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Year: 1991 | 1994 | 1996 | 1999


Season 1


Season 1, Episode 1: The Case of the Missing

14 November 1991
A local businessman is killed as part of a Masonic ritual in full view of a busload of commuters. Traffic policewoman Diane Softly gets the opportunity of a lifetime when the Chief Inspector arranges for her to investigate the crime. But not even the soothing sounds of Mantovanni can help when the witnesses, motive, and weapon disappear one by one.

Dawn French ... WPC Diane Softly

Bill Paterson ... Chief Inspector

Timothy Spall ... Pathologist
Peter Bland ... Editor
Stephen Frost ... Sgt. Dawkins

Gary Love ... Constable Williams
Paul Mark Elliott ... Max Rammell
John Boswall ... Judge
Michael Sharvell-Martin ... Mayor
June Ellis ... Womas on Bus
Kate Williams ... Woman on Bus
Soo Drouet ... Bus Conductress
David Barber ... Boy On Bus
Henry Naylor ... Journalist
Geoffrey McGivern ... Mason

Season 1, Episode 2: The Girl from Ipanema

21 November 1991
Maria, a Brazilian au pair, arrives in England to work for parliamentary candidate and multinational businessman Maurice Howling and his wife, Lydia, only to find the job is not as she expected. She can put up with the cooking, cleaning and even Maurice's sexual advances, but how much cholera, rain-forest destruction and pollution can a young girl take?

Dawn French ... Maria

Martin Jarvis ... Maurice Howling

Jane Asher ... Lydia Howling
James Cossins ... Sir Hugh Lotterby

Marsha Fitzalan ... Lydia's Friend
Christopher Good ... Leonard
Jacey Sallés ... Silvia
Andrew Dicks ... Child

Season 1, Episode 3: He Died a Death

28 November 1991
An arrogant third rate actor is murdered while performing a play on the same day the local constabulary is in attendance.

Dawn French ... Judy Talent

Tony Slattery ... Tony Sparkle

Kenneth Cranham ... Inspector Salford

Gwen Taylor ... Beryl

Kevin McNally ... Inspector Turner
Stephen Moore ... Basil Hampton

Harriet Thorpe ... Sarah Deveraux
Robin Driscoll ... Reg

Kevin Allen ... Simon Pleasance
Greg Cruttwell ... Timmy Duval

Togo Igawa ... Japanese Tourist

Ben Miller ... P.C. Watkins

Season 1, Episode 4: A Determined Woman

5 December 1991
Physicist Rita Proops is fired from her university job because her work (on a time machine) is too abstruse. She continues working at home, but ends up killing her none-too-bright husband in a fit of pique. After getting out of jail, it's up to her to perfect her time machine, go back in time, and stop the murder before it happens.

Dawn French ... Rita Proops / Rita Proops II

Jim Broadbent ... Selwyn Proops

Kathy Burke ... Helen
Caroline Blakiston ... Dr. Rachel Vine
Soo Drouet ... Porter
Michael Sharvell-Martin ... Judge
Barry Foy ... Cheeky Youth

Season 1, Episode 5: Murder at Tea Time

12 December 1991


Dawn French ... Bunty Breslaw

Dexter Fletcher ... Colin
Diane Bull ... Mrs. Grove
Ben Davis ... Simon Grove
Jane Booker ... Sally

David Harewood ... Jonathon
David Gooderson ... Bert
Andy Parsons ... Charlie Dunn
Rebecca Stevens ... Lizzie
Geraldine McNulty ... Mandi
Paul Bradley ... Sergeant

Marco Williamson ... Donald
Gary Mason

Sweeney MacArthur ... Paul Stiles (uncredited)

Season 1, Episode 6: Mrs Hat and Mrs Red

19 December 1991
One day, while Katie Hatcliffe ("Mrs Hat") is shopping, she sees her double, Sonya Redfern ("Mrs Red"). Intrigued, she follows Mrs Red home and discovers both Mrs Red's glamorous lifestyle and her plans to leave her husband. Mrs Hat takes Mrs Red's place and makes good use of the opportunity to live her dream life as the wife of a wealthy businessman. But. . . what will happen when the deception is discovered?

