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Mystery! Season 17 Episodes
Season 17 Episode Guide
18 Episodes 1996 - 1997
Episode 1
Oliver's Travels: Looking for Aristotle
Thu, Oct 3, 1996 90 mins
"Oliver's Travels," a four-part series about a professor-turned-sleuth (Alan Bates) whose love of crossword puzzles gets him into hot water. In Part 1, he's looking for a legendary crossword compiler named Aristotle. Diana: Sinead Cusack. Baxter: Bill Patterson.
Episode 2
Oliver's Travels: Why Did We Eat the Frogs?
Thu, Oct 10, 1996 60 mins
In "Oliver's Travels: Why Did We Eat the Frogs?" Oliver and Diane (Sinead Cusack) go to Scotland, where they see their romance deepen, and discover a link between two murders. Michael: Morgan Jones. Baxter: Bill Paterson. Delaney: Peter Vaughn.
Episode 3
Oliver's Travels: The Farquhar Connection
Thu, Oct 17, 1996 60 mins
In "Oliver's Travels: The Farquhar Connection," Oliver and Diane are shot at by an assailant shortly after a visit to an ancient castle---owned by a wealthy and eccentric baron. Oliver: Alan Bates. Diane: Sinead Cusack. Baxter: Bill Paterson. Baron: Miles Anderson.
Episode 4
Oliver's Travels: Do We Look Like That?
Thu, Oct 24, 1996 60 mins
In the conclusion of "Oliver's Travels: Do We Look like That," Oliver and Diane (Sinead Cusack) reach an island off Scotland where they get news about Aristotle, whose identity provides an unexpected twist for the couple. Oliver: Alan Bates. Baxter: Bill Paterson.
Episode 5
Poirot: Dumb Witness
Thu, Oct 31, 1996 60 mins
In Part 1 of "Dumb Witness," a wealthy matriarch is murdered and Hercule Poirot's only witness is the woman's wily fox terrier. Poirot: David Suchet. Hastings: Hugh Fraser. Emily: Ann Marrish. Charles: Patrick Ryecart. Theresa: Kate Buffery.
Episode 6
Poirot: Dumb Witness
Thu, Nov 7, 1996 60 mins
"Dumb Witness," conclusion. Poirot (David Suchet), Hastings and Bob the dog try to piece together how a salt shaker and a bottle of phosphorus are linked to Emily's demise. Hastings: Hugh Fraser. Charles: Patrick Ryecart. Theresa: Kate Buffery. Bella: Julia St. John.
Episode 7
Poirot: Hercule Poirot's Christmas
Thu, Nov 14, 1996 60 mins
"Hercule Poirot's Christmas" brings no glad tidings: the detective's flat is freezing and he's asked to guard a wealthy man who thinks his family's trying to kill him. Part 1. David Suchet. Japp: Philip Jackson. Simeon: Vernon Dobtcheff.
Episode 8
Poirot: Hercule Poirot's Christmas
Thu, Nov 21, 1996 60 mins
"Hercule Poirot's Christmas," conclusion. Poirot (David Suchet) suspects that the person who murdered Simeon and attacked Pilar is a family member, "and at the same time a stranger." Japp: Philip Jackson. Pilar: Sasha Behar. Sugden: Mark Tandy. George: Eric Carte.
Episode 9
Original Sin
Thu, Jan 9, 1997 60 mins
Scotland Yard's Adam Dalgliesh (Roy Marsden) in the three-part "Original Sin." In the opener, Dalgliesh is called to a publishing house beset by death threats. Etienne: James Wilby. Dauntsey: Ian Bannen. Claudia: Cathryn Harrison. Frances: Amanda Root.
Episode 10
Original Sin
Thu, Jan 16, 1997 60 mins
In Part 2 of "Original Sin," Dalgliesh's probe of Gerard's grisly murder yields few clues, but uncovers a cauldron of hatred and animosity for the dead man. Dalgliesh: Roy Marsden. Dauntsey: Ian Bannen. Claudia: Cathryn Harrison. Frances: Amanda Root.
Episode 11
Original Sin
Thu, Jan 23, 1997 60 mins
As "Original Sin" concludes, Dalgliesh (Roy Marsden) suspects that the answer to the publishing house murders can be found "in the past." Daniel: Tim Dutton. Gabriel: Ian Bannen. Kate: Lizzy McInnerny. Jean-Philippe: Raymond Gerome. Daisy: Brooke Kinsella.
Episode 12
Inspector Morse: The Way Through the Woods
Thu, Jan 30, 1997 60 mins
John Thaw as Chief Insp. Morse in "The Way Through the Woods." Part 1 begins with the discovery that a murder thought to be solved may involve a different killer. Lewis: Kevin Whately. Dr. Harding: Nicholas Le Prevost. Michaels: Neil Dudgeon.
Episode 13
Inspector Morse: The Way Through the Woods
Thu, Feb 6, 1997 60 mins
In the conclusion of "The Way Through the Woods," a corpse is believed to be that of the missing woman; and Morse and Lewis (John Thaw, Kevin Whately) clash over the latter's workload. Cathy: Michelle Fairley. Dr. Harding: Nicholas Le Prevost.
Episode 14
Inspector Morse: Deadly Slumber
Thu, Feb 13, 1997 60 mins
In Part 1 of the two-part "Deadly Slumber," Chief Insp. Morse and Sgt. Lewis (John Thaw, Kevin Whately) investigate the apparent suicide of a business man who ran a medical clinic with his wife. Claire: Janet Suzman. Mathew: Richard Owens. Steppings: Brian Cox. Wendy: Penny Downie.
Episode 15
Inspector Morse: Deadly Slumber
Thu, Feb 20, 1997 60 mins
In the conclusion of "Deadly Slumber," Morse questions Brewster's mistress (Peggy Downie), a nurse who used to work with both the deceased and his wife. Lewis: Kevin Whately. Claire: Janet Suzman. Steppings: Brian Cox. John: Jason Durr.
Episode 16
Cadfael: The Virgin in the Ice
Thu, Mar 20, 1997 120 mins
Brother Cadfael (Derek Jacobi), Ellis Peters' sleuthing 12th-century monk, returns in "The Virgin in the Ice," in which Cadfael fears his friend may have killed a woman whose body was found frozen solid in a pond. Robert: Michael Culver. Olivier: Robert Cavanah. Brother Oswin: Mark Charnock.
Episode 17
Cadfael: Devil's Novice
Thu, Mar 27, 1997 90 mins
In "The Devil's Novice," Cadfael (Derek Jacobi) questions the sincerity of a young novice's desire to be a monk when a family member of his is found murdered. Ashby: Julian Glover. Clemence: Ian Reddington. Warden: Albie Woodington. Tristan: Patrick Toomey. Harald: John Dallimore.
Episode 18
Cadfael: St. Peter's Fair
Thu, Apr 3, 1997 90 mins
In "St. Peter's Fair," the festivities of the annual Shrewsbury Fair are marred by the brutal murders of two merchants. Cadfael: Derek Jacobi. Beringer: Eoin McCarthy. Robert: Michael Culver. Emma: Jacqueline Defferary. Phillip: Brendan O'Hea. Geoffrey: Tim Wylton.