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Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle

1977 · 1 season · 7 episodes · Ended · BBC Two

Mystery, Crime, Drama

TMDB 6.5 · 4 votes

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Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle (often referred to simply as Murder Most English) is a seven-part British detective miniseries based on Colin Watson's Flaxborough novel series. While Martin Lisemore receives billing on all episodes, he died midway through filming, and was replaced by Bill Sellars, who refused credit. Flaxborough, near the sea, near the countryside, seems such a nice town, so quiet, so charming. But underneath its placid surface, all kinds of scandalous things go on.

Episodes

  • S01E01Hopjoy Was Here: Part 11977-05-0847m

    Travelling salesman Hopjoy has disappeared — to the relief of many husbands, the rage of innumerable creditors, and the alarm of two mystery men from London, who know him as a spy. Is he dead? Purbright investigates.

  • S01E02Hopjoy Was Here: Part 2 / Lonelyheart 4122: Part 11977-05-1550m

    After solving the mystery of the missing Hopjoy, Purbright turns his attention to a 'lonely hearts' killer, whose next victim might be the fragile-seeming Miss Teatime. But she's deceptive.

  • S01E03Lonelyheart 4122: Part 21977-05-2250m

    Miss Teatime and her mysterious suitor both get an unexpected comeuppance, but will the former escape being murdered? As Purbright appreciatively notices, she's tougher than she looks.

  • S01E04The Flaxborough Crab: Part 11977-05-2948m

    Several otherwise reputable sexagenarian Flaxborough men seem to be under the influence of a potent aphrodisiac in a series of assaults on local women.

  • S01E05The Flaxborough Crab: Part 21977-06-0549m

    Purbright traces the drug affecting the male senior citizens in Flaxborough to either a herb supplement or an experimental prescription drug.

  • S01E06Coffin Scarcely Used: Part 11977-06-1248m

    After the death of Harold Carobleat, his wife Helen is shocked to find that he's left his estate to a neighbour who is subsequently found electrocuted.

  • S01E07Coffin Scarcely Used: Part 21977-06-1951m

    When a third member of the quintet of prominent citizens is murdered, Purbright uncovers the covert prostitution ring behind them.

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