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Murder Most English
Clad in tweed, puffing on a pipe, Inspector Walter Purbright pursues evildoers in Flaxborough, the most English of English towns. Armed with courtesy, respect, and steely determination, he works to uncover the truth and restore order. This BBC series from the 1970s stars Anton Rodgers (Lillie) and Christopher Timothy (All Creatures Great and Small). SDH subtitles; approx. 344 min. on 3 DVDs. |
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Disc 1
Episode 1: Hopjoy Was Here (Part 1)
When an intelligence agent with an eye for the ladies and a growing list of creditors goes missing, DI Purbright and DS Love seek to find out why. Has Hopjoy been killed by a vengeful husband or an enemy spy—or might he have staged his own disappearance? The inspector focuses his attention on a newlywed couple who knew Hopjoy well: one was his friend and landlord, the other his former fiancée.
Episode 2: Hopjoy Was Here (Part 2)/Lonelyheart 4122 (Part 1)
Just as the Hopjoy case is solved, so another begins when two local women go missing. Both recently joined a matchmaking agency where, as women of means, they would not only be good catches for suitable men but also possible victims of a dangerous predator.
Episode 3: Lonelyheart 4122 (Part 2)
A new arrival in town signs up with the matchmaking agency and begins corresponding with Lonelyheart 4122. DI Purbright warns her that a con man may be using the agency to prey on women. The wide-eyed Miss Teatime is unfazed, however, and soon unveils a few tricks of her own.
Disc 2
Episode 4: The Flaxborough Crab (Part 1)
Something is bringing out the worst in the old men of Flaxborough, and they’re taking it out on the ladies of the town, young and old alike. Women aren’t safe anywhere—in church, on the street, in the countryside, even in their own homes. Could this “excess of vitality” really be the result of an herbal remedy favored by the seniors?
Episode 5: The Flaxborough Crab (Part 2)
DS Love visits Moldham Meres, the faux monastic operation that concocts the herbal brew—and finds that the managing director is none other than Lucilla Teatime. Her business competitor is a German-based drug corporation that is targeting the geriatric market. As big pharma demonstrates the deadly lengths to which it will go, the redoubtable Miss Teatime again shows the ruthless side of her own nature.
Disc 3
Episode 6: Coffin, Scarcely Used (Part 1)
The funeral of Councilor Carobleat is attended by four of Flaxborough’s leading citizens—newspaper owner, doctor, undertaker, and lawyer—and followed by a strange course of events. The councilor’s will leaves his estate to the newspaperman, who is subsequently found electrocuted after a late-night meeting with the other three. Purbright suspects murder by conspiracy.
Episode 7: Coffin, Scarcely Used (Part 2)
The conspiracy deepens when another of the "gang of four" is stabbed to death. As Purbright closes in on the lucrative racket they have been running, the remaining two vanish. Can the inspector unearth the startling truth before it slips through his fingers? | Packaging: Thinpak
Run Time: 344 minutes
Format: Full screen
Number of discs: 3
Language: English
Subtitles: N/A
Color or B&W: Color
CC: No
SDH: Yes
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Rating: N/A | | "Even funnier than Keeping Up Appearances."—Film.com |
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