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| Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Based on | Flaxborough |
| Written by | Richard Harris, Colin Watson |
| Directed by | Ronald Wilson |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Paul Lewis |
| Country of origin | England |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Martin Lisemore, Bill Sellars |
| Running time | 50 |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 8 May – 19 June 1977 |
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle is a 1977 British Crime, Drama, Mystery series adapted from the Flaxborough novels by Colin Watson.[1]
Plot
[edit]Set in Flaxborough, Lincolnshire, England, the series revolves around Detective Inspector Purbright and his partner Detective Sergeant Love investigating the murder crimes happening around the town. The series was based of the novels by Colin Watson and the screenplay of the series was written by Richard Harris. Four of the books were adapted into the series those being "Hopjoy Was Here", "Lonelyheart 4122", "The Flaxborough Crab" and "Coffin Scarcely Used".[2]
Cast
[edit]- Anton Rodgers as Detective Inspector Purbright
- Christopher Timothy as Detective Sergeant Love
- John Comer as Sergeant Malley
- Moray Watson as Chief Constable Chubb
- Brenda Bruce as Lucilla Teatime
- Peter Sallis as Rodney Gloss
- James Grout as Jonas Bradlaw
- John Normington as Gordon Periam
- Caroline Blakiston as Mrs. Helen Carobleat
- Lynn Farleigh as Doreen Periam
- Antony Carrick as Dr. Rupert Hillyard
- Michael Robbins as Pumphrey
- Gary Watson as Ross
- Milton Johns as George Lintz
Production
[edit]In the opening intro of the episodes the camera movement on the tea caddy, including the opening and closing of the lid, was filmed single frame. The cell animated cartoon elements were shot front and backlit on a rostrum camera to create the mattes and masters, which were combined subsequently in a film optical with the tea caddy shot.[3] The series was mostly filmed in Spalding, England.[4] On 3 February 1977 Martin Lisemore who was the producer for the series died in a road accident. Bill Sellars took over as the producer after Martin Lisemore's death.[5]
Episodes
[edit]The series ran for 7 episodes that aired on Sundays on BBC Two.[6]
| # | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hopjoy Was Here: Part 1" | 8 May 1977 |
| 2 | "Hopjoy Was Here: Part 2/Lonelyheart 4122: Part 1" | 15 May 1977 |
| 3 | "Lonelyheart 4122: Part 2" | 22 May 1977 |
| 4 | "The Flaxborough Crab: Part 1" | 29 May 1977 |
| 5 | "The Flaxborough Crab: Part 2" | 5 June 1977 |
| 6 | "Coffin Scarcely Used: Part 1" | 12 June 1977 |
| 7 | "Coffin Scarcely Used: Part 2" | 19 June 1977 |
DVD Release
[edit]All 7 episodes of the series were released on a complete series DVD on two discs by Amazon on 11 May 2009.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle (1977)". next-episode.net.
- ^ "Flaxborough Chronicles Series". goodreads.com.
- ^ "Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle (1977)". ravenbourne.ac.uk.
- ^ Coward, Simon; Down, Richard; Perry, Christopher. The BBC Television Drama Research Guide 1936-2006. Vol. 3. Kaleidoscope.
- ^ "Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle (1977)". nostalgiacentral.com. 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle (1977)". bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle (1977)". amazon.co.uk.