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Three elegant murder mysteries adapted from the crime novels of Dorothy L. Sayers. Set in the 1930s, the relationship of amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey and mystery writer Harriet Vane unfolds in a realm of romance and intrigue.

First Aired

1987-03-25
Last Aired

1987-05-26
Creator
Genre

Drama, Crime, Mystery
Seasons

1
Episodes

10
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

BBC Two

Keywords:

detective oxford university

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Season 1

1. Strong Poison (1)

Harriet Vane, a crime writer, is charged with poisoning Philip Boyes, her former lover, with arsenic. ...More

Harriet Vane, a crime writer, is charged with poisoning Philip Boyes, her former lover, with arsenic. The evidence against her seems overwhelming, but it is all circumstantial. The jury is divided and a new trial is ordered, to begin in four weeks' time. Wimsey visits Harriet, finds himself falling in love with her, and sets out to clear her name.Less

55mins 1987-03-25

2. Strong Poison (2)

Lord Peter asks Miss Murchison to go undercover has a secretary at Norman Urquhart's law firm. She lea...More

Lord Peter asks Miss Murchison to go undercover has a secretary at Norman Urquhart's law firm. She learns he was illegitimate and now paying for a nurse to care for his mother. Insp. Parker confirms Philip Boyes was definitely poisoned.Less

55mins 1987-03-31

3. Strong Poison (3)

Lord Peter asks his secretary Miss Climpson to find out what Urquhart's nurse Miss Booth knows. Faking...More

Lord Peter asks his secretary Miss Climpson to find out what Urquhart's nurse Miss Booth knows. Faking a seance Miss Booth admits that Urquhart has forged Philip Boyes Will to make him the sole beneficiary but can Lord Peter break him.Less

55mins 1987-04-07

4. Have His Carcase (1)

While on a walking tour of the West Country, Harriet stumbles on the body of a bearded man with his th...More

While on a walking tour of the West Country, Harriet stumbles on the body of a bearded man with his throat cut on a rocky outcropping near the sea.Less

55mins 1987-04-14

5. Have His Carcase (2)

Mrs. Weldon says she intended to marry dancer Paul Alexis and believes he was murdered. Lord Peter tel...More

Mrs. Weldon says she intended to marry dancer Paul Alexis and believes he was murdered. Lord Peter tells journalist Salcombe Hardy that the owner of the razor was the murderer. Peter and Harriet attempt to recreate Alexis last movements.Less

55mins 1987-04-21

6. Have His Carcase (3)

Old Pollock tells the police he sold Paul Alexis 300 gold sovereigns. Lord Peter and Harriet attempt t...More

Old Pollock tells the police he sold Paul Alexis 300 gold sovereigns. Lord Peter and Harriet attempt to deal with his infatuation and her fragile state of mind. Looking for Mrs. Weldon's husband, Bunter has more questions than answers.Less

55mins 1987-04-28

7. Have His Carcase (4)

Peter and Harriet solve Paul Alexis coded letter and learn he was plotting to restore the monarchy to ...More

Peter and Harriet solve Paul Alexis coded letter and learn he was plotting to restore the monarchy to Russia. However his arranged meeting took place two hours before he died and witness Jem Pollock only saw Alexis meet with a young woman.Less

55mins 1987-05-05

8. Gaudy Night (1)

Harriet Vane attends a reunion at her Oxford College and is asked by the Warden to investigate a serie...More

Harriet Vane attends a reunion at her Oxford College and is asked by the Warden to investigate a series of poison pen notes that several members of staff have received. She takes up residence in the college and receives one of these notes herself. In the cloistered environment of the school, there is any number of possible suspects. In the absence of a motive however, it is difficult to determine if the culprit is a member of staff, a student or even if it is a man or a woman. When Lord Peter Wimsey visits the college - as much to see Harriet as for anything else - he agrees to assist in the investigation. What he finds is that one member of the staff had reason to seek vengeance.Less

55mins 1987-05-12

9. Gaudy Night (2)

Harriet Vane continues her research into the odd goings on her old college. She is attacked and knocke...More

Harriet Vane continues her research into the odd goings on her old college. She is attacked and knocked unconscious while investigating someone playing the organ in the college chapel in the middle of the night.Less

55mins 1987-05-18

10. Gaudy Night (3)

The prowler evades Harriet but leaves hairpin. Peter is asked to look over the evidence but Harriet is...More

The prowler evades Harriet but leaves hairpin. Peter is asked to look over the evidence but Harriet is left flat when he follows an inquiry without her. Miss Devine's tale of an academic faking his thesis points to someone with a grudge.Less