Escape into Period Pieces

It's time to escape into the cozy mystery town of Grantchester one final time with Vicar Alphy Kottaram, Inspector Geordie Keating, and returning guest Drea Mayer!
So much happens in season 11 from an "American" drive-in movie, death on a train as well as an explosive ending with a hostage situation and a shooting that affects one of the main characters. Alphy's mom comes to Grantchester, Jennifer receives big news that will put her job on the line, promotions galore, changes with CeCe's, a crisis of faith, and adoption. All of this and more gets discussed in today's episode, so make sure you don't get spoiled by watching the show in advance with PBS Passport, a Masterpiece subscription or watching the early seasons on Netflix. You can also listen to past episodes of the podcast for a refresher.
References:
Grantchester (season 11)
Masterpiece Studio Podcast
All Creatures Great & Small
Call the Midwife
James Norton & The House of the Dragon
Enola Holmes 3
My Brilliant Career
Melissa Johns: Advocate for disabled rep on screen and stage
The Granchester Mysteries (book series) written by James Runcie
TV adaptation developed and written by Daisy Coulam
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Look out for Rishi Nair in "Monarch of the Glen"
Loved One (Netflix)
Bookish (PBS)
Shakespeare & Hathaway (Brtibox)
American Girl Dolls
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower
The Other Bennet Sister
Pride & Prejudice
Thanks Drea for the closing questions!!
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Next Time: Enola Holmes 3
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Escape into Oxford in the 1870s with Prime Video's YOUNG SHERLOCK that premiered earlier this year. Audiences are welcomed to a younger version of the great detective and a re-imagining of his early encounter with James Moriarty.
The show stars Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Donal Finn, Zine Tseng, Natascha McElhone, Max Irons, Holly Cattle, Colin Firth and Joseph Fiennes. All 10 episodes are available on Prime Video and a second season is now in production. As always beware of spoilers in this episode!
REFERENCES:
Young Sherlock (Prime Video)
Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Guy Ritchie
Hero Fiennes Tiffin
Donal Finn
The Young Sherlock Holmes film (1985)
Young Sherlock book series by Andrew Lane
The Great Shelby Holmes by Elizabeth Eulberg
Sherlock, Lupin & Me (series) by Irene Adler
A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
Andrew Scott as James Moriarty (Sherlock BBC)
BBC Merlin (2008-2012)
Smallville (2001-2011)
Talkville (a rewatch podcast)
Psych (2006-2014)
The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
The Other Bennet Sister (Britbox)
Hadestown
Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower
Regency Rumours YouTube Channel
^^Sherlock video: https://youtu.be/Zn6rPxaORGw?si=_4vzGZeqCFLouRjj
The Rumour Mill Podcast
A Lady of Substance is supposed to be A Woman of Substance (Britbox)
Sandokan
Netflix's Little House on the Prairie
BBC Sherlock
Atonement
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Next Time: Farewell to Grantchester :(
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The Summer of Mystery continues in today's episode as Stephanie does a deep dive on the legendary detective SHERLOCK HOLMES.
Whether you've been a fan for years of have always heard of this iconic figure and don't know much, this episode is for you! Stephanie looks into Sherlock's origins as well as a look at the author who created him and the range of adaptations and retellings that have come out. Why does the love continue for this fictional detective and why does his world continue to endure on our screens and pages? Find out in today's episode!
References:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
"A Study in Scarlet"
The Great Mouse Detective
Sherlock & Daughter (2025)
"A Study in Charlotte" by Brittany Cavallaro
Young Sherlock (Prime Video)
Enola Holmes 3
Merlin (2008-2012)
The Other Bennet Sister
Harry Potter
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Shakespeare & Hathaway (Brtibox)
Psych (2006-2014)
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Elementary (2012-2019)
Jeremy Brett
Benedict Cumberbatch
BBC Sherlock (2010-2017)
Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle (PBS)
Doctor Who
The Unselected Journals Of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower
Holmes & Watson (2018)
C. Auguste Dupin in "The Purloined Letter" by Edgar Allan Poe
The Irregulars (Netflix)
Spider-Noir (Prime Video)
The Sherlock Holmes Museum
Adam Worth
Father Brown
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What do Miss Scarlet, Miss Fisher, Frankie Drake and Lidia Poet have in common???
They're all in today's episode on THE LADY DETECTIVE TROPE!
What is a "lady detective?" A basic answer, a female 'amateur' sleuth, but that's not all... Listen to Stephanie and returning guest, Dahlia Hamza Constantine's, discussion on this concept and so many great examples of this character type. Be prepared for slight spoilers, but major spoilers for MISS SCARLET SEASON 6.
After you listen, be sure to check out Dahlia's latest release: A Good Morning for Giddo found wherever you purchase books!
REFERENCES:
Nancy Drew
Miss Marple
Agatha Christie
Miss Scarlet (season 6)-- PBS, Masterpiece subscription on Prime Video
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries--Acorn TV, Roku Channel and Hoopla
Frankie Drake Mysteries--PBS
The Law According to Lidia Poet--Netflix
Shakespeare & Hathaway
Grantchester
Cleopatra Fox series by CJ Archer
Edwina & Beryl
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Gran Hotel
Secret of the Nile (Egyptian Gran Hotel)
Myrtle Hardcastle series by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Veronica Speedwell series by Deanna Raybourn
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice For Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Lady Hardcastle Mysteries by T.E. Kinsey
Britbox Title referenced: The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries (1998-2000)
Miss Scarlet & the Duke: House of Mystery by Victoria Dowd
Fetching the Smelling Salts-Lidia Poet episode
Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price
Miss S (HBO Max)
Ghosts
Masterpiece Studio Podcast
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Escape into the pond on Landry farm in today's episode as Stephanie discusses the Hallmark tv series THE WAY HOME (2023-2026), which just concluded its final season last week.
THE WAY HOME follows three generations of women in the Landry family who are coming back together after Kat gets divorced and moves her daughter back to her childhood town and home. Her daughter, Alice discovers a magical time traveling pond on their land that takes her back to 1999 where she meets family members she's never seen before and starts to solve the mystery of what happened to them. That's just skimming the surface as this show dives into many different times and introduces lots of characters.
Watch the first three seasons now on Netflix and the fourth with Hallmark Plus or Hallmark Channel.
Spoiler section starts: 36:47
Closing: 1:05:51
References:
The Way Home (2023-2026)
The Other Bennet Sister (Britbox)
Young Sherlock (Prime Video)
Sense and Sensibility (Oct 2026)
Providence Falls (Hallmark)
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Reign (CW)
School Spirits
Doctor Who and River Song
Anne of Green Gables/Anne with an E
Best Medicine (it's actually Doc Martin not Doc Brown)
Nancy Drew (CW)
Charmed Season 6
The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
Little House on the Prairie coming this July!
Atonement
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