15 Best ‘Masterpiece’ Shows, Ranked

Let the trumpets play that Mouret theme song — we’re rounding up the 15 best Masterpiece series from the half-century-plus history of the PBS drama anthology.

Masterpiece was previously titled Masterpiece Theatre, and as you might deduce from that spelling, the franchise specializes in British imports — usually costume dramas and period mysteries, with contemporary stories thrown in occasionally for good measure.

Of the Masterpiece productions with more than 10,000 user votes on IMDb, here are the top 15, ranked by average user rating.

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