The Chaperone / Flesh and Blood / Mrs. Wilson (Masterpiece Triple Feature)

Mrs. Wilson (2018)

In 1963, housewife Alison Wilson (Ruth Wilson) was reeling from the sudden death of her spy novelist husband Alec (Iain Glen) when a knock came from a woman (Elizabeth Ryder) claiming to be the author’s widow. Alison’s quest for the truth revealed that her spouse’s war-era service abroad for MI6 caused him to leave behind yet a third wife--and three sets of kids. "Masterpiece" offering based on the true experience of its lead’s grandmother co-stars Fiona Shaw, Keeley Hawes, Anupam Kher. 180 min. C/Rtg: NR

The Chaperone (2018)

In 1922, staid Wichita housewife Norma (Elizabeth McGovern) made the surprising offer to escort a beautiful teenage neighbor girl--future screen star Louise Brooks (Haley Lu Richardson)--to Manhattan so she could audition for a prestigious dance company. The bond she’d forge with her imminently famous charge, and her own stunning agenda in taking the journey, propel this intriguing entry adapted from the Laura Moriarty novel by Julian Fellowes; Miranda Otto, Campbell Scott, Blythe Danner also star. 103 min. C/Rtg: NR

Flesh And Blood (2020)

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. C/Rtg: TV-14