The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Season 11 - The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

• Season 11 Episode 9: The Orchard Walls A 16-year-old evacuee is sent to live with relatives in the countryside at the height of the Blitz, and witnesses a clandestine liaison between her aunt and an injured pilot. Accidentally opening a can of worms, she sparks a chain of events which culminates in a gruesome discovery. Ruth Rendell mystery, starring Sylvia Syms, John McGlynn and Honeysuckle Weeks
• Season 11 Episode 8: You Can't Be Too Careful Delia moves into her new bedsit and becomes obsessed by her landlady's security worries to the extent she sleeps with a knife under her pillow : leading to a tragic encounter. Crime drama, starring June Barrie
• Season 11 Episode 4: Road Rage (1998) A girl's badly decomposed body is found, and cabdriver Stanley Trotter is suspected of murder.
• Season 11 Episode 3: Going Wrong : Part Three No synopsis available
• Season 11 Episode 2: Going Wrong : Part Two (2001) Part two. While attending a party with Celeste, Guy argues with Leonora's brother. He then asks Danny to kill him : but when he learns of an impending marriage, Guy realises he has targeted the wrong man. Drama, starring James Callis, Josephine Butler, Inday Ba and Rick Warden
• Season 11 Episode 1: Going Wrong : Part One Part one. A man and woman meet up five years after their teenage romance ended. He has become wealthy through unconventional business ventures and she is starting her first job. The relationship begins to take a sinister turn, however, when Leonora's parents show their disapproval, and Guy bumps into another old friend. Drama, starring James Callis, Josephine Butler, Inday Ba and Rick Warden

Season 10 - The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

• Season 10 Episode 8: A Dark Blue Perfume A man returns to his home town with a new wife, but finds himself haunted by traumatic memories and struggles to overcome the past. Drama from the pen of the celebrated author, starring Susannah York and John Castle
• Season 10 Episode 7: Front Seat Retired couple Hugh and Cecily Branksome settle in the seaside town of their childhood, but their dreams of peace and tranquility are shattered by the appearance of an old flame of Cecily's. Melancholy drama, starring Janet Suzman, Richard Johnson, Joyce Redman and Edward Hardwicke
• Season 10 Episode 6: Thornapple When two bored teenagers are forced to move to the country, the death of an aunt puts them under suspicion of murder
• Season 10 Episode 5: May and June : Part Two Part two. When a funeral brings about the reconciliation of two estranged sisters, one of them is consumed by jealousy and murders her sibling, and takes over her identity and her home
• Season 10 Episode 4: May and June : Part One (1997) A woman encounters her recently widowed sister for the first time in 20 years, but the reunion revives old and bitter jealousies. Crime drama from the pen of the celebrated author, starring Phoebe Nicholls, Christine Kavanagh and Julian Wadham
• Season 10 Episode 3: Bribery and Corruption : Part Two Part two. A nightmare turns into reality when a man sees the woman that haunts his dreams
• Season 10 Episode 2: Bribery and Corruption : Part One (1997) A man has visions of a woman being murdered and fears the nightmare was in fact a premonition. Matters are made worse when he sees his former boss dining with an unknown female companion, drawing him into a sordid world of bribery and corruption. Crime drama, starring James D'Arcy and Paul Freeman
• Season 10 Episode 1: The Double A woman is horrified when she sees her double, and murder is only a step away when her fiance begins an affair with the stranger

Season 9 - The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

• Season 9 Episode 7: A Case of Coincidence : Part Two Part two. Eddie Brannel's protests of innocence urge Masters to go against orders, and as a consequence he learns the true identity of the killer
• Season 9 Episode 6: A Case of Coincidence : Part One (1995) Whodunit set in the fens, starring Keith Barron as Inspector Masters, a police officer investigating a woman's murder. All evidence points to the crime being the work of a serial killer already responsible for four deaths : until it transpires that no one could have known the latest victim was in the area. With Ronald Pickup, Caroline Bliss and Pip Torrens
• Season 9 Episode 5: Secret House of Death : Part Two Part two. The affair between Susan's neighbour and his lover ends in their tragic deaths : but is the coroner's verdict the right one?
• Season 9 Episode 4: Secret House of Death : Part One A woman discovers the bodies of a neighbour and another man in what appears to be a tragic suicide pact : but as the real details emerge, she realises her own life is in danger. starring Amanda Redman
• Season 9 Episode 2: The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Simisola Inspector Wexford ventures into the sensitive area of race relations to investigate the disappearance of a Nigerian doctor's daughter. The murder of a Job Centre clerk gives him his first clue : but cracking the case proves far from easy. Drama, starring George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Jane Lapotaire, Robin Kermode and George Harris

