Mr. Selfridge, Season 2 On MASTERPIECE CLASSIC Sundays, March 30 to May 18, 2014 at 9pm ET on PBS

Series Description The store never sleeps! (Entourage) reprises his role as London’s retail king, Harry Gordon Selfridge, for a second season of the series hailed as “addicting” by The Wall Street Journal. Created by Emmy® Award-winning writer Andrew Davies (Pride and Prejudice), Mr. Selfridge, Season 2 costars Frances O’Connor (Madame Bovary), Aisling Loftus (Page Eight), Amanda Abbington (Case Histories), and Ron Cook (Little Dorrit).

Part One Sunday, March 30, 2014 at 9pm ET on PBS Rose returns from America for the store’s fifth anniversary. Agnes returns from training in Paris. Lord Loxley returns to torture Lady Mae.

Part Two Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 9pm ET on PBS Miss Mardle gets a lucky break. Leclair resurfaces. Loxley seeks Harry’s help. All await Churchill’s appearance at the store.

Part Three Sunday, April 13, 2014 at 9pm ET on PBS The start of World War I spurs enlistment fever among the male staff. Ladies organize a benefit for refugees. Leclair has a mysterious obsession.

Part Four Sunday, April 20, 2014 at 9pm ET on PBS Miss Mardle houses a handsome refugee. Thackeray spies on Leclair. Harry has a showdown at cards with Loxley.

Part Five Sunday, April 27, 2014 at 9pm ET on PBS Loxley’s corrupt empire expands. Leclair lands in deep trouble. Victor and Agnes make plans. Harry joins the war effort.

Part Six Sunday, May 4, 2014 at 9pm ET on PBS Members of the staff are dying at the front. Miss Mardle and her lodger fall in love. Leclair’s troubles deepen. So do Harry’s.

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Part Seven Sunday, May 11, 2014 at 9pm ET on PBS Harry’s secret service contact does him a favor. Mae and Loxley cross swords. Leclair gets good news—and bad.

Part Eight Sunday, May 18, 2014 at 9pm ET on PBS Justice is served, and so is romance--as soldiers return, others leave for the front, and all at keep calm and carry on.

Mr. Selfridge Season 2 is a Co-Production of ITV Studios and MASTERPIECE and based on "Shopping, Seduction & Mr. Selfridge" by Lindy Woodhead. Kate Brooke is lead writer on the second season working alongside Kate O'Riordan, Dan Sefton and Andrew Davies. The producers are Cherry Gould and Jeremy Piven. The co-executive producer is Kate O'Riordan. The executive producers are Kate Lewis, Kate Brooke, Andrew Davies, and Rebecca Eaton.

Rebecca Eaton is Executive Producer for MASTERPIECE. MASTERPIECE is presented on PBS by WGBH Boston. Funding for the series is provided by Viking Cruises and Ralph Lauren Corporation with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the series’ future. .org/masterpiece

MASTERPIECE Press Contacts Ellen Dockser, [email protected], 617-300-5338 Olivia Wong, [email protected], 617-300-5349 Heidi Schaeffer, [email protected], 310-854-4800

February 2014