My Mother and Other Strangers MASTERPIECE on PBS Sundays, June 18 – July 16, 2017 at a special time of 8pm ET on PBS

Program Description Hattie Morahan (Sense and Sensibility) stars as Englishwoman Rose Coyne, raising her daughters Emma and Kate, and son Francis in Northern Ireland during World War II. Owen McDonnell (An Klondike) is her loving husband Michael, a Northern Irishman who realizes he never lived up to her dreams. Aaron Staton (Mad Men) is Captain Dreyfuss, the honorable American officer who upends her life.

“Hattie Morahan is superb.” —The Telegraph (London).

Part One Sunday, June 18, 2017 from 8 - 9pm ET Rose meets Capt. Dreyfuss. Emma goes on a date and incites an international incident. Rose defends an airman.

Part Two Sunday, June 25, 2017 from 8 - 9pm ET Francis goes poaching. Emma gets a new suitor. Rose stands up for justice and becomes a local hero.

Part Three Sunday, July 2, 2017 from 8 - 9pm ET Capt. Dreyfuss gives Rose a heads-up. Nurse Tillie comes to the rescue, but is she in time? Stolen paint provokes a theological crisis.

Part Four Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 8pm ET Capt. Dreyfuss has a plan to thwart advances from Rose’s sister, Vera. Emma gets man advice. Rose and the captain get more serious.

Part Five Sunday, July 16, 2017 from 8 - 9pm ET An unwelcome note leads to a disastrous meeting. Tillie tries to stop the captain and Rose from a terrible mistake.

My Mother and Other Strangers is a BBC Northern Ireland Drama Production and MASTERPIECE co-production. The executive producers are Barry Devlin and Stephen Wright. The executive producer for MASTERPIECE is Rebecca Eaton. The producer is Grainne Marmion. The writer is Barry Devlin. The director is Adrian Shergold. About MASTERPIECE The top-rated primetime show on PBS, MASTERPIECE celebrated its 45th anniversary in 2016. MASTERPIECE is presented on PBS by WGBH Boston. Rebecca Eaton is executive producer. Funding for the series is provided by Viking Cruises and Farmers Insurance® with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust. MASTERPIECE is known for presenting iconic shows such as Upstairs Downstairs, Prime Suspect, The Forsyte Saga, Poldark, Sherlock, Downton Abbey, and Victoria. pbs.org/masterpiece

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March 2017

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