In 2000, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the show, it presented Masterpiece: The American Collection, nine works by American writers, including Thornton Wilder's Our Town, starring Paul Newman. In 1980, Masterpiece gained a sister series, Mystery!, featuring a mix of contemporary and classic British detective and crime series, such as The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, and Touching Evil. In the late 1970s, the opening video switched to views of antique books and other literary artifacts, many of which titles had been dramatized on the program. It was recorded in 1954 by Vogue Records in Paris, France, and was later remastered in stereo and re-released by Nonesuch Records in the 1960s.ĭuring the first seasons in the 1970s, the theme music accompanied varying closeup shots of a waving British flag, which panned out into a still image of a British flag on a staff serving as the P in "Masterpiece". The theme was performed by Collegium Musicum de Paris. The theme music played during the opening credits is the Fanfare-Rondeau from Suite of Symphonies for brass, strings and timpani No. More recent popular titles include Prime Suspect, The Forsyte Saga, Sherlock, and Downton Abbey.
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Other programs presented on the series include The Six Wives of Henry VIII Elizabeth R I, Claudius Upstairs, Downstairs The Duchess of Duke Street The Citadel The Jewel in the Crown Reckless House of Cards Traffik, and Jeeves and Wooster. The first title to air was The First Churchills, starring Susan Hampshire as Sarah Churchill. Masterpiece is known for presenting adaptations of novels and biographies, but it also shows original television dramas.
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