Summertime Sleuthing on PBS
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This August, enjoy an exciting new drama and beloved thrillers. Follow characters solving crimes in charming English towns and quiet coastal corners, where nothing stays hidden for long.
In the new series Bergerac, an early release on the PBS app with PBS NC Passport, a grieving detective navigates the sun-soaked island of Jersey. Also available as an early release with PBS NC Passport is the latest season of Professor T, in which a brilliant but unconventional professor lends his sharp mind to solve baffling cases.
For familiar favorites, catch up on season one of The Marlow Murder Club, which follows three unlikely friends turned amateur sleuths. Magpie Murders cleverly offers a mystery inside a mystery and is based on a bestselling book by Anthony Hurwitz. Both shows are available to stream for free this summer on the PBS app.
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Premiering on the PBS App
Professor T
Jasper and Helena test their fragile spark at a secluded spa, but an “accidental” death rekindles his instincts and threatens their new romance. Jasper is soon confronted by personal turmoil that clouds his judgment and shakes his focus while the team faces darker, twisting cases. With Maiya in the lead, Chloe grows bolder and Dan’s new romance threatens to destroy him.
Watch an early release of Professor T season 5 on the PBS app with PBS NC Passport, streaming now.
Seasons 1–4, streaming now on the PBS app with PBS NC Passport.
Season 5 Preview | Professor T
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Bergerac
When a member of one of Jersey’s wealthiest families is murdered, Chief of Police Uma Dalal wants their best detective on the case. Bergerac returns to work to not only crack the case but to prove to his daughter and mother-in-law that his life is back on track. If Bergerac can solve the case, then maybe he can also show he’s capable of being a good father.
Watch Bergerac, premiering Sunday, 8/16 on the PBS app with PBS NC Passport.
Season 1 Preview | Bergerac
Streaming Now
The Marlow Murder Club
Join Judith, Suzie and Becks in investigating a brutal murder. Along with Detective Tanika Malik, they must piece together clues, grill suspects and face down real danger as they work against the clock to stop a killer in their tracks.
Watch all seasons of The Marlow Murder Club, streaming now on the PBS app with PBS NC Passport. Enjoy season 1, free in the US & Territories, from 8/22-9/5.
Preview | The Marlow Murder Club
Coming Soon to PBS
Season 3 of The Marlow Murder Club
Now an established part of newly promoted DI Tanika Malik’s crime-solving team, retired archaeologist Judith, dog-walker Suzie and vicar’s wife Becks are back and bringing their unconventional methods to a string of high-profile murders.
Magpie Murders
A successful author dies under suspicious circumstances, his last book unfinished. What happened to him? And how does his latest potboiler end? Susan Ryeland assumes the role of detective. Based on Anthony Horowitz’s bestselling novel.
Watch Magpie Murders, streaming now on the PBS app with PBS NC Passport. Enjoy the series, free in the US & Territories, from 8/23-9/6.
Preview | Magpie Murders
Coming Soon to PBS
Marble Hall Murders
Lesley Manville and Tim McMullan return in an adaptation of the third and final installment in best-selling novelist Anthony Horowitz’s Susan Ryeland series.
Streaming Now with PBS NC Passport
Moonflower Murders
To solve the disappearance of a hotel owner’s daughter, Cecily Treherne, Susan investigates the truth behind a real-life murder detailed in Alan Conway’s novel.
