Masterpiece Theatre

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Masterpiece Theatre is a long-running American television anthology series on PBS known for presenting high-quality British dramas and literary adaptations.

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instanceOf PBS television program
anthology series
television series
associatedWith WGBH Boston
basedOn British television dramas
literary works
broadcastFormat series of serialized dramas
broadcastOn public television
broadcastType non-commercial television
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception critically acclaimed
distributionArea United States of America
surface form: United States
firstAired 1971
format television anthology
genre anthology
drama
literary adaptation
hasRebrandedAs Masterpiece
hasSegment Masterpiece
surface form: Masterpiece Classic

Masterpiece Contemporary
Masterpiece Mystery!
hasSpinOff Mystery!
knownFor high production values
importing BBC productions to U.S. audiences
presenting British dramas
presenting literary adaptations
language English
notableFor introducing British period dramas to American audiences
long-running presence on PBS schedule
originallyPresentedBy Alistair Cooke
originalNetwork PBS
presentedBy Alan Cumming
Alistair Cooke
Gillian Anderson
Laura Linney
Russell Baker
producedFor PBS
productionValue high
sourceOfContent BBC
ITV
subjectMatter contemporary drama
historical drama
targetAudience adult viewers
typicalEpisodeRuntime approximately 60 minutes
typicalSourceMaterial classic novels
modern novels
stage plays

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Masterpiece formerName Masterpiece Theatre
Masterpiece alsoKnownAs Masterpiece Theatre
this entity surface form: Masterpiece Theater
Downton Abbey originalChannelInUS Masterpiece Theatre
this entity surface form: PBS Masterpiece
Les Misérables (2018 miniseries) broadcastOn Masterpiece Theatre
this entity surface form: PBS Masterpiece
The Durrells in Corfu broadcastOnNetwork Masterpiece Theatre
this entity surface form: PBS Masterpiece
Any Human Heart adaptationNetwork Masterpiece Theatre
this entity surface form: PBS Masterpiece
Masterpiece Contemporary hasParentBrand Masterpiece Theatre
this entity surface form: PBS Masterpiece
Masterpiece Contemporary isSegmentOf Masterpiece Theatre
this entity surface form: PBS Masterpiece anthology
All Creatures Great and Small (2020 TV series) distributedInUnitedStatesBy Masterpiece Theatre
this entity surface form: PBS Masterpiece
Mr. Selfridge originalNetwork Masterpiece Theatre
this entity surface form: PBS Masterpiece
Carnival Films collaboratedWith Masterpiece Theatre
this entity surface form: Masterpiece (PBS)
Alistair Cooke notableWork Masterpiece Theatre
En Vogue album Masterpiece Theatre
Damien Timmer hasEmployerRelationshipWith Masterpiece Theatre
this entity surface form: PBS Masterpiece (as co-production partner)