Dawn French ... Miss Katie Hatcliffe / Mrs Sonya Redfern

Jim Carter ... Roy Redfern
Kate McEnery ... Jemima Redfern

Ricco Ross ... Gary

Harriet Thorpe ... Friend
Susie Fairfax ... Friend
Mathilda Thorpe ... Friend
Francesca Brill ... Friend
Beresford Le Roy ... Supermarket Manager

Brian McCardie ... Supermarket Assistant
Claire Cathcart ... Checkout Girl
Geoffrey McGivern ... Guy

Robert Llewellyn ... Taxi Driver
Cathy Eu ... Carla
Mia Soteriou ... Pianist
Rina Recanati

Season 2


Season 2, Episode 1: Overkill

3 March 1994


Dawn French ... Tina Mellish

Amanda Donohoe ... Carmela Vezza

Peter Vaughan ... Doverson

Colin Salmon ... Lambert
Emma Amos ... Miss Fleming
Geoffrey McGivern ... Security Man
June Ellis ... Mrs. Mellish
Angela Wynter ... Hotel Receptionist

Steve Hope Wynne ... Man Killed by Dart (as Stephen Hope Wynne)

Season 2, Episode 2: Lady Luck

10 March 1994


Dawn French ... Denise Cunningham

Sean Gallagher ... Sean Lacey
Jonathan Dow ... Gary (as Jo Dow)
Ann Bryson ... Sheena
Colin Wyatt ... Police Detective

Bill Moody ... Rubbish dump attendant
Caroline Waldron ... Bank Cashier

Season 2, Episode 3: A Severe Case of Death

17 March 1994


Dawn French ... Maude Jenkins
John Fortune ... Squire Thorpe

Timothy West ... Old Doctor Adams
James Saxon ... Young Adams
Georgina Hale ... Lady Jamieson
Jonathan Cecil ... Mr. Warburton
Lucy Benjamin ... Katherine
Soo Drouet ... Gillian
David Henry ... Lawyer
David Gooderson ... First Patient
Henry Naylor ... Second Patient
Susie Fairfax ... Peasant
Brian Hibbard ... Mr. Satan

Christopher Adamson ... Mr. Beast (as Chris Adamson)
Roy Evans ... Carriage Driver

John Pirkis ... Young Gentleman (as John Duvall)
Zak Maguire ... Peasant Child

Season 2, Episode 4: We All Hate Granny

24 March 1994


Dawn French ... Lily

Victoria Wicks ... Jocasta

James Fleet ... Tom
Lindsay Payne ... Cassandra
Jessica Payne ... Clio
Paul Mark Elliott ... Jamie de Jongh
Peter Geeves ... Emil
Joseph Watts ... School Boy (uncredited)

Season 2, Episode 5: Mangez Merveillac

31 March 1994


Dawn French ... Verity Hodge

Philip Jackson ... Patron
Patricia Hayes ... Mrs. Templecombe

Clarke Peters ... American
Olivier Pierre ... Mayor

Kevin McNally ... Mr. Bogleby
Jane Booker ... Mrs. Bogleby

Karen Ascoe ... Waitress
Philip Bird ... Man in Supermarket
Mia Soteriou ... Woman in Supermarket
Gemma Gibson ... India Bogleby
Thomas Szekeres ... Rollo Bogleby
Claude Le Saché ... Postman
Alexander Torriglia ... Gendarme

Season 2, Episode 6: Smashing Bird

7 April 1994


Season 3


Season 3, Episode 1: Girl Friday

10 May 1996


Dawn French ... Various roles
Hugo Bower ... Mr. Wenders
Moira Buffini ... WPC
Richard Hansell ... Gerry

Nigel Havers ... Harvey Stafford
Sy Hollands ... Mrs. Stafford
John Labanowski ... Security Guard
Geraldine McNulty ... Karen
Paul Moriarty ... DC Jobson
Lisa Orgolini ... Marilyn
Paul Ridley ... Minister
Penny Stuttaford ... Receptionist

Season 3, Episode 2: A Life or Death Operation

17 May 1996


Dawn French ... Kate Marshall
John Bird ... Duncan Jupp
Gavin Campbell ... Himself
Brigit Forsyth ... Mrs. Osman
Llewella Gideon ... Sister Debbie
Andy Greenhalgh ... Anaesthestist (as Andrew Greenhalgh)
Dan Milne ... Simon
Sara Powell ... Staff Nurse Jane

Robert Pugh ... DI Morgan (as Bob Pugh)

Steve Speirs ... DI Hooper
Jo Unwin ... Hilary

Peter Wingfield ... Giles

Season 3, Episode 3: Dying Live

24 May 1996


Dawn French ... Daisy Talwinning

Jim Carter ... General Alberto
Stratford Johns ... Mr. Maddox
Helen Lederer ... Yvonne Quail
Bryan Pringle ... Mr. Franklin

Kevin Allen ... Driver

Marcus D'Amico ... Raul Manendez

Alistair McGowan ... Marcos

John Thomson ... Daniel Hoffmeyer
Jonathan Coy ... Benjamin Trethansis

Tres Hanley ... Stewardess

Season 3, Episode 4: The Body Politic

31 May 1996
While renovating their kitchen, an up-and-coming politician and his wife discover three bodies under the floor. During their attempts to dispose of the bodies without getting caught, unexpected mayhem ensues.

