A Sleeping Life: Part One (12 Nov. 1989)

Director:

Bill Hays

Writers:

John Davies (originally developed for television by), Roger Marshall (adaptation),

Stars:

George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Imelda Staunton

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
George Baker	...	Det. Chief Insp. Wexford
Christopher Ravenscroft	...	Det. Insp. Burden
Imelda Staunton	...	Polly Flinders
Louie Ramsay	...	Dora Wexford
Dave Hill	...	Dep. Chief Constable Freeborn
Mamta Kaash	...	Malina Patel
Patrick Drury	...	Chief Supt. Howard Fortune
William Simons	...	Det. Insp. Michael Baker
Olivier Pierre	...	Commissaire Pierre Laquin
Charon Bourke	...	Sylvia Fairfax
Niall Buggy	...	Victor Vivian
Ken Kitson	...	Sgt. Martin
John Burgess	...	Dr. Len Crocker
Iain Mitchell	...	Hetherington
Deborah Poplett	...	Sheila Wexford

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 November 1989 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Honfleur, Calvados, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

TVS Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

142 min 60 min (3 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Also screened as 'The Ruth Rendall Mystery Movie: A Sleeping Life' with all three episode edited into one.

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Connections

Followed by Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Murder Being Once Done: Part One (1991)

User Reviews

well woven fabric

I'm not a Ruth Rendell reader particularly but I have been taken by George Baker's cinematic gruff Inspector Reg Wexford. This tasty little morsel is all the more enhanced by a brief journey to France and an introduction to Oyster's on the half shell, washed down by brisk white wine and a brief introduction to the French laissez-faire attitude to less common sexual orientations. On the other hand, the repressed British stereotype never fails to provide a sad poignancy.An added treat is an altogether too brief appearance by Sylvia Syms.