The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries (Complete Series 1 & 2 & Pilot) - 9-DVD Boxset ( Alleyn Mysteries )

The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries (Complete Series 1 & 2 & Pilot) - 9-DVD Boxset (DVD) (*)

$52.99

Original Title: Alleyn Mysteries
Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
900 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1990 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Silvio Narizzano
Martyn Friend

Written By:
Ngaio Marsh
T.R. Bowen

Actors:
William Simons ..... Inspector Fox (9 episodes, 1990-1994)
Patrick Malahide ..... Chief Inspector Alleyn (8 episodes, 1993-1994)
Belinda Lang ..... Agatha Troy (6 episodes, 1990-1994)
Tim Dutton ..... D.S. Bailey / ... (5 episodes, 1990-1994)
Sandy Welch ..... D.C. Robinson / ... (3 episodes, 1993-1994)
Leslie Schofield ..... Assistant Commissioner Connors (3 episodes, 1993-1994)
Mark Penfold ..... Doctor Curtis / ... (2 episodes, 1993-1994)
Andrew Robertson ..... Police Doctor (2 episodes, 1990-1993)

Synopsis:

Shooting, stabbing, poison... there are many ways to commit crime, but there's only one man who can solve it: Chief Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn- an investigator who is primarily interested in facts. Among his friends who know his aristocratic background, he remains "that nice chap Alleyn" - but a chap with a sense of humour and more edge to him than at first meets the eye. Inspector Alleyn is the creation of New Zealand writer, Dame Ngaio Marsh, who wrote over 30 internationally best-selling Alleyn novels and has been hailed as 'the queen of the straight crime novel'. This classic BBC series brings to life five classic murder mysteries starring Patrick Malahide (MINDER) and are set in the stately homes, London ballrooms and Devon fishing villages of post-war England. This 5 disc set also includes the rarely seen original 1990 Inspector Alleyn feature length pilot, Artists In Crime, starring Simon Williams (UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS) as Inspector Alleyn, plus all 8 feature-length episodes from the regular series.

Season 1
Artists in Crime
S1, Ep0 Dec. 23, 1990
After an artist's model dies in a suspicious incident, the aristocratic Detective Chief Inspector Alleyn and his down-to-earth assistant Inspector Fox, investigate. Matters get complicated with a houseful of suspects, blackmail, another death, and Alleyn's growing attraction to the painter Agatha Troy.

A Man Lay Dead
S1, Ep1 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.

The Nursing Home Murder
S1, Ep2 Apr. 25, 1993
A member of Parliament who has taken controversial stands on Palestine and A-bomb development is murdered during a routine appendectomy.

Final Curtain
S1, Ep3 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.

Death at the Bar
S1, Ep4 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.

Death in a White Tie
S1, Ep5 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.

Season 2
Hand in Glove
S2, Ep1 Jan. 10, 1994
A divorced and disliked man living in a nobleman's estate is found in a sewer ditch after someone rolled a concrete pipe on his head.

Dead Water
S2, Ep2 Apr. 1, 1994
Alleyn's old French teacher, the landlord of an idyllic Scottish island is receiving death threats because she's blocking its development as a health spa.

Scales of Justice
S2, Ep3 Aug. 29, 1994
The publication of a war hero's memoirs and his dispute with a neighboring fisherman about poaching leads to a murder.

From the golden age of the British mystery comes a hard-working Scotland Yard detective whose breeding and bearing give him unique access to the fashionable world in which these stories are set. New Zealand writer Ngaio Marsh created elegant crime-puzzlers full of quirky characters with hidden agendas, all brought meticulously to life in this series. The keen intelligence and subtle persistence of Chief Inspector Alleyn are complemented by the insight of his independent lady friend, artist Agatha Troy, and the loyalty of his partner, Detective Inspector Fox. This five disc set includes the pilot episode, available on DVD for the first time ever.

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