Editing Masterpiece (TV series) (section)

== ''The Best of Masterpiece Theatre'' ==
In March 2007, to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the show, PBS aired an entertainment special produced and directed by Darcy Corcoran. ''The Best of Masterpiece'' was hosted by [[Derek Jacobi|Sir Derek Jacobi]] and featured interviews with [[Helen Mirren|Dame Helen Mirren]], [[Hugh Laurie]], [[Damian Lewis]], [[Robson Green]], [[Ian Richardson]], [[Gillian Anderson]], [[Charles Dance]], [[Alex Kingston]], [[Anthony Andrews]] and [[Jean Marsh]]. The countdown special was based on more than 20,000 survey responses posted to the ''Masterpiece'' and PBS affiliate websites, the top 12 series were:
* ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)|Upstairs, Downstairs]]''
* ''[[The Forsyte Saga (2002 TV series)|The Forsyte Saga]]'' (2002 adaptation)
* ''[[I, Claudius (TV series)|I, Claudius]]''
* ''[[Bleak House (2005 TV serial)|Bleak House]]'' (2005 adaptation)
* ''[[Prime Suspect]]'' parts 4–7
* ''[[The Jewel in the Crown (TV series)|The Jewel in the Crown]]''
* ''[[Poldark (1975 TV series)|Poldark]]'' (1970s version)
* ''[[House of Cards (British TV series)|House of Cards]]''
* ''[[Reckless (TV serial)|Reckless]]''
* ''[[The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (TV series)|The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders]]''
* ''[[Wives and Daughters (1999 miniseries)|Wives & Daughters]]'' (1999 adaptation)
* ''[[Jeeves and Wooster]]''

At the end of the program, Anthony Andrews thanked the audience for voting the 1981 serial ''[[Brideshead Revisited (TV serial)|Brideshead Revisited]]'' as the seventh favorite series. He then pointed out that it had not aired as a part of ''Masterpiece Theatre''. Rather, it had aired as a part of the PBS series entitled ''[[Great Performances]]''.