Heat of the Sun
Heat of the Sun is a police drama set in 1930s Kenya produced by Carlton Productions. Starring Trevor Eve as Superintendent Albert Tyburn, a Scotland Yard officer sent to Nairobi after a shooting, the show focuses on the seedier side of the expatriate community in Kenya. It began airing in January 1998 in the UK and was broadcast in the United States in 1999 as part of Mystery!.
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1.Private Lives
9.528-01-1998106mFirst in a period drama series set in Kenya during the 1930s. Ex-Scotland Yard detective Albert Tyburn arrives in Nairobi to set up a criminal investigation unit, after having shot...
2.Hide in Plain Sight
8.004-02-1998106mSuperintendent Albert Tyburn's (Trevor Eve) investigation of the death of a young African girl at local Christian mission pits him against a killer–and a powerful witch doctor wh...
3.The Sport of Kings
10.011-02-1998106mLast of a three-part drama about a police chief sent to Kenya in the 1930s. After a millionaire is cleared of a murder charge, the charred remains of his body are found.
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