Masterpiece Theater

In 19th century Victorian England, Mrs. Isabella Beeton produced what became an essential book for housewives of the day. She was married at a relatively young age to Sam Beeton, a publisher of books and magazines on a variety of subjects. Not someone to sit at home in the traditional role of a housewife, Mrs. Beeton started work in her husband's business, initially as an editor correcting English but then writing some of the columns herself. It as at this point that she developed an idea for a cookbook and Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management was born. Her life was not an easy one however.

A spirited but plain governess escapes a sadistic home for charity children and goes to work for a moody employer, and captures his heart. But then a dark secret intrudes.

The spirited but plain young governess Jane Eyre has captured the heart of her moody employer, Rochester, but a dark secret intrudes.

Sally Lockhart is a feisty sixteen-year-old on a mission to discover the truth behind her father's death and unravel the secret behind the deadly phrase 'the seven blessings.'

Stewart Harcourt's adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula takes the dark character to England, where he becomes a powerful figure in the lives of an unhappily married couple.