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First Look

Season 1 | 40s

Starring Charlotte Riley (Peaky Blinders, King Charles III) and Ben Chaplin (Apple Tree Yard, The Thin Red Line) and featuring David Suchet (Poirot), the six-part drama explores the turbulent media landscape and the ethical dilemmas journalists face each day. Coming to MASTERPIECE 2019.

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.
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Holly and Duncan go head to head; but who will come out on top?
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Crisis looms for Duncan. Holly's loyalties are divided.
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Amina feels defeated in the immediate wake of the Joshua West scandal.
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Amina gives Holly the nod to investigate the nefarious exploits of a business tycoon.
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Holly investigates a lead at a hospital. The Herald proposes a controversial new deal.
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See Charlotte Riley and Ben Chaplin in Press, a drama all about the world of journalism.
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Resonance
Holly and Duncan go head to head; but who will come out on top?
Episode: S1 E6 | 58:38
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Two Worlds
Crisis looms for Duncan. Holly's loyalties are divided.
Episode: S1 E5 | 57:36
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Magic
Amina feels defeated in the immediate wake of the Joshua West scandal.
Episode: S1 E4 | 59:00
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Don’t Take My Heart, Don’t Break My Heart
Amina gives Holly the nod to investigate the nefarious exploits of a business tycoon.
Episode: S1 E3 | 59:37
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Pure
Holly helps Leona investigate a lead. Ed struggles with his conscience.
Episode: S1 E2 | 58:27
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Death Knock
Deputy news editor for The Herald, Holly Evans pursues a story of a hit-and-run accident.
Episode: S1 E1 | 58:42