Making Masterpiece 25 years behind the scenes at Masterpiece and Mystery! on PBS

"For more than twenty-five years and counting, Rebecca Eaton has presided over PBS's Masterpiece Theatre, the longest running weekly prime time drama series in American history. From the runaway hits Upstairs, Downstairs and The Buccaneers, to the hugely popular Inspector Morse, Prime Suspect, and P...

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Main Author: Eaton, Rebecca, 1947-
Other Authors: Mulcahy, Patricia
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Viking, 2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • Letters from Main
  • The curtain rises
  • Upstairs, Downstairs take one
  • Apprenticeship
  • The learning curve
  • Mastering Masterpiece Theatre
  • The balancing act
  • A changing of the guard
  • Pitching the pitchers
  • Dark days
  • Made in America
  • Dusting off the jewel
  • But what does an executive producer do all day?
  • The road to Downton Abbey
  • Downton Abbey
  • The Downton effect.