About this season
In spring 1948, Alleyn joins a weekend party at Frantock Hall. His deductive powers are tested to the limit as he uncovers the sinister connection between the theft of a priceless chalice and a game of murder that goes horribly wrong. Adapted from the novels by Dame Ngaio Marsh, featuring the character Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn.
Episodes (3)
1. Hand in Glove
Aired 10 January 1994 • 100 min
A divorced and disliked man living in a nobleman's estate is found in a sewer ditch after someone rolled a concrete pipe on his head.
2. Dead Water
Aired 1 April 1994 • 100 min
Alleyn's old French teacher, the landlord of an idyllic Scottish island is receiving death threats because she's blocking its development as a health spa.
3. Scales of Justice
Aired 29 August 1994 • 100 min
The publication of a war hero's memoirs and his dispute with a neighboring fisherman about poaching leads to a murder.