The Nonnatus team prepares for the birth of a baby they know may not survive. Shelagh shows her mettle when she is first on the scene after an explosion in the docks. Sister Ursula continues to ruffle feathers with her unpopular decisions.
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Call the Midwife is back, baby (pun intended)! When THIRTEEN asked me to do recaps for the new season of Call the Midwife I thought, wait a minute, how can I recap this show (in my usual nutty style) when they often…
On the verge of delivering her first child, Victoria spurns advice and ventures among her subjects, attracting the devoted and demented alike. Miss Skerrett and Francatelli reach their decisive moment. Continue reading
Catch up with the young Queen of England in a marathon of the first six episodes of Victoria, starting at 2:30pm on Sunday, February 26. Continue reading
Best line of the night: ‘And so the torpid teuton wedges himself yet further into the sagging cleft of power.’ I just love this line so much that, I have no idea how, but somehow I am going to find…
At loose ends in a foreign land, Prince Albert finds a noble cause. Victoria gets her way at court and resorts to a bouncy-house style of birth control in the bedroom. Continue reading
Marti and Deborah discuss episode 4 with joy on the same day Queen Elizabeth II — Victoria’s great-great-granddaughter — celebrates 65 years on the British throne with a Sapphire Jubilee. Continue reading
At loose ends in a foreign land, Albert finds a noble cause. Victoria gets her way at court and resorts to a folk cure in the bedroom. Francatelli does Miss Skerrett a favor—for a price. Continue reading
Courtship at court leads to second thoughts and other complications. Will Victoria and Albert take the fateful step into matrimony? And will the queen promise “to obey” her foreign prince? Continue reading
Victoria grows into her royal role and ponders marriage (proposals are coming in from many of her cousins!) Continue reading
Marti Gould Cummings — performer, comedian, host and Royal fan — pours tea and shares the dish in this Victoria Episode 1 Recap. Continue reading
Albert pays a visit against the queen’s wishes and meets royal disdain. Where could it possibly lead? Meanwhile, the mystery of Miss Skerrett’s past deepens. Continue reading
Facing rioters and suitors, Victoria grows into her royal role. As she ponders marriage, her friendship with Lord Melbourne grows more complex. Continue reading
As a new queen, the young Victoria struggles to take charge amid plots to manipulate her. Victoria’s friendship with the prime minister leads to a crisis in Parliament. Continue reading
UPDATE: February 13, 2017 On Mondays at 12:30pm, THIRTEEN goes live on Facebook to recap the previous Sunday night broadcast of Masterpiece: Victoria, a seven-episode series about Victoria, Queen of England. Marti Gould Cummings — a New York City-based performer, comedian — and British…