Season 8 - The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

• Season 8 Episode 5: Strawberry Tree : Part Two (1994) Continuing the drama about a wealthy widow who still grieves the loss of her brother
• Season 8 Episode 4: Strawberry Tree : Part One (1994) Drama from the pen of the celebrated author, about a middle-aged widow visited by a mystery man claiming to be her long-lost brother, who disappeared 40 years previously during a childhood holiday in Majorca. Lisa Harrow, Simon Ward and Eleanor Bron star
• Season 8 Episode 3: Vanity Dies Hard : Part Three (1994) Part three. The spinster's suspicions grow when her best friend mysteriously disappears, and as illness takes control she believes her ally was murdered. Leslie Phillips stars
• Season 8 Episode 2: Vanity Dies Hard : Part Two (1994) Part two of a moody whodunit from the pen of Britain's queen of crime fiction, starring Eleanor David as bride-to-be Alice Whittaker, whose marriage plans are thrown into turmoil by the disappearance of a close friend opposed to her impending nuptials. Disregarding assurances that there is nothing to worry about, Alice sets out to investigate : and soon uncovers evidence of foul play lurking just beneath the surface of local life. With Mark Frankel, Peter Egan, Jane Gurnett and Leslie Phillips
• Season 8 Episode 1: Vanity Dies Hard : Part One (1994) Part one. Moody mystery from the pen of crime-queen Ruth Rendell, starring Eleanor David as bride-to-be Alice Whittaker, whose marriage plans are thrown into turmoil by the disappearance of a close friend opposed to her impending nuptials. Disregarding assurances that there is nothing to worry about, Alice sets out to investigate : and soon uncovers evidence of foul play lurking just beneath the surface of local life. With Mark Frankel, Peter Egan, Jane Gurnett and Leslie Phillips

Season 7 - The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

• Season 7 Episode 3: Master of the Moor : Part Three (1995) Conclusion. A secret hideaway from Stephen's childhood leads to him uncovering the identity of Master of the Moor
• Season 7 Episode 2: Master of the Moor : Part Two (1995) Part two. Stephen's passion for the moor fuels the detective's suspicions, as his neglected wife is driven into the arms of danger
• Season 7 Episode 1: Master of the Moor : Part One Part one. A mutilated body is found on the moor and the landowner becomes obsessed to find the beast responsible

Season 6 - The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

• Season 6 Episode 9: Kissing the Gunner's Daughter (1993) Sgt. Martin is gunned down in a bank robbery; Burden is called to a homicide at Tancred House.
• Season 6 Episode 8: Kissing the Gunner's Daughter (1993) A prisoner admits to the bank job and murder of Sgt. Martin.
• Season 6 Episode 7: An Unwanted Woman (1993) Wexford learns the old woman was poisoned; Mrs. Waterton kills herself.
• Season 6 Episode 6: An Unwanted Woman (1993) Wexford and Burden look into the death of an elderly woman whose nurse suspects relatives.
• Season 6 Episode 5: The Mouse in the Corner (1993) A witness tells Wexford that the murdered man beat his wife.
• Season 6 Episode 4: The Mouse in the Corner (1993) After a local farmer's brutal murder, the victim's family behaves strangely to investigators Wexford and Burden.
• Season 6 Episode 3: A Speaker of Mandarin (1993) Revelations about the Knightons' troubled marriage result in a suicide.
• Season 6 Episode 2: A Speaker of Mandarin (1993) Adela's husband reappears; her children inherit 800,000 pounds.
• Season 6 Episode 1: A Speaker of Mandarin (1993) In China Wexford meets a woman from his dreams; after his departure she is shot.

Season 5 - The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

• Season 5 Episode 6: Means of Evil A health-food fanatic's bride dies in a gruesome, suspicious fall.
• Season 5 Episode 5: From Doon With Death Lipstick and a used match are the only clues in the murder of a quiet, religious woman.
• Season 5 Episode 4: Murder Being Once Done Vacationing Wexford investigates the murder of a girl strangled with a silk scarf and left in a cemetery vault.
• Season 5 Episode 3: New Lease of Death After a confrontation at the funeral, the Rev. Archery learns a terrible secret.
• Season 5 Episode 2: New Lease of Death Mike visits Elizabeth Crilling and learns about the old lady's will.
• Season 5 Episode 1: New Lease of Death Wexford wonders if he helped convict the wrong man when the case of a hanged murderer is reopened.

