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20 Episodes 2005 - 2005
Episode 1
Sun, Apr 3, 2005 90 mins
The series' 25th season begins with "Malice Aforethought," a two-part tale of adultery, gossip and murder centering on a philandering 1920s English country physician named Edmund Bickleigh (Ben Miller), his domineering wife, Julia (Barbara Flynn), and the artistic and very fetching young Madeleine Cranmere (Megan Dodds), who has just moved into their quiet coastal town. Julia is clearly in Dr. Bickleigh's way, and in Part 1, he happens upon a slow-acting pharmacological solution to his problem.
Episode 2
Sun, Apr 10, 2005 60 mins
As "Malice Aforethought" concludes, many in Wyvern's Cross are saying very nasty things about Bickleigh (Ben Miller), and the not-so-good doctor simply won't have it. "They're dead wood and I shall cut them out," he vows, starting with Chatford (Richard Armitage), Madeleine (Megan Dodds) and Bourne (Joseph Beattie). Meanwhile, a Scotland Yard inspector (Ewan Stewart) is in town, tying up loose ends in Julia Bickleigh's death. Ivy: Lucy Brown.
Episode 3
Sun, Apr 17, 2005 60 mins
Geraldine McEwan stars in four two-part "Miss Marple" puzzlers. First up: "Murder at the Vicarage." The victim: an imperious magistrate (Derek Jacobi) who's widely despised. So much so that folks---the local vicar included--- make discussing how they would kill him dinnertime conversation. And very shortly after he is shot to death, a philandering artist (Jason Flemyng) confesses. Anne Protheroe: Janet McTeer. Rev. Clement: Tim McInerny. Augustin Dufosse: Herbert Lom.
Episode 4
Sun, Apr 24, 2005 60 mins
As "Murder at the Vicarage" concludes, Miss Marple (Geraldine McEwan) and Inspector Slack (Stephen Tompkinson) have two confessions to choose from in the slaying of the misanthropic Col. Protheroe (Derek Jacobi). They're not inclined to believe either, so they weigh a note with different types of ink, a lone earring, a French-cigarette butt and a quote from Corinthians. Wartime memories enter into the mix as well. Dufosse: Herbert Lom.
Episode 5
Sun, May 1, 2005 60 mins
In Part 1 of a two-part Miss Marple mystery, "A Murder Is Announced" in a newspaper ad, which draws a crowd of curiosity seekers (among others) to the home of Letitia Blacklock (Zoe Wanamaker). Then, the lights go out and three shots ring out. The victim: a young employee of the hotel where Miss M (Geraldine McEwan) has been staying. DI Craddock: Alexander Armstrong. Hinch: Frances Barber. Philippa Haymes: Keeley Hawes. Sadie: Cherie Lunghi.
Episode 6
Sun, May 8, 2005 60 mins
As "A Murder Is Announced" concludes, "murder" becomes "murders" as Miss Marple (Geraldine McEwan) searches for the killer of the Swiss hotel employee at the home of wealthy Letitia Blacklock (Zoe Wanamaker). Motive is an open question as well. DI Craddock: Alexander Armstrong. Hinch: Frances Barber. Swettenham: Christian Coulson. Patrick: Matthew Goode. Julia: Sienna Guillory. Phillipa: Keeley Hawes. Sadie: Cheri Lunghi.
Episode 7
Sun, May 15, 2005 60 mins
Part 1 of two. "What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw," an old friend of Miss Marple's, Mrs. McGillicuddy (Pam Ferris), sees a young woman being strangled aboard a train. Trouble is, she saw it through her window on another train, and no body was found. After retracing the route, Miss Marple (Geraldine McEwan) concludes that it must have been dumped on the grounds of a run-down estate occupied by a viperously dysfunctional family. Lucy: Amanda Holden. Luther: David Warner.
Episode 8
Sun, May 22, 2005 60 mins
As "What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw" concludes, Miss Marple (Geraldine McEwan) finds the mystery victim's killer aboard the same train as the one on which the murder was committed. And that's not the only murder Miss M. must solve as she, Inspector Campbell (John Hannah) and Lucy Eyelesbarrow (Amanda Holden) contend with the unpleasant Crackenthorpes of Rutherford Hall. Luther: David Warner. Emma: Niamn Cusack. Dr. Quimper: Griff Rhys Jones.
Episode 9
Sun, Jun 5, 2005 60 mins
"The Body in the Library" of a respectable colonel (James Fox) is that of a young dancer. Good thing his wife (Joanna Lumly) is friends with Miss Marple (Geraldine McEwan). Part 1 of two: The pair begin probing, and soon discover that the victim had recently been legally adopted by a lonely old millionaire (Ian Richardson), who has a number of other potential heirs. Col. Melchett: Simon Callow. Adelaide: Tara Fitzgerald.
Episode 10
Sun, Jun 12, 2005 60 mins
As "The Body in the Library" concludes, a second body is discovered, and Miss Marple (Geraldine McEwan) suspects that this death is tied to the first, that of the dancer who had been befriended by lonely millionaire Conway Jefferson (Ian Richardson). Dolly Bantry: Joanna Lumley. Col. Bantry: James Fox. Melchett: Simon Callow. Mark Gaskell: Jamie Theakston. Adelaide Jefferson: Tara Fitzgerald.
