Time for Murder

Disc 1
Episode 1: Bright Smiler byFay Weldon
Checking into a luxurious health spa, screenwriter Avon Eve is looking forward to a full week of complete rest and rejuvenation—until she meets high-strung Sonia, a maniacally cheerful masseuse with good reasons for revenge and a mind for murder.

Episode 2: The Murders at Lynch Cross byFrances Galleymore
A snowbound hotel. Five guests, apparent strangers who might have some connection. Staffers with dark secrets. An anonymous note slipped under the door. Oh, yes—and an escapee from a nearby prison on the loose. Is it any wonder that a dead body turns up?

Episode 3: Mister Clay, Mister Clay byAntonia Fraser
Prep school teacher Matthew Clay can’t stand the taunts of his unruly charges: "Mr. Clay, Mr. Clay, who are you going to kill today?" But after a particularly troublesome lad winds up dead, the childish rhymes seem far more sinister.

Disc 2
Episode 4: This Lightning Always Strikes Twice byMichael Robson
When James Latimer agrees to tutor 19-year-old Sarah Penwarden, he just wants to supplement his meager teaching salary. However, he quickly finds himself caught up in the Penwardens’ abnormal family dynamics, including madness and murder.

Episode 5: The Thirteenth Day of Christmas byGordon Honeycombe
Trying to enjoy a quiet Christmas season card game with friends, Gilbert and Evie Smith suffer the interruptions of their son, Richard, a recovering mental patient. Richard’s intrusions soon go beyond merely embarrassing and become murderously threatening.

Episode 6: Dust to Dust byCharles Wood
"Middle-aged lady of good family and some wealth wishes to correspond with a serious single gentleman . . ." So read Margaret Tutting’s lonely-hearts ads. Little do her suitors suspect how serious a commitment they make when they meet Margaret, her mother, and their man Strapp.

Packaging: Boxed set
Run Time: 309 minutes
Format: Full screen
Number of discs: 2
Language: English
Subtitles: N/A
Color or B&W: Color
CC: No
SDH: No
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Rating: N/A

"Delightful, macabre fun"—DVD Talk

"Unconventional and Brilliant"—EInsiders.com

"There isn’t a weak episode in the sextet"—Video Librarian

"A must have for lovers of classic mystery and suspense, blessed with superb casting and some top notch scripts."—Memorable TV