The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
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The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

6.4 / 10
1993
2 seasons
8 episodes
MysteryCrime

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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  • Ep 1

    1.A Man Lay Dead

    18-04-199397m

    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.

  • Ep 2

    2.The Nursing Home Murder

    25-04-199397m

    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

    02-05-199397m

    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

    09-05-199397m

    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.

  • Ep 5

    5.Death in a White Tie

    16-05-199397m

    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...

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