Masterpiece Mystery (1980)
- Original title
- Masterpiece Mystery!
- Directed by
- Silvio Narizzano
- Genre
- anthology series
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 27 seasons, 648 episodes
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This series brings British crime and mystery novels to television. It adapts stories from well known authors, often set in England, with detectives solving cases.
intriguinglow-keytraditionalcerebralmethodicalcozyclassicsuspenseful
What happens
Mystery! is an anthology television series produced by WGBH Boston for PBS in the United States. The series was created as a mystery, police and crime drama spin-off of the PBS show Masterpiece Theatre. From 1980 to 2007, Mystery! aired mostly British crime series purchased from or co-produced with the BBC or ITV and adapted from British mystery fiction. In 2002, due to pressure to include more American material, a series based on the novels of US mystery writer Tony Hillerman was produced, but the vast majority of Mystery! programming has always been and continues to be British literary adaptations co-produced with UK-based production companies. In 2008, PBS combined Mystery! with its predecessor Masterpiece Theatre under the umbrella title Masterpiece, which includes the sub-brands Masterpiece Classic, Masterpiece Mystery!, and Masterpiece Contemporary. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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