Time for Murder (1985)
Synopsis
Written by six of Britain's finest writers (including Fay Weldon, Antonia Fraser, and Michael Robson), performed by leading actors, these are no ordinary tales of mystery and suspense. Each has its own twist, ranging from the darkly humorous to the truly macabre.
First Air Date: 1985-11-09
Last Air Date: 1985-12-14
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 6
Top Cast
- Aden Gillett as Matthew Clay
- Ian Ogilvy as Max Donaldson
- Charles Kay as Mr. Kaufman
- Joan Hickson as Miss Wainwright
- Edward Hardwicke as Gavin Barlow
- Eleanor Bron as Josie Barlow
- Beatie Edney as Pippa Millington
- Terence Alexander as Harry Scott-Forbes
- Sylvia Syms as Viven Scott-Forbes
- Barbara Jefford as Monica Dawes
Seasons
Season 1 (1985)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Mister Clay, Mister Clay
Boys will be boys, at a boy's school. When a woman is found locked in a closet, it gives someone, intent on murder, an idea for a perfect crime.
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Ep. 2: The Murders at Lynch Cross
A snowstorm traps the guests, proprietors and servants at the newly opened Lynch Cross Moorland Hotel in Yorkshire. Gradually, everyone realizes that a common thread--involving an old crime--links them, and new murders ensue.
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Ep. 3: This Lightning Always Strikes Twice
A murder has occurred at the country home of Sir Daniel and Lady Barbara Penwarden, and the prime suspect is the new tutor to the couple's daughter. A murder mystery with many twists and turns and dark family secrets to keep the armchair sleuth guessing.
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Ep. 4: Bright Smiler
Avon Eve, a successful writer for films and television, checks into a spa for a week of rest and relaxation. There, she is assigned a masseuse, Sonja, who the director of the spa calls the Smiler for her constantly pleasant and smiling disposition. Sonia has heard of Avon and is particularly enchanted by one of her works for television - one that Avon thinks is quite dreadful. As they spend more time together, Sonja begins to remember a failed love affair with Sir Jonathan Sibley who claimed to have loved her but refused to marry. When her old love arrives at the spa with his wife - and fails to even recognize Sonja - she becomes unhinged and plays a terrifying game of Russian roulette.
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Ep. 5: Dust to Dust
An English, female thuggee operates out of her country house.
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Ep. 6: The Thirteenth Day of Christmas
On Christmas night, parents leave their psychotic son alone in the house.
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