Masterpiece Classic Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Masterpiece Classic: Season 6 (2012)

• Season 6 Episode 6: Upstairs Downstairs, Series 2: Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  Beryl and Harry race against time to get married; a dark discovery deeply impacts Eaton Place just as Lady Agnes returns to London.

• Season 6 Episode 5: Upstairs Downstairs, Series 2: The Last Waltz

  Mr. Pritchard and Miss Whisset enjoy a romance; Harry has a proposition for Beryl; Sir Hallam learns the consequences of his actions.

• Season 6 Episode 4: Upstairs Downstairs, Series 2: All the Things You Are

  Harry and Johnny are drawn into the world of boxing; Lady Agnes and Sir Hallam drift further apart.

• Season 6 Episode 3: Upstairs Downstairs, Series 2: A Perfect Specimen of Womanhood

  Blanche considers life away from Eaton Place; Beryl's decision causes disruptions in the running of the house.

• Season 6 Episode 2: Upstairs Downstairs, Series 2: The Love That Pays the Price

  A tragic turn of events leaves the dreams of Lady Agnes, Sir Hallam, and a family member, in jeopardy; Mrs. Thackeray makes a decision that causes chaos.

• Season 6 Episode 1: Upstairs Downstairs: A Faraway Country About Which We Know Nothing

  Sir Hallam's aunt Blanche disrupts life upstairs while a new maid has trouble adjusting to life in service; Lady Agnes' concern for her children reveals a secret about Mr. Pritchard.

Masterpiece Classic: Season 5 (2012)

• Season 5 Episode 12: Birdsong

  Lovers are torn apart by World War I.

• Season 5 Episode 11: Birdsong

  Lovers are torn apart by World War I.

• Season 5 Episode 10: The Mystery of Edwin Drood

  Charles Dickens' psychological thriller about a choirmaster's obsession with a 17-year-old girl.

• Season 5 Episode 9: Great Expectations

  An orphan boy becomes a gentleman with the help of a mysterious benefactor.

• Season 5 Episode 8: Great Expectations

  An orphan boy becomes a gentleman with the help of a mysterious benefactor.

• Season 5 Episode 11/12: Birdsong

  Lovers are torn apart by World War I.

Masterpiece Classic: Season 4 (2011)

• Season 4 Episode 13: South Riding

  Robert confronts political corruption; Sarah must deal with personal and professional crises.

• Season 4 Episode 12: South Riding

  Robert looks for work in Manchester, where he meets Sarah.

• Season 4 Episode 11: South Riding

  Sarah Burton returns to her Yorkshire origins to apply for the headmistress job at a girls school.

• Season 4 Episode 10: Upstairs Downstairs

  The house is in turmoil as 1936 winds down -- Agnes is about to give birth, Persie toys with fascism, and Sir Hallam discovers something from his past.

• Season 4 Episode 9: Upstairs Downstairs

  A German-Jewish refugee works as a maid at 165 Eaton Place, prompting a range of reactions from all the tenants.

• Season 4 Episode 8: Upstairs Downstairs

  Sir Hallam and Lady Agnes Holland move into 165 Eaton Place and hire Rose.

• Season 4 Episode 7: Any Human Heart

  As Logan enters his 60s, he finds new projects before retiring in France.

• Season 4 Episode 6: Any Human Heart

  Logan goes on a series of spy missions during World War II for friend Ian Fleming.

• Season 4 Episode 5: Any Human Heart

  After gaining success as a novelist, Logan Mountstuart finds love and adventure abroad.

Masterpiece Classic: Season 3 (2010)

• Season 3 Episode 11: Small Island

  The lives of two couples intertwine in post-World War II Britain.

• Season 3 Episode 10: Small Island

  The lives of two couples intertwine in post-World War II Britain.

• Season 3 Episode 9: The Diary of Anne Frank

  Anne Frank reflects on her life in a cramped hidden annex during World War II.

• Season 3 Episode 8: Sharpe's Peril

  Richard Sharpe stumbles across an opium trafficking ring while traveling across India in 1818.

• Season 3 Episode 7: Sharpe's Challenge

  Richard Sharpe comes out of retirement to rescue his old friend Patrick Harper.

• Season 3 Episode 6: The 39 Steps

  A mining engineer gets caught up in a conspiracy after a British spy is found dead in his apartment.

• Season 3 Episode 5: Emma

  The tangled affairs of Emma Woodhouse, Harriet Smith and Jane Fairfax come to conclusions.

• Season 3 Episode 4: Emma

  Mr. Knightley, secretly, might be courting Jane Fairfax; Emma is attracted to Frank Churchill.

• Season 3 Episode 3: Emma

  Emma Woodhouse believes she is the perfect matchmaker for others.

• Season 3 Episode 2: Return to Cranford

  Everyday life in a small Cheshire market town.

