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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.
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The Cast Says Farewell, Grantchester, Season 11| MASTERPIECE Studio
5d ago00:44:49Tap to summarizeWARNING: 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 Grantchester begins with many of our beloved characters’ futures hanging in the balance, and many lingering questions. But perhaps the biggest question we’re all wondering at this point is, how will we get by without Grantchester? We’re joined by Daisy Coulam, Rishi Nair, Kacey Ainsworth, Tessa Peake-Jones, Bradley Hall, Melissa Johns, and Al Weaver to bid a fond farewell to this beloved mystery drama.
Transcribe →Al Weaver, Grantchester, Season 11| MASTERPIECE Studio
2w ago00:28:31Tap to summarizeWARNING: 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 the early days of Grantchester, sharing car rides to the set with Mrs. C actor Tessa Peake-Jones, and how his character learned to live his truths and embrace his individuality over 11 seasons of Grantchester.
Transcribe →Melissa Johns, Grantchester, Season 11| MASTERPIECE Studio
3w ago00:34:17Tap to summarizeWARNING: 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 know her 30s without Miss Scott. In this episode, Melissa talks about how her character has made herself invaluable to the police station, as well as acting alongside Bradley Hall, Al Weaver, Robson Green, and finally, what Grantchester has meant to her.
Transcribe →Bradley Hall, Grantchester, Season 11| MASTERPIECE Studio
4w ago00:28:17Tap to summarizeWARNING: 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 character, Bradley has also continued to grow through his time on Grantchester, pitching the drive-in movie setting for Episode One and directing second unit photography for several episodes. In this conversation, Bradley discusses both his own and his character’s evolution through Grantchester.
Transcribe →Tessa Peake-Jones, Grantchester, Season 11| MASTERPIECE Studio
Jul 500:29:52Tap to summarizeWARNING: 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 Mrs. C is such a joy for her. In this conversation, we talk with Tessa about the early days of Grantchester, what drives Mrs. C, and how her character has opened up through experience over the past 11 seasons.
Transcribe →Kacey Ainsworth, Grantchester, Season 11| MASTERPIECE Studio
Jun 2800:33:02Tap to summarizeWARNING: 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 own ingenuity and determination. In this conversation, Kacey discusses Cathy’s metamorphosis from homemaker to businesswoman, and how she navigates her personal and professional relationships.
Transcribe →Rishi Nair, Grantchester, Season 11| MASTERPIECE Studio
Jun 2100:31:44Tap to summarizeWARNING: 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 finding a place of belonging. But nothing compares to the roller coaster that is his new relationship with his birth mother, Mira. In this episode, Rishi takes us through Alphy’s latest trials, and how learning the truth about his past shakes him to his very core.
Transcribe →Daisy Coulam, Grantchester, Season 11| MASTERPIECE Studio
Jun 1400:27:31Tap to summarizeWARNING: 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 three vicar transitions, all while managing to deliver a sense of joy, belonging, and found family. Today, Daisy returns to the podcast to dissect the first episode of Season 11 — the beginning of the end of Grantchester.
Transcribe →Daisy Coulam, Reflecting on 11 Seasons of Grantchester | MASTERPIECE Studio
Jun 800:33:59Tap to summarizeThis 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. This conversation was originally recorded on video. To watch this special MASTERPIECE Studio interview, head to YouTube.com/masterpiecepbs and click on Podcasts.
Transcribe →The Countess of Carnarvon | MASTERPIECE Studio
May 1700:30:47Tap to summarizeThe 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 primary filming location for Downton Abbey. In this episode, Lady Carnarvon discusses her new book, A Year At Highclere: Secrets and Stories from the Real Downton Abbey, and shares what it’s like to call this piece of living history home, as well as all things ghosts, gardens, King Tutankhamun, Downton Abbey, and more.
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