"Ruth Rendell Mysteries" The Best Man to Die: Part One (1990)

Director:

Herbert Wise

Writers:

Ruth Rendell (writer)
John Brown (adaptation)

TV Series:

"Ruth Rendell Mysteries" (1988)

Original Air Date:

21 October 1990 (Season 4, Episode 4)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

On the eve of a wedding the best man is murdered, and at a similar time there is a serious car crash with two victims. Wexford thinks the two things are somehow connected, but how? |

Cast

  (Episode Cast overview, first billed only)

George Baker	...	Det. Chief Insp. Wexford
Christopher Ravenscroft	...	Det. Insp. Burden
Tony Haygarth	...	Maurice Cullam
John Vine	...	Dr. Crane
John Burgess	...	Dr. Crocker
Clara Salaman	...	Nurse Rose
Barbara Leigh-Hunt	...	Mrs. Fanshawe
Julia Ormond	...	Nora Fanshawe
Ken Kitson	...	Det Sgt Martin
Louie Ramsay	...	Dora Wexford
Deborah Poplett	...	Sheila Wexford
Diane Keen	...	Jenny Ireland / Burden
David Michaels	...	Policeman
Nina Marc	...	Nurse Lewis
Shirin Taylor	...	Lilian Hatton (as also Sherin Taylor)

Runtime:

144 min | UK:60 min (3 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Romsey, Hampshire, England, UK

Company:

TVS Television

Trivia:

While the scenes of Dora Wexford's cancer scare were being filmed, George Baker's real-life wife, Sally Home, was in hospital, also suffering from cancer.

Quotes:

Det. Insp. Mike Burden: He's lying isn't he.
Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford: The lies are queueing up behind his teeth!

Movie Connections:

Follows "Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Put on by Cunning (#4.9)" (1990)