An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (TV series)

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Genre	Mystery
Based on	An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P.D. James
Directed by	Ben Bolt John Strickland David Evans Mary McMurray
Starring	Helen Baxendale Annette Crosbie Rosemary Leach Struan Rodger
Composer	Colin Towns
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	10 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE.
Production
Executive producers	Rebecca Eaton Stephen Matthews Douglas Rae
Producers	Colin Ludlow Debbie Shewell
Cinematography	Dick Dodd
Editor	David Head
Running time	60 minutes (UK; 1997–1998) 120 minutes (UK; 1999–2001)
Production companies	Ecosse Films WGBH Boston HTV
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	24 October 1997 (1997-10-24) – 16 May 2001 (2001-05-16)
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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman is a British television mystery drama series, based upon the 1972 novel of the same name by P.D. James, that starred Helen Baxendale and Annette Crosbie.^[1] Two series were produced, each focusing on two separate feature-length dramas, each based in part upon the book of the same name and its 1982 sequel, The Skull Beneath the Skin.^[2] These aired on ITV between 24 October 1997 and 16 May 2001, also airing in the United States on PBS as part of their Mystery! series.^[3]

Baxendale stars as Cordelia Gray, a young, aspiring private detective learning the ropes from her mentor, disgraced ex-policeman Bernie Pryde (Jeff Nuttall). But when Pryde's sudden suicide leaves Cordelia the sole proprietor of his ramshackle agency, she is forced to continue her education on the job. With only Mrs Sparshott (Annette Crosbie), the agency's longtime secretary and her new assistant on the team, Cordelia finds herself thrust headfirst into unfamiliar waters. The complete series was released on DVD in the United States on 8 January 2008.^[4]