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PBS Masterpiece Mystery 2012
marcie:
Masterpiece Mystery 2012 presents the best British mysteries. See the complete 2012 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY schedule.
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Inspector Lewis: Indelible Stain
July 29, 2012 at 9pm
One 90-minute episode
A controversial American academic is found strangled after a guest lecture at Oxford, leading Lewis and Hathaway to narrow down a list of motives that includes politics, ambition and vengeance, in order to find their culprit.
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Inspector Lewis: Fearful Symmetry
July 22, 2012 at 9pm
One 90-minute episode
Lewis and Hathaway are drawn into a darker side of Oxford while investigating the murder of a suburban babysitter. Will the babysitter's secret life help the detectives unravel a tangled web of lies and deceit to find their killer?
Inspector Lewis: Generation of Vipers
July 15, 2012 at 9pm
One 90-minute episode
Suspicions abound as Lewis and Hathaway investigate the death of a lovelorn Oxford professor. Was her death caused by an embarrassing Internet leak, or something much more sinister? Toby Stephens (Jane Eyre) guest stars.
Inspector Lewis: The Soul of Genius
July 8, 2012 at 9pm
One 90-minute episode
Botany, rivalry and secrecy collide when Lewis and Hathaway attempt to find the killer of an obsessed professor. Kick off the new season of Inspector Lewis with The Soul of Genius. Celia Imrie (Cranford) co-stars.
Endeavour
July 1, 2012 at 9pm
One 90-minute episode
Before his signature red Jaguar, before Inspector Morse, there was the rookie Constable Morse, deductive powers already running in high gear. Shaun Evans (The Take, The Virgin Queen) portrays Endeavour Morse, the low man on the force returning to Oxford with no track record and his future on the line.
ZEN: Encore Episodes (from 2011)
Three 90-minute mysteries — Sundays, June 10, 17 & 24, 2012
What does an honest cop do when corruption rules on both sides of the law? Detective Aurelio Zen (Rufus Sewell, Middlemarch), based on the novels by British crime writer Michael Dibdin, brings justice to modern-day Italy, whether the authorities want it or not. Check your local listings to see if the programs are broadcast on your PBS station.
Sherlock Holmes: The Reichenbach Fall
May 20, 2012 at 9pm
One 90-minute episode
The crime of the century is just a prelude for the unhinged criminal mastermind, Jim Moriarty (Andrew Scott, Lennon Naked), when he poses the diabolical and inescapable "final problem" to Sherlock.
Sherlock Holmes: The Hounds of Baskerville
May 13, 2012 at 9pm
One 90-minute episode
Sherlock and Watson track a gigantic hound to Baskerville, where the military is conducting top-secret experiments. But whether demonic or dubious, something is stalking the moors.
Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Belgravia
May 6, 2012 at 9pm
One 90-minute episode
Picking up from Season 1's gripping cliffhanger, the whip-smart Irene Adler (Lara Pulver, True Blood) takes on Sherlock in a game he is ill-prepared to fight...love. Watch online through 6/5/12
Discussion Leaders: JoanP and marcie
marcie:
This looks like it will be a great Masterpiece Mystery season.
During May, starting this Sunday, we'll have three new Sherlock Holmes episodes.
During June, some stations will show encore episodes of ZEN, with Rufus Sewell.
On July 1 there will be one episode of a "prequel" to Inspector Morse. Shaun Evans (The Take, The Virgin Queen) portrays Endeavour Morse, the low man on the force returning to Oxford with no track record and his future on the line.
During the rest of July we'll have 4 new episodes of Inspector Lewis: Season 5, with Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox.
During August, some stations will show encore episodes of Inspector Lewis: Season 4.
During September, we'll have 3 new episodes of Wallander: Season 3, with Kenneth Branagh.
See the full schedule at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/schedule/index.html
Frybabe:
Thanks for starting the new MM season forum. I am very much looking forward to the lineup.
FlaJean:
Looking forward to the new season. Thanks, Marcie.
JoanP:
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Thanks, Marcie!
I'm really looking forward to this. Would love to know the book titles to read before watching the adaptations though.
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