A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery

7.2/ 10 6 votes 1987 55m / ep 2 popularity

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.

Network: BBC Two

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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

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