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Series

The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

1993 · 2 seasons · 8 episodes · Ended · BBC One

Mystery, Crime

TMDB 6.7 · 9 votes

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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

  • S01E01A Man Lay Dead1993-04-1897m

    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.

  • S01E02The Nursing Home Murder1993-04-2597m

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

  • S01E03Final Curtain1993-05-0297m

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

  • S01E04Death at the Bar1993-05-0997m

    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.

  • S01E05Death in a White Tie1993-05-1697m

    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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