Season 4 - The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

• Season 4 Episode 7: An Unkindness of Ravens Wexford suspects a women's group is linked to Williams' murder; a witness suggests Joy and Wendy know each other.
• Season 4 Episode 6: An Unkindness of Ravens A secretly bigamous husband and father is stabbed to death.
• Season 4 Episode 5: The Best Man to Die Wexford learns Nora and her parents were at odds; a cosmetic surgeon describes Charlie Hatton.
• Season 4 Episode 4: The Best Man to Die (1995) A man's murder before his best friend's wedding may be connected to a dead woman found near a car crash.
• Season 4 Episode 2: Some Lie and Some Die (1992) Mrs. Peveril admits to seeing Dawn Stoner enter Dunsand's house the day she died; Wexford learns more about Dunsand.
• Season 4 Episode 1: Some Lie and Some Die (1992) A ghoulishly murdered young woman is found in an abandoned quarry, wearing a dress not her own.

Season 3 - The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

• Season 3 Episode 6: A Sleeping Life (1992) Grenville West's car is found in a London garage, and his passport contains questionable information.
• Season 3 Episode 5: A Sleeping Life (1992) Burden finds Rhoda's address; Malina admits to a lie; Wexford's wife links Rhoda and a famous author.
• Season 3 Episode 4: A Sleeping Life (1992) No one can tell Wexford anything about a middle-aged London spinster brutally murdered while visiting her dying father.
• Season 3 Episode 1: No More Dying Then (1992) Wexford thinks Stella Rivers' stepfather murdered her and may be linked to John Lawrence's disappearance.

Season 2 - The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

• Season 2 Episode 4: Shake Hands Forever Pulled off the case for harassment charges, Wexford unofficially probes the murder of a surly accountant's wife.
• Season 2 Episode 3: A Guilty Thing Surprised Denys Villiers makes a surprising revelation; Georgina is again nervous when questioned.
• Season 2 Episode 2: A Guilty Thing Surprised The team proves its theory about the murder weapon; Mr. Nightingale confesses to an affair with Katje.
• Season 2 Episode 1: A Guilty Thing Surprised Wexford probes the battering death of a rich charmer's wife.

Season 1 - The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

• Season 1 Episode 4: Wolf to the Slaughter The apparent killer is found, but he died 18 months before the murder.
• Season 1 Episode 3: Wolf to the Slaughter A gold, inscribed cigarette lighter provides a clue at last.
• Season 1 Episode 2: Wolf to the Slaughter The girl is still missing, probably dead, with 3,000 pounds in her handbag.
• Season 1 Episode 1: Wolf to the Slaughter Wexford and Burden can't find the body after an anonymous note names the victim and killer and describes the car.

Season Special - The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

• Season Special : Achilles Heel Wexford is obsessed with a beautiful, married heiress in Corsica; back home, he investigates her kidnapping.
• Season Special : Harm Done (2001) A little girl goes missing; Wexford's investigation reveals the girl's mother has been abused by the father; a convicted pedophile gets out of prison.
• Season Special : Heartstones : Part One (1996) A girl finds herself growing closer to her father, and forgives him for killing her mother in an act of mercy : until she discovers he's planning to remarry. Drama, starring Anthony Andrews, Emily Mortimer and Daisy Haggard
• Season Special : Heartstones : Part Two Part two. Drama, starring Anthony Andrews. Elvira's relationship with her father deepens when she discovers her mother was having an affair with the Cathedral Architect
• Season Special : The Lake of Darkness (1999) An accountant has a big win on the lottery and thinks all his problems are over, but it isn't long before his change of fortune throws his life into more turmoil than he could ever have imagined. Having fallen for the woman of his dreams, the millionaire finds himself at the centre of a menage a trois : which ultimately ends in tragedy. Ruth Rendell mystery, starring Jerome Flynn, Sadie Frost, Nick Reding and Liz Smith
• Season Special : No Crying He Makes A missing baby and a spate of burglaries disrupt Wexford and Burden's Christmas.
• Season Special : Put On by Cunning Only Wexford thinks the drowning death of a famous flutist suspicious. With Rossano Brazzi, Cherie Lunghi.
• Season Special : Talking to Strange Men A jilted husband discovers a means of getting revenge on his ex-wife's new lover - not realising what secrets it will bring to the surface. Detective drama , starring John Duttine, Keeley Hawes and Miles Anderson
• Season Special : The Veiled One Wexford investigates a garroting; Burden unwittingly brings about another death.

Episodes - The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

• The Fallen Curtain A university graduate with psychological problems delves into the past to solve the mystery behind his unexplained 24-hour disappearance as a boy. Julia Booth and Ben Brazier star

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