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 | / Have His Carcass / Gaudy Night)Three elegant murder mysteries adapted from the crime novels of Dorothy L. Sayers which chronicle the relationship of amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane unfolds in a realm of romance and intrigue. Includes the mysteries: "Strong Poison," "Have His Carcass" and "Gaudy Night." (less) Director: Michael Simpson, Christopher Hodson, Michael A. Simpson ♦ Actors: Edward Petherbridge, Harriet Walter, Richard Morant, Sheila Burrell, Carol MacReady | $30 - $62  18 Merchants |
|  | Collection)In this second of Sayers's famous Harriet Vane mystery series, Harriet Vane the mystery writer, cleared of murder through the efforts of Lord Peter Wimsey, seeks solace in the country. Walking along a barren beach she stumbles across the body of a bearded young man with his throat cut. From the moment she photographs the corpse, which soon disappears with the tide, she is puzzled by a mystery that might have been suicide, murder or a political plot. With the appearance of her dear friend Lord Peter Wimsey, she finds a reason for detective pursuit....as only the two of them can. (less) Director: Christopher Hodson ♦ Actors: Harriet Walter, Edward Petherbridge, Richard Morant, Rowena Cooper, Simon Cuff | $14 - $41 3 Merchants |
|  | Three elegant murder mysteries adapted from the crime novels of Dorothy L. Sayers which chronicle the relationship of amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane unfolds in a realm of romance and intrigue. Includes the mysteries: Strong Poison, Have His Carcass and Gaudy Night. Format: DVD MOVIE (less)Warner | $34  Buy.com |
|  | Ian Carmichael stars in this BBC adaption of Dorothy L. Sayers classic detective novel. Wimsey's fishing holiday in Scotland becomes a sport of a different nature when he is called to catch more than trout after a local artist is found dead. With six likely suspects, Wimsey must use his prize skills to determine the five red herrings and expose the murderer. (less) Director: Robert Tronson ♦ Actors: Ian Carmichael, Glyn Houston, Russell Hunter, Donald Douglas (III), John Junkin | $24 - $100 4 Merchants |
|  | "There is something going on in the organization that is very undesirable and might lead to serious consequences," reads a note that the ill-fated Victor Dean wrote to his superior just before he took a fatal fall down the metal staircase at Pym's Publicity Ltd. These darned suspicious circumstances lead Pym to hire Lord Peter Wimsey to determine whether Dean's death was an accident or murder or eh, what? Ian Carmichael returns in his signature role as Dorothy L. Sayers's aristocratic sleuth in this characteristically impeccable 1973 BBC miniseries. The chaotic advertising agency is a ripe setting for intrigue (Sayers herself worked in a prominent London ad agency in the 1920s). Wimsey has a high time masquerading incognito as the firm's new copywriter, as well as the mysterious costumed Harlequin, a ruse he adopts to obtain information from the notorious socialite Dian de Momerie (Bridget Armstrong), whose lovers (Dean, among them) all come to bad ends, and whose den of iniquity is... (less) Actors: Ian Carmichael, Mark Eden, Rachel Herbert, Peter Pratt, Fiona Walker | $24 - $150 4 Merchants |
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