The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
1993 · 2 seasons · 8 episodes · Crime, Mystery
In spring 1948, Alleyn joins a weekend party at Frantock Hall. His deductive powers are tested to the limit as he uncovers the sinister connection between the theft of a priceless chalice and a game of murder that goes horribly wrong. Adapted from the novels by Dame Ngaio Marsh, featuring the character Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn.
Seasons
2 seasons · 8 episodes- 1
A Man Lay Dead
18 Apr 1993 1h 37m
Alleyn cancels his holiday with Troy to investigate a murder connected to a stolen chalice, but he's called when a second murder occurs at uncle's estate.
- 2
The Nursing Home Murder
25 Apr 1993 1h 37m
A member of Parliament who has taken controversial stands on Palestine and A-bomb development is murdered during a routine appendectomy.
- 3
Final Curtain
2 May 1993 1h 37m
An egotistical Shakespearean ham actor gathers his dysfunctional extended family in his mansion on his 75th birthday for the reading of his will.
- 4
Death at the Bar
9 May 1993 1h 37m
During a display of dart throwing in a Cornish pub a man's hand is impaled by a dart, and he dies shortly afterward from cyanide although no one can explain how.
- 5
Death in a White Tie
16 May 1993 1h 37m
Inspector Alleyn enlists the help of his friend Lord Robert "Bunchy" Gospell to uncover a society blackmailer. After Lord Robert is killed, a murder hunt follows among the world of titled heiresses, gamblers and adulterers.
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