Episode 11
Sun, Jun 26, 2005 90 mins
Aristocratic Scotland Yard sleuth Thomas Lynley (Nathaniel Parker) and his resentful working-class subordinate, Barbara Havers (Sharon Small), return in four new puzzlers. In the first, "In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner," a young couple are found murdered at their campsite near Manchester. But as the investigation begins, Lynley is flying solo because the rule-bending Havers has been demoted. It's a complex case---too complex for the local police---and Lynley needs help.
Episode 12
Sun, Jul 3, 2005 90 mins
"Inspector Lynley Mysteries: A Traitor to Memory." The estranged mother of a famous, if troubled, violinist is run over by a car. The case is of particular interest to Lynley and Havers' boss (David Burke), enough interest to arouse Lynley's suspicions. Meanwhile, Helen (Lesley Vickerage) tells Lynley she's pregnant. Lynley: Nathaniel Parker. Havers: Sharon Small. Gideon: Patrick Kennedy. Pinchley: Anthony Higgins. Rafael: Michael Culkin. Richard Martin: David Calder. Leech: John McGlynn.
Episode 13
Sun, Jul 10, 2005 90 mins
In "A Cry for Justice," Lynley and Havers (Nathaniel Parker, Sharon Small) probe the death of a woman whose wrists were slashed to make it appear as if she had killed herself. This fools no one, but two lines of inquiry open up, and Lynley and Havers (who has been reinstated in her old job) disagree as to which is more important. Jemma Sanderson: Jenny Agutter. Nigel Sanderson: Terence Harvey. Red McGuire: Daniel Ryan. Helen: Lesley Vickerage.
Episode 14
Sun, Jul 17, 2005 90 mins
The "Inspector Lynley" series concludes with "If Wishes Were Horses," in which Lynley and Havers probe the slaying of a philandering professor who had once been Helen Lynley's mentor---and lover. But Helen (Lesley Vickerage) was hardly the man's only conquest, and jealousy is only one of several possible motives for the murder. Grace Finnegan: Jemma Redgrave. Maureen Finnegan: Barbara Flynn. Tessa Jellicoe: Penny Downie. Lynley: Nathaniel Parker. Havers: Sharon Small.
Episode 15
Sun, Sep 11, 2005 90 mins
Michael Kitchen returns as police detective Christopher Foyle in four puzzlers set in southern England during WWII. In "The French Drop," the charred remains of a young man are found after an explosion rocks a Hastings book despository, and Foyle's investigation leads him into the middle of a feud between rival intelligence organizations. Which is ironic, since Foyle is up for a military-intelligence post himself. Sir Giles: Ronald Pickup. Samantha: Honeysuckle Weeks.
Episode 16
Sun, Sep 18, 2005 90 mins
In "Foyle's War: Enemy Fire," Foyle (Michael Kitchen) probes a series of "accidents" at a manor house the military is using as a treatment center for burn victims. Then there's a murder. The victim: a military-aircraft mechanic whom pilots detest because he's careless and husbands can't stand because he's a philanderer. (As for his wife, she despises him because he's a wife beater). Meanwhile, Andrew Foyle (Julian Ovenden) shows signs of battle fatigue. Jamieson: Bill Paterson.
Episode 17
Sun, Sep 25, 2005 90 mins
"Foyle's War: They Fought in the Fields." A German plane crash-lands, and not long thereafter a farmer is murdered. Foyle (Michael Kitchen) suspects a link. But first he must contend with a British POW-camp officer (James Wilby) who's more considerate of the prisoners than he is of the police, not to mention a mysterious man with a rucksack, a buried pig, several members of the Women's Land Army and an innkeeper (Stella Gonet) with a very low opinion of men.
Episode 18
Sun, Oct 2, 2005 90 mins
"Foyle's War: A War of Nerves." A probe of a theft ring leads Foyle (Michael Kitchen) to a shipyard, where an unexploded bomb complicates matters considerably. So does a supercilious superior (Corin Redgrave), who orders Foyle to stop what he's doing to keep tabs on a leftist (Peter Capaldi) who has arrived in Hastings. Hammond: Dugald Bruce-Lockhart. Rivers: Geoffrey Freshwater. Mark Swann: David Westhead.
Episode 19
Sun, Oct 9, 2005 90 mins
Scotland Yard poet Adam Dalgliesh (Martin Shaw) probes killings at an offbeat museum owned by squabbling siblings in P.D. James' "The Murder Room." Part 1 of two: Neville Dupayne (Michael Maloney) wants to close the family museum, which devotes a room to notorious murders of the 1920s and '30s. But his brother and sister (Nicholas Le Prevost, Samantha Bond) wish to keep it open. Meanwhile, Dalgliesh is in conflict over whether to pursue a romance with Emma Lavenham (Janie Dee).
Episode 20
Sun, Oct 16, 2005 90 mins
As P.D. James' "The Murder Room" concludes, Dalgliesh (Martin Shaw) must contend with a second body---that of a young woman last seen having sex with an older man---found at the Dupayne Museum. This murder also mimics one highlighted in the museum's Murder Room, but the victim's connection with first victim Neville Dupayne is unclear. Meanwhile, Dalgliesh seems moody. His uncertainties regarding Emma Lavenham (Janie Dee) might have something to do with that. Marie Strickland: Sian Phillips.