A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery

A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
Titlescreen. The animated title sequence was created by Richard Purdum Productions.
GenreMystery
Period drama
StarringEdward Petherbridge
Harriet Walter
Richard Morant
ComposerJoseph Horovitz
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducerMichael Chapman
Running time52 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release25 March (1987-03-25) –
30 May 1987 (1987-05-30)
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A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery is a series of television adaptations of three Lord Peter Wimsey novels—Strong Poison, Have his Carcase and Gaudy Night—by Dorothy L. Sayers.

The series follows the aristocratic sleuth Lord Peter's romance with the crime writer Harriet Vane, and stars Edward Petherbridge as Wimsey, Harriet Walter as Vane and Richard Morant as Bunter. The adaptations were first broadcast on BBC Two beginning on 25 March 1987.