Masterpiece: Flesh and Blood

Under two years after her husband’s passing, Sussex widow Vivien (Francesca Annis) blindsided her three grown kids (Claudie Blakley, Russell Tovey, Lydia Leonard) by declaring she’d found new love with retired surgeon Mark (Stephen Rea). Their concerns about Mark’s motives, their own designs on their dad’s substantial legacy, and the agenda of Vivien’s eccentrically meddlesome neighbor Mary (Imelda Staunton) make for a combustible brew. Sharon Small, Vincent Regan co-star. 4 hrs. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.