• Season 3 Episode 1: Return to Cranford

  Everyday life in a small Cheshire market town.

Masterpiece Classic: Season 2 (2009)

• Season 2 Episode 14: The Old Curiosity Shop

  Little Nell Trent and her grandfather lose their beloved curiosity shop.

• Season 2 Episode 13: Little Dorrit

  Mr. Dorrit returns to Amy in Italy; ruin threatens anyone who has invested with Merdle; Amy and Arthur meet again.

• Season 2 Episode 12: Little Dorrit

  Arthur searches for the missing Rigaud; Amy stays behind in Venice.

• Season 2 Episode 11: Little Dorrit

  Rigaud launches an extortion scheme against Mrs. Clennam; Pancks uncovers information that frees Mr. Dorrit from the Marshalsea.

• Season 2 Episode 10: Little Dorrit

  John Chivery proposes to Amy; Arthur vies for the hand of Pet Meagles; Fanny Dorrit misleads Edmund Sparkler.

• Season 2 Episode 9: Little Dorrit

  Amy 'Little' Dorrit is summoned from the prison where she is caring for her father to work for the shut-in Mrs. Clennam.

• Season 2 Episode 8: David Copperfield

  Charles Dickens' story about his own journey from boy to man. With Daniel Radcliffe, Bob Hoskins and Maggie Smith.

• Season 2 Episode 7: David Copperfield

  Charles Dickens' story about his own journey from boy to man. With Daniel Radcliffe, Bob Hoskins and Maggie Smith.

• Season 2 Episode 6: Oliver Twist

  Nancy nurses Oliver back to health when he is wounded during a night burglary.

• Season 2 Episode 5: Oliver Twist

  Mistreated by an undertaker, Oliver escapes to London where he is adopted by a criminal gang.

• Season 2 Episode 4: Wuthering Heights

  Heathcliff returns to Wuthering Heights as a rich man after a long absence, wreaking revenge on two generations of those who wronged him.

• Season 2 Episode 3: Wuthering Heights

  Heathcliff grows to manhood with the Earnshaw family, tormented by stepbrother Hindley, and falls in love with stepsister Cathy.

• Season 2 Episode 2: Tess of the D'Urbervilles

  A dark secret disrupts Tess and Angel's wedding night, driving them apart.

• Season 2 Episode 1: Tess of the D'Urbervilles

  Tess Durbeyfield learns she is descended from the aristocratic D'Urbervilles; Tess falls in love with an idealistic farmer.

Masterpiece Classic: Season 1 (2008)

• Season 1 Episode 15: Cranford

  Matty confides in Mary about Mr. Holbrook; Dr. Harrison visits the rectory and asks the Rev. Hutton permission to court Sophy.

• Season 1 Episode 14: Cranford

  Dr. Harrison's housekeeper discovers that a leg of mutton has been stolen the same night Mr. Johnson has been mugged.

• Season 1 Episode 13: Cranford

  Mary Smith flees a crisis at home to stay with two sisters in Cranford.

• Season 1 Episode 12: My Boy Jack

  Rudyard Kipling's son, Jack, joins the Irish Guard at the outset of World War I, triggering family conflict and presaging tragedy.

• Season 1 Episode 11: A Room With a View

  Lucy Honeychurch arrives at an Italian guest house and is offered a room with a view by Mr. Emerson and his son.

• Season 1 Episode 10: Sense and Sensibility

  Two sisters, though poor, attract a trio of promising gentlemen.

• Season 1 Episode 9: Sense and Sensibility

  Two sisters, though poor, attract a trio of promising gentlemen.

• Season 1 Episode 8: Emma

  Kate Beckinsale stars as the tireless matchmaker who helps her orphaned protege Harriet Smith find love.

• Season 1 Episode 7: Pride and Prejudice

  Things heat up between Elizabeth and Darcy; Lydia elopes with Wickham; Mr. Bingley proposes to Jane; Darcy proposes to Elizabeth.

• Season 1 Episode 6: Pride and Prejudice

  Mr. Collins and Charlotte become engaged less than three days after he proposes; Elizabeth visits Pemberley, Darcy's estate.

• Season 1 Episode 5: Pride and Prejudice

  Two rich, eligible young bachelors arrive in Hertfordshire.

• Season 1 Episode 4: Miss Austen Regrets

  Jane Austen's lost loves include Harris Bigg, Edward Brydges and a young surgeon who arrived too late. With Olivia Williams and Hugh Bonneville.

• Season 1 Episode 3: Mansfield Park

  Fanny Price keeps busy navigating intrigues and affairs among occupants of her relatives' house at Mansfield Park; host Gillian Anderson.

• Season 1 Episode 2: Northanger Abbey

  Catherine Morland forms a close friendship with the younger son of the estate after being invited to a medieval country house; host Gillian Anderson.

• Season 1 Episode 1: Persuasion

  Chance brings Anne Elliot and Capt. Wentworth together again, years after she refused his proposal; host Gillian Anderson.

