Arthur & George: Season 1

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PBS | ITV | ITV-EU | INGTV | Season Premiere Date: September 6, 2015

Starring: Martin Clunes, Hattie Morahan, Art Malik

Summary: Masterpiece brings the ITV miniseries as a three-part adaptation of Julian Barnes' novel about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Martin Clunes) and his secretary Alfred "Woodie" Wood (Charles Edwards) investigating the case of George Edalji (Arsher Ali) who was convicted of maiming animals and writing obscene letters.

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series, Reality

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E3. Episode 3
Air Date: March 16, 2015
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S1:E2. Episode 2
Air Date: March 9, 2015
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S1:E1. Episode 1
Air Date: March 2, 2015

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David Wiegand

Aug 31, 2015

The miniseries has far more depth and character nuance than you’ll find in, say, a “Marple” or a “Poirot.” Much of that owes to Whitmore’s attention to the telling details of character development and, of course, to the performances, especially Clunes. Read full review

Ray Rahman

Aug 31, 2015

Arthur is a gripping, even frightful detective tale. [4 Sep 2015, p.58] Read full review

Tirdad Derakhshani

Sep 8, 2015

A memorable drama with a fascinating mystery at its core, Arthur & George also provides an illuminating, realistic portrait of an era that is often overromanticized on TV. Read full review

Rob Lowman

Sep 4, 2015

Clunes and Edwards have a nice rapport, and the rest of the cast is quite solid.... The mystery itself is compelling enough. Read full review

Dorothy Rabinowitz

Sep 8, 2015

The Conan Doyle of this series has considerable charm as played by Mr. Clunes, though that takes some time to emerge from the effects of episode one. Read full review

Mike Hale

Sep 4, 2015

Their chemistry [Martin Clunes and Charles Edwards], and the quality of the production design (the settings include stately homes, factories and grubby farms), are the show’s best offerings. The mystery is overly complicated, with a twist that’s clumsily telegraphed in the first episode, and the theme of racial prejudice against the “half-caste” Edalji, while central to the story, is hit upon more heavily than is good for the drama. But there’s just enough Sherlockian fun to make the case for Arthur & George. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Sep 3, 2015

Arthur & George (adapted by Ed Whitmore from Julian Barnes’ book, and directed by Stuart Orme) is understated to the point of sleepy, and doesn’t sprinkle enough red herrings to provoke much guessing or suspense as to what actually transpired. Read full review

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Sep 11, 2015

As a disclosure I must say I love everything that Martin Clunes does, from "William and Mary" to "Doc Martin" . So nice to see him in something quite different, a fact based mystery involving Arthur Conan Doyle. The beauty of most mystery/police dramas from the UK, unlike those from theAs a disclosure I must say I love everything that Martin Clunes does, from "William and Mary" to "Doc Martin" . So nice to see him in something quite different, a fact based mystery involving Arthur Conan Doyle. The beauty of most mystery/police dramas from the UK, unlike those from the US, is the exploration of the personal lives and personalities of the main characters and A&G does a beautiful job of this. Having only seen the first episode I am very much looking forward to the rest of the mini-series and know I will not be disappointed.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 6, 2015
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: March 16, 2015
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: March 9, 2015
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: March 2, 2015