{"product_id":"making-masterpiece-25-years-behind-the-scenes-at-sherlock-downton-abbey-prime-suspect-cranford-upstairs-downstairs-and-other-great-shows-9780143126041","title":"Making Masterpiece: 25 Years Behind the Scenes at Sherlock, Downton Abbey, Prime Suspect, Cranford, Upstairs Downstairs, and Other Great Shows","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"[An] anecdote-filled memoir . . . Rebecca Eaton looks back on 25 fascinating years at Masterpiece Theatre and Mystery!\" --\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Rebecca Eaton became the producer of\u003ci\u003e Masterpiece Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e in 1985, she hadn't actually seen many of the episodes. Nor did she even like mystery novels, though she would be required to choose stories for \u003ci\u003eMystery!\u003c\/i\u003e But the lifelong Anglophile seized her chance to make a mark in the budding public television system. Twenty-eight years later, \u003ci\u003eMasterpiece \u003c\/i\u003eis one of television's hottest shows, and Eaton is responsible for its triumphant transition from the \"quill-pen\" era into the digital age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with anecdotes about (and the occasional interview with) the unforgettable hosts, the inspired creators, and the many talented actors she's worked with over the years, \u003ci\u003eMaking Masterpiece \u003c\/i\u003eis a compulsively readable treat for any fan of these beloved and iconic programs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebecca Eaton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143126041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRebecca Eaton regards her decades-long stewardship of \u003ci\u003eMasterpiece\u003c\/i\u003e as the ideal job for the daughter of an English professor and an actress. She has been the executive producer of the show for twenty-eight of its forty-two years on the air. Awards on her watch include forty-three prime-time Emmy awards, fifteen Peabody awards, two Golden Globes, and two Academy Award nominations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt \u003ci\u003eMasterpiece Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMystery!\u003c\/i\u003e she extended the programs' reach with contemporary dramas; initiated co-productions with the BBC (\u003ci\u003eMiddlemarch, The Buccaneers\u003c\/i\u003e); co-produced feature films such as Jane Austen's \u003ci\u003ePersuasion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMrs. Brown\u003c\/i\u003e starring Dame Judi Dench; and oversaw the rebranding of the series in 2008. Queen Elizabeth II awarded her an honorary OBE (Officer, Order of the British Empire) in 2003. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and spends time at the family house in Kennebunkport, Maine.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45149066952819,"sku":"9780143126041","price":32.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a45fbe43-02c6-48c2-8808-2eb2f2dab7bc.jpg?v=1783017166","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/making-masterpiece-25-years-behind-the-scenes-at-sherlock-downton-abbey-prime-suspect-cranford-upstairs-downstairs-and-other-great-shows-9780143126041","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}