Rebecca Eaton

executive producer, PBS Masterpiece

Since taking over the helm of the PBS series Masterpiece Theatre and Mystery! in 1985, Rebecca Eaton has been responsible for such high-profile titles as Prime Suspect, Bleak House, The Lost Prince, Inspector Morse, Miss Marple, Tony Hillerman's Skinwalkers, Coyote Waits and A Thief of Time as well as The Complete Jane Austen and Cranford. She has accrued a bookcase of accolades, including twenty Primetime Emmy Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, a Golden Globe, and two Academy Award nominations for the Masterpiece co-production, Mrs. Brown. In 2008, she oversaw the highly successful launch of the new Masterpiece, with new scheduling (Classic, Mystery! and Contemporary), new hosts and a new look. The revamped series has drawn in a new generation of drama fans, and at the same time increased the size of the series' core audience.