Masterpiece Theatre Season 16 begins with "Paradise Postponed", an 11-part series depicting life in the English village of Rapstone from the late 1950s into 1985. Much of the story centers around the Reverend Simeon Simcox and his peculiar will that... (more) upon his death, completely stuns his family. In episode one, we meet the Reverend's two sons; Henry the writer and Fred the doctor. The drama begins with Reverend Simcox's funeral in 1985; then the scene shifts back in time to 1948 and the story begins to unfold.