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"Ruth Rendell Mysteries" The Best Man to Die: Part One (1990)
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Original Air Date:
21 October 1990
(Season 4, Episode 4)
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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? | add synopsis
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(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) |
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144 min | UK:60 min (3 episodes)
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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.
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Det. Insp. Mike Burden:
He's lying isn't he.
Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford: The lies are queueing up behind his teeth!
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Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford: The lies are queueing up behind his teeth!
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Followed by "Ruth Rendell Mysteries: An Unwanted Woman: Part One (#6.6)" (1992)
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