The Ruth Rendell DVD Sets-One Through Four
Adaptations of Best Short Stories and Inspector Wexfords
Jun 6, 2009
These Ruth Rendell dramas, originally broadcast on ITV between 1994 and 2000, and starring well-known British actors such as George Baker, have now been collected into four sets. The well-portrayed rendition of Ruth Rendell's body of work is a pleasure for mystery lovers to add to their collection.
Set 1-Three Discs, 5 Episodes
Master of the Moor Stephen Whalby, played by Colin Firth, becomes a murder suspect when he comes across a body on the moors.
Vanity Dies Hard The disappearance of Alice’s best friend, Nesta, creates a web of suspicion as Alice searches for the truth of what has happened to her friend, a truth that challenges her own sanity.
The Secret House of Death A suburban divorcee befriends the husband of a murder victim—her next door neighbor.
The Double A superstitious young woman believes meeting her double is a portent for death and disaster.
SET 2-Three disks, Six Episodes
Bribery and Corruption When the wife of an affluent man is murdered, the suspects include a young man and his father. A devious girl the son meets through a dating service,and a creepy chauffeur also become players in this web of blackmail and intrigue.
Front Seat When a retired couple return to the place where the wife grew up, she is jealous to find the bench made in honor of her daddy has been replaced with a new one. She becomes obsessed with finding out the secret of the old woman who occupies this new bench each day, gazing out to sea.
A Case of Coincidence A serial killer has been murdering young women. When the doctor’s wife becomes the next victim, the murder is blamed on a mentally challenged local. But is he really to blame?
A Dark Blue Perfume A recently widowed woman falls under the spell of her new neighbor. She maintains her faith in him even after discovering he spent time in prison for murder. He is slowly unraveling, and his guilt may to force him to commit an even more ghastly crime.
May and June Two estranged sisters reunite after the death of June’s husband, who she stole from May. Their efforts to forgive and forget rekindle an old grudge that has never quite died.
The Orchard Walls A sixteen year old girl has been sent to relatives to avoid bombing during the war. When she discovers secrets about her Aunt Ella’s affair with an airman while her husband is off fighting, tragic consequences ensue.
Set Three-Three Discs, 5 Episodes
The Going Wrong Successful but sleazy druglord Guy Curran has never gotten over his first love- the middle-classed and now disinterested Lenora. His refusal to let her go leads to dire consequences.
Harm Done An Inspector Wexford mystery starring George Baker . A strange series of kidnappings draw in as suspects a wealthy wife-beater and a pedophile just released from prison.
The Fallen Curtain As a teen, Richard Clayton was abducted by a mysterious stranger. His attempts to remember those missing hours lead to even more trauma.
The Lake of Darkness When Martin Urban unexpectedly wins the lottery, he finds that it brings him anything but good luck, especially when he becomes involved with a mysterious woman named Francesca and tries to help an ex-employee, an impoverished housekeeper whose son is a cold-blooded hit-man named Finn.
You Can’t Be Too Careful A neurotic woman, obsessed with locking the door, gets a careless new roommate. She finds that evil can’t be locked out.
Set Four-Two Disks, Two Full-Length Inspector Wexfords
These two full-length psychological crime mysteries, also starring George Baker, comprise Set Four. The set also includes bonus material, a documentary on George Baker and a Ruth Rendell biography.
Simisola Inspector Wexford’s investigation of his Nigerian-descent physician's missing daughter leads him to a string of other murders and a plot that may have racial motivation.
Road Rage Environmentalists set on halting the construction of a new higway set the stage for the discovery of the body of a murdered tourist and a series of kidnappings in which Wexford's own wife is taken hostage.
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