A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery

A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery

1987 · 1 season · 10 eps · ★ 7.2 · Drama, Crime, Mystery

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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.

Directed by Michael Simpson · Written by Philip Broadley

Network: BBC Two

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Cast

Edward Petherbridge Peter Wimsey
Harriet Walter Harriet Vane
Richard Morant Bunter
Arthur Cox Salcombe Hardy
Simon Cuff Alexis
Michael Troughton PC Ormonde
Rowena Cooper Mrs. Weldon
Peter Benson Perkins
David Quilter Chief Inspector Parker
Jeremy Sinden Henry Weldon
Barbara Young Mrs. Lefranc
Sheila Burrell Dr. Baring

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