Masterpiece Classic: Mr Selfridge S1 (2013)

• Mr Selfridge S1 Episode 8: Mr. Selfridge: Part 8

  Polar explorer Ernest Shackleton arrives the same day tragedy strikes; Harry and Rose attend a shocking play.

• Mr Selfridge S1 Episode 7: Mr. Selfridge: Part 7

  F.W. Woolworth attempts to discount Harry; Agnes and Henri heat up.

• Mr Selfridge S1 Episode 6: Mr. Selfridge: Part 6

  Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle prompts a seance at the store; Agnes becomes closer with Henri.

• Mr Selfridge S1 Episode 5: Mr. Selfridge: Part 5

  Mr. Grove faces many challenges when he takes over in Harry's absence; Agnes befriends Henri.

• Mr Selfridge S1 Episode 4: Mr. Selfridge: Part 4

  Agnes Towler returns to work; Harry and Rose face a moment of truth; Ellen confronts Harry.

• Mr Selfridge S1 Episode 3: Mr. Selfridge: Part 3

  Ballerina Anna Pavlova visits the store; Rose makes a revelation to her portrait painter.

• Mr Selfridge S1 Episode 2: Mr. Selfridge: Part 2

  Harry puts cosmetics at the front of the store; Harry's private life is complicated by Ellen Love, Lady Mae and his wife, Rose.

• Mr Selfridge S1 Episode 1: Mr. Selfridge: Part 1

  Harry Selfridge builds his visionary department store in London.

Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey S3 (2013)

• Downton Abbey S3 Episode 7: Downton Abbey, Season 3

  The Crawleys embark on a trip to a Scottish hunting lodge.

• Downton Abbey S3 Episode 6: Downton Abbey, Season 3

  Change affects many at Downton Abbey; the yearly cricket match settles old scores.

• Downton Abbey S3 Episode 5: Downton Abbey, Season 3

  Robert and Cora are not speaking; the servants shun Isobel; Matthew and Robert have a falling out; Bates takes a chance.

• Downton Abbey S3 Episode 4: Downton Abbey Season 3

  The Crawley family faces another test; newcomers try to fit into the close-knit circle of servants.

• Downton Abbey S3 Episode 3: Downton Abbey Season 3

  The Irish Civil War and women's suffrage affect Downton Abbey; Anna and Bates are kept apart.

• Downton Abbey S3 Episode 2: Downton Abbey Season 3

  The fate of Downton Abbey hinges on a letter from beyond the grave; Edith and Sir Anthony face fate; Mrs. Hughes deals with a crisis.

• Downton Abbey S3 Episode 1: Downton Abbey Season 3

  Wedding guests -- including Cora's American mother -- descend on Downton Abbey.

Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey S2 (2012)

• Downton Abbey S2 Episode 7: Downton Abbey, Season 2

  The family gathers at Downton Abbey for Christmas.

• Downton Abbey S2 Episode 6: Downton Abbey, Season 2

  Spanish influenza strikes Downton Abbey; Mary, Sybil and Robert confront the truth; Anna and Bates find happiness.

• Downton Abbey S2 Episode 5: Downton Abbey, Season 2

  As the war comes to an end, Mary and Sir Richard go looking for an estate; a wounded officer makes a shocking revelation.

• Downton Abbey S2 Episode 4: Downton Abbey, Season 2

  Matthew and William face uncertain fates; Vera plays a cruel game with Bates and Anna; Daisy faces the toughest test of her young life.

• Downton Abbey S2 Episode 2: Downton Abbey, Season 2

  Downton becomes a convalescent home; Lavinia and Sir Richard's secret is revealed; Anna tracks down Bates.

• Downton Abbey S2 Episode 1: Downton Abbey, Season 2

  Matthew and others go off to war, while some try to avoid it.

Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey S1 (2011 - 2012)

• Downton Abbey S1 Episode 4: Downton Abbey, Season 1

  Rumors abound about Mary's virtue; Sybil takes a risk in her secret political life; Anna reveals Bates' mysterious past.

• Downton Abbey S1 Episode 3: Downton Abbey, Season 2

  Isobel and Cora disagree about Downton's medical role; Mrs. Bird starts a soup kitchen; Matthew and William find themselves behind German lines.

• Downton Abbey S1 Episode 3: Downton Abbey, Season 1

  As he grows into his role as heir, Matthew brings out the rivalry between sisters Mary and Edith; servants Thomas and O'Brien scheme against Bates.

• Downton Abbey S1 Episode 2: Downton Abbey, Season 1

  Mary's three suitors include a Turkish diplomat; the former life of Carson, the butler, is revealed.

• Downton Abbey S1 Episode 1: Downton Abbey, Season 1

  When the Titanic goes down, Lord Grantham loses his heirs, and Mary loses her fiance.