The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

1h 40min

Mystery

Crime

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.

Episodes

Cast

A Man Lay Dead

1. A Man Lay Dead

1h 37min

18th Apr 1993

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.

The Nursing Home Murder

2. The Nursing Home Murder

1h 37min

25th Apr 1993

A member of Parliament who has taken controversial stands on Palestine and A-bomb development is murdered during a routine appendectomy.

Final Curtain

3. Final Curtain

1h 37min

2nd May 1993

An egotistical Shakespearean ham actor gathers his dysfunctional extended family in his mansion on his 75th birthday for the reading of his will.

Death at the Bar

4. Death at the Bar

1h 37min

9th May 1993

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.

Death in a White Tie

5. Death in a White Tie

1h 37min

16th May 1993

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.

First air date

18th Apr 1993

Last air date

29th Aug 1994

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks