MASTERPIECE “The Complete Jane Austen ‘Persuasion’”

Fri, January 11, 2008
Posted in Schedule Updates, Web Updates

Sunday, January 13, 8-9:30 pm
In the first presentation of “The Complete Jane Austen,” Sally Hawkins appears as Anne Elliot, destined for spinsterhood at age 27 after being persuaded eight years earlier to refuse the proposal of dashing Captain Wentworth.

This weekend, PBS-member station KAKM Channel 7 will introduce the new season of MASTERPIECE THEATRE with a new look, new schedule, and the first of three new hosts for 2008.

Gillian Anderson, well known to MASTERPIECE fans for her Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated performance as Lady Dedlock in Bleak House, will make her debut as the host of MASTERPIECE CLASSIC on The Complete Jane Austen, the highly anticipated showcase of all six of Austen’s novels, premiering Sunday, January 13 at 8 p.m. on KAKM.

In addition to presenting all six adaptations of Austen’s novels, Anderson will present other MASTERPIECE CLASSICs, including a new biopic; Cranford, a three-part miniseries starring Judi Dench; My Boy Jack, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Kim Cattrall; and a new adaptation of A Room with a View by Andrew Davies.

A new MASTERPIECE CLASSIC host is not the only change coming to the series in January. Viewers can look forward to a schedule that breaks the year into three “seasons,” each with its own host, stunning graphics, and fresh take on the series’ famous theme music. In winter and spring, MASTERPIECE CLASSIC will feature signature period dramas. In summer, MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! will present the best British mysteries, and in fall, MASTERPIECE CONTEMPORARY will show dramas set in modern times.

Hosts for MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! and MASTERPIECE CONTEMPORARY will be announced in 2008.

MASTERPIECE has been presented on PBS by WGBH since 1971. Rebecca Eaton is executive producer. Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by public television viewers and CPB.

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