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Series · 1993–1994Ended

The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

6.7·2 seasons·8 episodes·100 min avg.

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.

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A Man Lay Dead
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Apr 18, 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.

02
The Nursing Home Murder
The Nursing Home Murder
Apr 25, 1993

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

03
Final Curtain
May 2, 1993

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

04
Death at the Bar
May 9, 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.

05
Death in a White Tie
Death in a White Tie
May 16, 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.

Cast

4 credited
Patrick Malahide
Roderick Alleyn
William Simons
Inspector Fox
Belinda Lang
Agatha Troy
Tom Wilkinson
Gerald Lacklander

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