Monday Montage

What’s happening, what’s on and what’s interesting this week …

Across three decades, she has gained and wielded power and faced grave challenges to her leadership and to American democracy. Tune in as FRONTLINE profiles House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on PELOSI’S POWER – Tuesday night at 9 on PBS NC.

Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey) talks to Gotham about her latest projects, including a David E. Kelley limited series.

Join Chef Vivian Howard as she digs deeper into the lesser-known roots of Southern food, one dish at a time. Savor the cuisine only found SOMEWHERE SOUTH – Wednesday at 8:30pm on the Explorer Channel.

Christopher Eccleston (Lennon Naked) gives the one condition under which he might return to DOCTOR WHO.

Follow Marin Alsop’s journey to become the first female music director of a major symphony despite repeated rejection by the classical music industry. Meet THE CONDUCTOR on GREAT PERFORMANCES – Friday at 9pm on PBS NC.

Collider ranked all the actors who have played Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot and it should be no surprise to PBS viewers who came in first.

Celebrate a country music legend and her classic songs with a biographical portrait that lets her tell her own tale. Don’t miss LORETTA LYNN: MY STORY IN MY WORDS – Saturday at 8pm on the North Carolina Channel.

And who knew Mark Rylance (Wolf Hall) was a Shakespeare doubter?

Now, let’s see who just added another candle to the cake…

21 March

Joseph Mawle (The Tunnel) has his 48th

Justin McDonald (Distant Shores) is 39

Ellise Chappell (Poldark) hits 30

Paul Ronan (Ballykissangel) turns 57

22 March

Steve Toussaint (Inspector Lewis) is 57

Jeremy Clyde (Is It Legal?) celebrates 81

Samantha Colley (Victoria) marks 43 

23 March

Joanna Page (Breathless) turns 45

Carole Ashby (Allo ‘Allo) has her 67th

Abigail Cruttenden (Sharpe) celebrates 54

24 March

Patrick Malahide (Indian Summers) marks 77

Mary Berry (Great British Baking Show) is 87

Shaun Dingwall (DCI Banks) hits 50

Robbie Gee (Prime Suspect) celebrates 52

Jack Bannon (Endeavour) has his 31st

Christine Kavanagh (A Very British Coup) is 65

Charlie Creed-Miles (White Teeth) hits 50

25 March

Susan Engel (The Café) celebrates 87

Matthew Beard (Vienna Blood) is 33

26 March

Kiera Knightley (Oliver Twist) marks 37

Danny Rahim (DCI Banks) has his 36th

Martin Short (Cat in the Hat) celebrates 72

Charlene McKenna (Vienna Blood) is 38

Matt Barber (Downton Abbey) turns 39

27 March

Louise Brealey (Sherlock) marks 43

Stephen Dillane (The Tunnel) celebrates 65

Julian Glover (Spies of Warsaw) turns 87

Kenny Doughty (Vera) has his 47th

Lasse Kolsrud  (Atlantic Crossing) is 63