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Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • TV Series
  • 1987–2000
  • TV-14
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
594
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George Baker, Keith Barron, John Castle, and Amanda Redman in Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
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From cold, rock-strewn moors to comfortable suburban estates, award-winning writer Ruth Rendell explores the dark fissures between friends and family members that motivate murder.From cold, rock-strewn moors to comfortable suburban estates, award-winning writer Ruth Rendell explores the dark fissures between friends and family members that motivate murder.From cold, rock-strewn moors to comfortable suburban estates, award-winning writer Ruth Rendell explores the dark fissures between friends and family members that motivate murder.

  • Stars
    • George Baker
    • Christopher Ravenscroft
    • Louie Ramsay
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    594
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,811
    11
    • Stars
      • George Baker
      • Christopher Ravenscroft
      • Louie Ramsay
    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
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    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Set 2-Vol. 1
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    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Set 2
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    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Master Of The Moor
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    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Set 2-Vol. 3
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    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: The Secret House Of Death
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    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Season 7
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    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: The Double
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    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Vanity Dies Hard
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    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Set 2-Vol. 2
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    Eleanor David in Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
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    Peter Capaldi in Some Lie and Some Die: Part One (1990)
    Eleanor David in Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
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    Keith Barron and Ronald Pickup in A Case of Coincidence: Part One (1996)
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    George Baker
    George Baker
    • Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford…
    Christopher Ravenscroft
    Christopher Ravenscroft
    • Det. Insp. Burden…
    Louie Ramsay
    Louie Ramsay
    • Dora Wexford
    Ken Kitson
    Ken Kitson
    • Det. Sgt. Martin…
    Diane Keen
    Diane Keen
    • Jenny Burden…
    John Burgess
    • Dr. Len Crocker…
    Emma Smith
    • Pat Burden
    Noah Huntley
    Noah Huntley
    • John Burden
    Deborah Poplett
    Deborah Poplett
    • Sheila Wexford
    Charon Bourke
    • Sylvia Wexford…
    Joanna Jeffrees
    • Staff Nurse…
    Dave Hill
    Dave Hill
    • Dep. Chief Constable Freeborn…
    Colin Campbell
    Colin Campbell
    • Sgt Willoughby…
    Ann Penfold
    • Jean Burden
    Sasha Mitchell
    • DS Karen Malahyde…
    Peter Egan
    Peter Egan
    • Harry Blunden…
    Patrick Drury
    Patrick Drury
    • Chief Supt. Howard Fortune
    Richard Graham
    Richard Graham
    • Charlie Hatton…
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    • Trivia
      David Jason is a big fan of the show and other detective series, which inspired him to play a detective in Komisario Frost (1992).
    • Connections
      Featured in Drama Trails: 'The Fixer' to 'Trial and Retribution' (2008)

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    2/10
    It's like watching paint dry
    I love a good British mystery, especially of the pre-2000 variety. Hence I was excited when YouTube suggested I watch a few episodes of Ruth Rendell.

    But boy, what a disappointment. What could be a reasonably entertaining (and even then, hardly more than that) 30-minute story gets shamelessly dragged out into four (4) episodes of 50 minutes each. Someone's getting married? Great; let's show the church; the guests arriving; the brides sashaying down the isle; the ceremony; the 'Just Married'; the couple driving off on their honeymoon. Etc. Etc. Never mind that it serves no purpose in the story whatsoever.

    I can see how a lonely old person in the 1980s, with a total of two programs on their black-and-white telly, might give it a go. But for today's viewer, this show is the definition of boring.
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    • Release date
      • August 2, 1987 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
    • Production company
      • Blue Heaven Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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