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MASTERPIECE: Arthur & George

Shown from left to right: Charles Edwards as Alfred Wood and Martin Clunes as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Courtesy of (C) Neil Genower/Buffalo Pictures and MASTERPIECE for ITV and MASTERPIECE
Shown from left to right: Charles Edwards as Alfred Wood and Martin Clunes as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Airs Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018 from 8-11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Martin Clunes (DOC MARTIN) stars as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, in a three-part MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! adaptation of a novel by Julian Barnes based on an actual event.

Outraged by injustice to an Anglo-Indian solicitor, Doyle uses the methods of his own fictional detective to get at the truth.

Also starring are Arsher Ali (THE MISSING) Charles Edwards (DOWNTON ABBEY), Hattie Morahan (THE BLETCHLEY CIRCLE), and Art Malik (THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN).

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EPISODE GUIDE:

Martin Clunes as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Courtesy of (C) Neil Genower/Buffalo Pictures and MASTERPIECE for ITV and MASTERPIECE
Martin Clunes as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Episode 1 repeats Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018 at 8 p.m. - Asked to clear a man convicted of animal mutilation, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle finds there's more to the case than meets the eye.

Episode 2 airs Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018 at 9 p.m. - Sir Arthur and Woodie get a shock after they order their driver to “follow that carriage!” Matters reach a crisis with Jean.

Hattie Morahan as Jean Leckie and Martin Clunes as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Courtesy of (C) Neil Genower/Buffalo Pictures and MASTERPIECE for ITV and MASTERPIECE
Hattie Morahan as Jean Leckie and Martin Clunes as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Episode 3 airs Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018 at 10 p.m. - Sir Arthur and Woodie close in on the Wyrley Ripper. But have they found their man? Jean makes her decision.

Charles Edwards as Alfred Wood, Martin Clunes as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Arsher Ali as George Edalji.
Courtesy of (C) Neil Genower/Buffalo Pictures and MASTERPIECE for ITV and MASTERPIECE
Charles Edwards as Alfred Wood, Martin Clunes as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Arsher Ali as George Edalji.

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CREDITS:

ARTHUR & GEORGE is a Co-Production of Buffalo Pictures and MASTERPIECE for ITV, produced in association with Fresh Jade Limited. The writer is Ed Whitmore. The Producers are Philippa Braithwaite and Trevor Hopkins. The Director is Stuart Orme. Rebecca Eaton is Executive Producer. MASTERPIECE is presented on PBS by WGBH Boston.