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Episode 1

Season 2021 Episode 1 | 53m 05s

Norwegian Crown Princess Martha and her husband Prince Olav visit U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt in 1939. A year later they must flee the Nazi invasion of their country.

Aired: 04/03/21 | Expires: 04/18/21
Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the series’ future.
Extras
The president’s health takes a bad turn. Olav faces rocky relations with Martha.
The president's health takes a bad turn. Olav faces rocky relations with Martha.
A Nazi agent slips through the cracks. Martha travels to England and gets a shock.
The cast and crew answered questions about bringing the historical series to life.
A Nazi agent slips through the cracks. Martha travels to England and gets a shock.
As America enters the war, people grow suspicious of Martha’s ties to the president.
What do we really know about the relationship between Martha and FDR?
As America enters the war, people grow suspicious of Martha’s ties to the president.
Martha uses dinner-table tactics to help Norway. The president gets on dangerous ground.
Sofia Helin and more describe the complex and capable Crown Princess Martha.
The president’s health takes a bad turn. Olav faces rocky relations with Martha.
A Nazi agent slips through the cracks. Martha travels to England and gets a shock.
As America enters the war, people grow suspicious of Martha’s ties to the president.
Martha uses dinner-table tactics to help Norway. The president gets on dangerous ground.
Martha is pressured to exploit her friendship with the president.
President Roosevelt extends a special invitation to Martha and her children.
Martha and her children take refuge in Sweden, but a Nazi threat still looms.