Have His Carcase: Episode One
- Episode aired Apr 15, 1987
While on a walking tour of the West Country, Harriet stumbles on the body of a bearded man with his throat cut on a rocky outcropping near the sea.While on a walking tour of the West Country, Harriet stumbles on the body of a bearded man with his throat cut on a rocky outcropping near the sea.While on a walking tour of the West Country, Harriet stumbles on the body of a bearded man with his throat cut on a rocky outcropping near the sea.
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- Rosemary Anne Sisson
- Dorothy L. Sayers(uncredited)
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- TriviaThe comment about the year being 1929 is incorrect. In the book the events of Strong Poison happened between December 1929 and January 1930, dealing with a death that happened in June 1929. Have His Carcase, whilst not specifying the year, started on Thursday 18th June. The dates were changed in the TV series so that the weather in which they were filming was suitable for the dates specified. Lord Peter tells us in the 'quarrel' scene that they had known each other eighteen months at this point, meaning that this must be the June in the year following the second trial in Strong Poison. When they changed the dates for the TV series, they correctly changed the date to the 16th October 1930 but rather inexplicably changed the day from Thursday to Wednesday, making the day of the week incorrect for the date of the year. They also overlooked changing the period of time Lord Peter mentions in the quarrel. In the book, they met in December 1929 and have the quarrel in June 1931, a period of eighteen months almost exactly. For the series they moved the events so that they met in June 1929 and have the quarrel in October 1930, a period of only sixteen months.
- GoofsThe small amount of whiskey that the reporter pours in Bright's glass does not match the amount that he drinks.
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Lord Peter Wimsey: May I come into your parlor?
Harriet Vane: Peter! What on earth are you doing here?
Lord Peter Wimsey: [holds up newspaper] "Famous Mystery Author Finds Body on Beach" So, here I am, like a bird that hears the call of its mate.
Harriet Vane: I didn't call you...
Lord Peter Wimsey: I meant the body. But talking of mates, will you marry me?
Harriet Vane: Certainly not.
So, we can tell from the first program "Strong poison" that the actors are struggling to find the characters that they play however by the end of the program they are easily identifiable. In this second of three mysteries, "Have His Carcass" they run smoothly from the beginning.
One of the strengths of the BBC production is that they do not try to dramatize so much that the story does not match the book. One of the advantages of this series is that it is long enough that most of the pertinent information is shown. They made an excellent choice when deciding to use Edward Petherbridge as Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Walter as Harriet Vane. They match the book character descriptions perfectly. In fact, if you see this program before you read the book their images will be in your mind.
You may recognize Harriet Walter as the nasty attitude Fanny Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility (1995).
This episode takes place after Hariot was exonerated from poisoning her ex-lover. She is now on walkabout and you may have guessed it she came upon a carcass still dripping in blood. Yep, Lord Peter hears of this and rushes to Harriets rescue, or is he just nosy? I will not go into details as that is why you watch this movie. Pay close attention as the clues pop up everywhere.
You will have to see the second and maybe many more times to recognize the clues that you missed.
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- Dec 22, 2023
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