{"id":8816,"date":"2016-03-25T13:18:27","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T18:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/?p=8816"},"modified":"2016-03-25T13:18:27","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T18:18:27","slug":"spring-sundays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/2016\/03\/25\/spring-sundays\/","title":{"rendered":"New Seasons of Grantchester, Mr. Selfridge and Call the Midwife for Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many of you have told us you feel a certain void in your Sunday nights now that <em>Downton Abbey on Masterpiece<\/em> has concluded. Don\u2019t despair, with spring comes rebirth, renewal and the return of three of your favorite dramas: <strong>Grantchester<\/strong> and<strong> Mr. Selfridge<\/strong> (March 27) and <strong>Call the Midwife<\/strong> (April 3).<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oMkIIeqlFww\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/masterpiece\/programs\/series\/grantchester-season-2\/\"><strong>Grantchester<\/strong><\/a> is back for a second season on Masterpiece with James Norton as \u201cred-hot ginger\u201d vicar Sidney Chambers and Robson Green as Inspector Geordie Keating. These two came from different spheres (Sidney is a graduate of nearby Cambridge, while working-class Geordie grew up in rougher environs), but bonded over backgammon, ale and their military experiences during the Second World War.<\/p>\n<p>As Season 2 begins, Geordie is determined to help Sidney find romance, but along with the amusing string of first dates, there are also dark themes as the unlikely team tackle a haunted stable, Cold War fears and an apparent suicide while solving this season&#8217;s homicides.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grantchester<\/strong> airs Sundays at 8 p.m., March 27 through May 1.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth season of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/masterpiece\/programs\/mr-selfridge\/\">Mr. Selfridge<\/a><\/strong> on Masterpiece is also its final season and should provide as much spectacle and intrigue as we\u2019ve come to expect. In these episodes, American-born Harry Gordon Selfridge (Jeremy Piven) continues to battle his demons, rivals and often his staff while trying to keep his trend-setting department store at the top of its game. If you\u2019ve seen <em>Secrets of Selfridges<\/em> \u2013 which airs on NPT Sunday, March 27, at 7 p.m. \u2013 or are otherwise familiar with Selfridge\u2019s life, you know how the real story ended; tune in to see how things work out in this fictionalized version.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mr. Selfridge<\/strong> airs Sundays at 9 p.m., March 27 through May 22.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, NPT viewer-favorite <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/call-the-midwife\/home\/\">Call the Midwife<\/a> <\/strong>returns Sunday, April 3, and once again we\u2019ll have Michelle Collins and Bethany Domzal Sanders of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing writing a weekly guest blog about each episode.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.pbs.org\/viralplayer\/2365685064\" width=\"512\" height=\"376\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s 1961 as the fifth season begins and the community of Poplar now has better housing, sanitation and access to healthcare. There also new challenges and ideas for the nuns and midwives of Nonnatus House: This season\u2019s episodes explore thalidomide, a then-newly available drug prescribed to pregnant women; the advent of baby formula; and developments in women\u2019s healthcare, including the pill.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call the Midwife<\/strong> airs Sundays at 7 p.m., April 3 through May 22. Look for a new <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/\"><strong>Call the Midwife<\/strong> blog post<\/a> Mondays, April 4 through May 23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of you have told us you feel a certain void in your Sunday nights now that Downton Abbey on Masterpiece has concluded. 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