet Season 6 | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 4 of Miss Scarlet Season 6. Miss Scarlet writer and creator Rachael New likes to have fun with her Victorian-era mystery series. Whether it’s having Eliza out of her element in a new relationship, or watching Moses and Clarence team up on a...
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Gaia Wise, All Creatures Great and Small Season 6 | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 3 of All Creatures Great and Small Season 6. Actor Gaia Wise joins the cast of All Creatures Great and Small this season playing the down to earth Charlotte Beauvoir. In this conversation, Gaia shares what it was like being welcomed onto set…
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Tom Durant-Pritchard, Miss Scarlet Season 6 | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 2 of Miss Scarlet Season 6. For actor Tom Durant-Pritchard, Eliza Scarlet and Alexander Blake’s new relationship is delightfully complicated. In this conversation, we hear about Blake’s side of this relationship and how he maintains a level head...
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Kate Phillips, Miss Scarlet Season 6 | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 1 of Miss Scarlet Season 6. Actor Kate Phillips joins us today to discuss how her character, Eliza Scarlet, deals with all of the new challenges in Season 6 and how she balances the professional with the private.
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Jane Austen 250th Anniversary | MASTERPIECE Studio
December 16, 2025 marks a special day in the world of arts and culture; the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen. Here at MASTERPIECE, we are admirers of Jane Austen. Through interviews with historian and television presenter Lucy Worsley, Miss Austen novelist Gill Hornby, screenwriter...
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The Gold Season 1, Postscript | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Season 1 of The Gold. In preparation for Season 2 of The Gold, coming to MASTERPIECE in 2026, we wanted to wrap up Season 1 with this special postscript episode. You’ll hear first from The Gold writer and executive producer Neil Forsyth about a few…
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Benjamin Wainwright, Maigret Season 1 | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Maigret. Actor Benjamin Wainwright is no stranger to MASTERPIECE audiences, having appeared in Endeavour, World on Fire, and Unforgotten. Today, he joins the podcast to talk about his latest MASTERPIECE role as the lead actor in a new production of...
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Hugh Bonneville, The Gold Season 1 | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Season 1, Episode 5 of The Gold. Actor Hugh Bonneville is a familiar face here at MASTERPIECE, having appeared in Downton Abbey, Miss Austen Regrets, The Cazalets, and more. Today, Hugh joins us to talk about The Gold and playing the ethical…
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Stefanie Martini, Maigret | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 4 of Maigret. Actor Stefanie Martini’s Louise Maigret may just be the most patient woman in Paris, forever adjusting to her husband Jules Maigret’s demanding work schedule. But she’s a professional in her own right, working as a psychiatric…
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Stefanie Martini, The Gold Season 1 | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 3 of The Gold S1. For actor Stefanie Martini, getting into character to play Marnie Palmer involved doing away with her drama school style of speaking, and pulling out her native Bristolian accent. Today, Stefanie talks about portraying the real...
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Patrick Harbinson, Maigret | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 2 of Maigret When adapting Georges Simenon’s Maigret for the screen, lead writer, director, and executive producer Patrick Harbinson wanted to bring the classic character into the modern day. In this conversation, Patrick talks about the…
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Elements of the Heist, The Gold, Season 1 | MASTERPIECE Studio
The Gold writer and creator Neil Forsyth returns to the podcast in this special episode for an in-depth discussion on details of the larger-than-life heist. He explains the massive social transformation in 1980s Britain, why three tons of gold was at the Brink’s-Mat warehouse, the rumors of…
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Neil Forsyth, The Gold Episode 1 Season 1| MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 1 of The Gold. Writer and executive producer Neil Forsyth had his work cut out for him when adapting the larger-than-life true story of the Brink’s-Mat robbery. Too big for a single film adaptation, Neil decided this vast web of characters…
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Jo Martin, The Marlow Murder Club Season 2 | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Season 2 of The Marlow Murder Club. For actor Jo Martin, returning to Marlow for a second season of The Marlow Murder Club felt like returning to a new family. And for her character, dog walker turned sleuth Suzie Harris, a new family is being forged…
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Robert Thorogood Episode 2, The Marlow Murder Club Season 2 | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Two of The Marlow Murder Club Season 2. Author Robert Thorogood returns to the podcast to discuss writing the first two episodes of The Marlow Murder Club Season Two, based on his novel, Death Comes to Marlow. Robert shares his thoughts on…
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Robert Thorogood Episode 1, The Marlow Murder Club Season 2 | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode One of The Marlow Murder Club Season 2. Author Robert Thorogood fell in love with murder mysteries at a young age when he stumbled across an Agatha Christie novel at his great aunt’s house. Since then, he’s been determined to write his own…
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Daisy Coulam & Rishi Nair Episode 8, Grantchester Season 10 | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Eight of Grantchester Season 10. Head writer and executive producer Daisy Coulam and actor Rishi Nair join us once again to wrap up this beautiful season of Grantchester. Daisy and Rishi reflect on the heartfelt themes of belonging, family, and...
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Bradley Hall, Grantchester Season 10 | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Six of Grantchester Season 10. Actor Bradley Hall joined the Grantchester cast in Season Four, originally for just two episodes, as the young copper Larry Peters. Seven seasons later, Larry has emerged as a fan favorite and Grantchester staple....
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Encore: Family — And FDR — Drew Kyle MacLachlan To MASTERPIECE
This is an encore release of an earlier podcast episode. The chance to play legendary American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was one big reason for Kyle MacLachlan to sign on to Atlantic Crossing. But it was the story of the young Norwegian Royal Family at the heart of the miniseries that...
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Rishi Nair, Grantchester Season 10 | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Four of Grantchester Season 10. For actor Rishi Nair, just like his character Alphy Kottaram, returning to Grantchester for another season feels like coming home. In this episode, Rishi explores questions of identity, friendship, and found…
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Daisy Coulam, Grantchester Season 10 | MASTERPIECE Studio
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Three of Grantchester Season 10. Head writer and executive producer Daisy Coulam joins the podcast this week to discuss relationship dynamics, balancing murder with morality, and how she continues to keep Grantchester fresh and captivating after...
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Encore: Sofia Helin Shines As Crown Princess Martha Of Norway
This is an encore release of an earlier podcast episode. Norwegian Crown Princess Martha was born in Sweden, but Swedish actor Sofia Helin didn’t know her story until she signed on to play the quiet Royal in Atlantic Crossing. But after coming on board the miniseries, Helin helped shape the story...
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Encore: Screenwriter Alexander Eik Brings Forgotten WWII History To Life
This is an encore release of an earlier podcast episode. For American viewers, the story of Norway’s Crown Princess Märtha is likely mostly unknown. But the Crown Princess’ World War II influence was a surprise even for Atlantic Crossing co-writer and director Alexander Eik, who spent almost…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
MASTERPIECE Studio is your backstage pass to the PBS series—from Sherlock to Poldark. After the show, turn off the TV and tune in to MASTERPIECE Studio for the scoop with host Jace Lacob. Listen for exclusive interviews with the cast and crew of your favorite shows. Get the history lowdown behind the people and places you see on screen, and hear revealing stories from the set. MASTERPIECE Studio is made possible by Viking Cruises and Raymond James. Sponsors for MASTERPIECE on PBS are Viking Cruises, Raymond James, and The MASTERPIECE Trust.
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MASTERPIECE Studio is your backstage pass to the PBS series—from Sherlock to Poldark. After the show, turn off the TV and tune in to MASTERPIECE Studio for the scoop with host Jace Lacob. Listen for exclusive interviews with the cast and crew of your favorite shows. Get the history lowdown behind...
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