Dawn French ... Linda Bryce

Hugh Laurie ... Jerry Bryce

Richard Johnson ... Rev. Charles Quentin
John Bennett ... DCI Graham Barlow
Paul Mark Elliott ... Brian Hall
Ken Jones ... Mr. Belling
Henry Naylor ... Eric
Georgine Anderson ... Mrs. Stewart
Su Elliot ... Deborah Case (as Susannah Elliott-Knight)
Non Vaughan-Thomas ... Jane
Polo ... Polo, the dog

Season 3, Episode 5: Confess

7 June 1996


Dawn French ... Wendy Hodge
Joseph Bennett ... Geoff

James Callis ... Mark

George Costigan ... Dave Jones

Minnie Driver ... Sgt. Cole

Roger Lloyd-Pack ... Frank Foster

Clive Russell ... DCS Barratt

Season 3, Episode 6: Dead on Time

14 June 1996
These days, Death drives a Mini Cooper and wields a garden trimmer instead of a scythe. And to make matters worse, her latest 'client' is proving extremely difficult to terminate.

Dawn French ... The Grim Reaper

Danny Webb ... Tony Smedley
Regina Freedman ... Alison Smedley

Sophie Okonedo ... Rachel

Brian Capron ... Chris Bastable

Season 4


Season 4, Episode 1: Frozen

19 February 1999


Dawn French ... Lily Wood-Newton
David Battley ... Mr. Gaunt
Matthew Bowyer ... Burglar
Richard Braine ... Rev. Stoop
Colin Higgins ... Suit 2
Paul Rider ... Freezer Repair Man

Joanna Scanlan ... Iris Wood-Newton
Robert Wilfort ... Gaunt Jr.

Season 4, Episode 2: Going Solo

26 February 1999


Dawn French ... Tracey Phillips

Jim Carter ... Frank Phillips
Liam Hess ... Rory Phillips

Sarah Lancashire ... Karen Sullivan
Toby Longworth ... Estate Agent

Patrick Toomey ... Reporter
Kim Wall ... Yacht Salesman

Season 4, Episode 3: Whoopi Stone

5 March 1999
Barbara Greaves is a traffic policewoman, until she is recruited to go undercover as "Whoopi Stone" in order to catch three American drug dealers. Things take an unexpected turn when she has to prove to them that she isn't a cop. . .

Dawn French ... WPC Barbara Greaves / Whoopi Stone

Christopher Adamson ... Mikey Perugiano
Will Barton ... PC Grey

Ron Berglas ... Louie Finkel
Paul Chahidi ... Hitman
Len Collin ... John Greaves
Norman Eshley ... DCI Reed

Jamie Foreman ... DS Brown
Martin Marquez ... Tony La Paglia

Neil Maskell ... Martin Greaves

Season 4, Episode 4: Confessions of a Murderer

19 March 1999


Dawn French ... Harriet Snellgrove

Hugh Bonneville ... Inspector Dawson
Graeme Garden ... Alex Docherty
Ricky Grover ... Barman

Philip Jackson ... Police Sergeant
Paul Putner ... Police Constable

Season 4, Episode 5: Elvis, Jesus and Zack

26 March 1999
The head of a TV News obituary department fakes the death of a has-been rock star in order to save her position from being eliminated by the station's new management.

Dawn French ... Jill Tanner

Lorna Brown ... Woman in Office
Martha Cope ... Andrea
Sean Hughes ... Zack Mitchell
Janette Krankie ... Herself

Chris Langham ... Harry
Hugh Munro ... Elderly Man
Paul Reynolds ... David Flint
Nick Stringer ... Inspector Hibbert
Pip Torrens ... News Presenter

Jake Wood ... Derek
Emma Woollard ... Nicola

Season 4, Episode 6: Dinner at Tiffany's

2 April 1999


Dawn French ... Tiffany Drapes

Frances Barber ... Gloria Twigge
Thelma Barlow ... Tiffany's Mother
Gemma Coughlan ... Crying Girl
Andy Greenhalgh ... CID 1
Geraldine McNulty ... Sheila
Isobel Middleton ... Evangeline Brazier

Peter Serafinowicz ... Tony Frost
Moray Treadwell ... CID Officer
Joanna Barrie ... Bouncer #1 (uncredited)
Aiman Zahabi ... Frank (uncredited)

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