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Masterpiece Season 6 Episodes

  • 1971-2022
  • 44 Seasons
  • PBS
  • Drama
  • TVPG
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A dramatic series that features British adaptations of literary classics.

Season 6 Episode Guide

Season 6

4 Episodes 1976 - 1977

Episode 1

Five Red Herrings

Sun, Dec 19, 1976 60 mins

Ian Carmichael plays sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey in this four-part adaptation of Dorothy L. Sayers' "Five Red Herrings." In Part 1, the detective's vacation is interrupted by the discovery of a corpse. Bunter: Glyn Houston. Campbell: Ian Ireland. Gilda: Susan Macready. Gowan: Russell Hunter. Graham: David Rintoul.

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Episode 2

Five Red Herrings

Sun, Dec 26, 1976 60 mins

"Five Red Herrings," Part 2. False leads, questionable alibis and missing suspects complicate the murder investigation. Wimsey: Ian Carmichael. Bunter: Glyn Houston. Sir Maxwell: Robert James. Fenella: Julie Peasgood. Gilda: Susan Macready.

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Episode 3

Five Red Herrings

Sun, Jan 2, 1977 60 mins

"Five Red Herrings," Part 3. A quantity of human hair provides a possible link between the murdered man and the missing artist Gowan. Wimsey: Ian Carmichael. Bunter: Glyn Houston. Sir Maxwell: Robert James. Fenella: Julie Peasgood.

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Episode 4

Five Red Herrings

Sun, Jan 9, 1977 60 mins

"Five Red Herrings," conclusion. To prove his theory about the identity of the killer, Wimsey (Ian Carmichael) reconstructs the crime. Bunter: Glyn Houston. MacPherson: Michael Sheard. Ferguson: David McKail. Farren: Donald Douglas.

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