List of Masterpiece Contemporary episodes
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This is the list of Masterpiece Contemporary episodes in order by season.
Season 38 (2008)
In early 2008, Masterpiece Theatre and its affiliated program Mystery! were reformatted as Masterpiece. Masterpiece is aired as three different series. Initially, Masterpiece Classic aired in the winter and early spring, Masterpiece Mystery! in the late spring and summer, and Masterpiece Contemporary in the fall. In later seasons, particularly after an increase in funding for WGBH and Masterpiece,[1] the scheduling became more random. Currently, all three programs air at any time throughout the year, and on nearly half the Sundays, two episodes from two different miniseries will air on the same night.
This lists the titles of the individual miniseries. Some ran for only one episode, many ran for two or more installments. The following lists them according to the original season, and then in alphabetical order. The number of the season continues in the sequence set by the predecessor series, Masterpiece Theatre, which ended with Season 37. This is in spite of the fact that the other predecessor series, Mystery!, ended with Season 27. All episodes that air in one calendar year are considered to be in the same season.[2]
For lists of episodes of the other two series, see List of Masterpiece Classic episodes, and List of Masterpiece Mystery! episodes. For older episodes of Masterpiece Theatre, see List of Masterpiece Theatre episodes.
This list does not include any rebroadcasts of series, including those previously shown on Masterpiece Theatre or Mystery!
- The Last Enemy (Oct 5, 12, 19, 26 and Nov 2)[3][4][5]
- God on Trial (Nov 9)[6]
- Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story (Nov 16)[7]
- The Unseen Alistair Cooke - A Masterpiece Special (Nov 23)
Season 39 (2009)
Season 40 (2010)
- Lennon Naked (Nov 21)[11][12]
- Framed (Dec 26)[13]
Season 41 (2011)
- Page Eight (Worricker Trilogy, Part One) (Nov 6)[14]
- The Song of Lunch (Nov 13)[15]
Season 44 (2014)
- Turks & Caicos (Worricker Trilogy, Part Two) (Nov 9)
- Salting the Battlefield (Worricker Trilogy, Part Three) (Nov 16)
Season 48 (2018)
- Man in an Orange Shirt (Jun 17)
- The Child in Time (Apr 1)
Season 49 (2019)
- Press (Oct 6, 13, 20, and 27, Nov 3 and 10)
Season 51 (2021)
- Elizabeth Is Missing (Jan 3)
Season 55 (2025)
- The Great Escaper (Nov 23)
References
- ↑ “MASTERPIECE Announces Major New Funding”
- ↑ "Masterpiece Broadcast History."
- ↑ Gates, Anita (October 3, 2008). "Surveillance and a Virus Grow in a Puddle of Murk". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ↑ Berson, Misha (October 3, 2008). "The Last Enemy: unsettling thriller imagines a world where your every move is watched". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ↑ Lowry, Brian (October 2, 2008). "The Last Enemy". Variety. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ↑ Cutler, Jacqueline (November 9, 2008). "PBS' 'God on Trial' struggles with questions of free will and ultimate evil". Boston Herald. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ↑ Lowry, Brian (November 13, 2008). "Filth". Variety. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ↑ Bobbin, Jay (October 25, 2009). "'Masterpiece' sets an 'Endgame' on PBS". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ↑ McNamara, Mary (October 31, 2009). "A better cast than a story in 'Execution'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ↑ Hale, Mike (November 13, 2009). "Unsnarling a Knotty Ball of Secrets, British Style". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ↑ Lowry, Brian (November 18, 2010). "Lennon Naked". Variety. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ↑ Wiegand, David (November 19, 2010). "Lennon Naked review: Bare effort, familiar story". SFGate. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ↑ Storey, Michael (December 26, 2010). "PBS's gentle Framed puts art in a new place". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ↑ Lloyd, Robert (November 5, 2011). "TV review: 'Page Eight' on 'Masterpiece Contemporary'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ↑ Lloyd, Robert (November 12, 2011). "TV review: 'The Song of Lunch' is a poetic pleasure". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 4, 2026.