‘Mr. Selfridge’ to Return for Second Season on PBS

ITV for Masterpiece Mr. Piven in “Mr. Selfridge.”

Anglophiles rejoice. “Mr.  Selfridge,”  on PBS’s “Masterpiece Classic,” will be back for a second season in 2014, Masterpiece and PBS announced on Monday. Starring Jeremy Piven as Harry Gordon Selfridge, the American founder of Selfridges department store in London, the first season of the eight-episode series reached nearly 15 million viewers.

The show marked Mr.  Piven’s return to TV after his Emmy and Golden Globe wins for his performance as Ari Gold, a temperamental superagent in the hit HBO comedy series “Entourage.” The second season of “Mr. Selfridge” picks up the story in 1914, as the department store celebrates its fifth business anniversary as World War I looms.

“I’m absolutely delighted that Masterpiece viewers welcomed ‘Mr. Selfridge’ into their homes,” Mr. Piven said in a statement. “’Mr. Selfridge’ is a true ensemble piece, and audiences can look forward to seeing the return of their favorite characters and some intriguing new faces.”

The returning cast includes Frances O’Connor as Mr. Selfridge’s wife Rose, Aisling Loftus as Agnes Towler, Katherine Kelly as Lady Mae, Grégory Fitoussi as Henri Leclair, Trystan Gravelle as Victor Colleano, Amanda Abbington as Miss Mardle, Tom Goodman-Hill as Roger Grove and Ron Cook as Mr. Crabb.