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The Best Episodes of A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery

Every episode of A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery!

Three elegant murder mysteries adapted from the crime novels of Dorothy L. Sayers. Set in the 1930s, the relationship of amateur sleuth Lord Peter...
Genres:DramaCrimeMystery
Network:BBC Two

Best Episodes Summary

"Have His Carcase (1)" is the best rated episode of "A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery". It scored 8.2/10 based on 213 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/14/1987. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Have His Carcase (4)".

  • Have His Carcase (1)
    8.2/10213 votes
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    #1 - Have His Carcase (1)

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/14/1987

    While on a walking tour of the West Country, Harriet stumbles on the body of a bearded man with his throat cut on a rocky outcropping near the sea.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Have His Carcase (4)
    8.2/1072 votes
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    #2 - Have His Carcase (4)

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/5/1987

    Peter and Harriet solve Paul Alexis coded letter and learn he was plotting to restore the monarchy to Russia. However his arranged meeting took place two hours before he died and witness Jem Pollock only saw Alexis meet with a young woman.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Have His Carcase (3)
    8.1/1068 votes
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    #3 - Have His Carcase (3)

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/28/1987

    Old Pollock tells the police he sold Paul Alexis 300 gold sovereigns. Lord Peter and Harriet attempt to deal with his infatuation and her fragile state of mind. Looking for Mrs. Weldon's husband, Bunter has more questions than answers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Strong Poison (3)
    8.0/1082 votes
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    #4 - Strong Poison (3)

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/7/1987

    Lord Peter asks his secretary Miss Climpson to find out what Urquhart's nurse Miss Booth knows. Faking a seance Miss Booth admits that Urquhart has forged Philip Boyes Will to make him the sole beneficiary but can Lord Peter break him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Have His Carcase (2)
    8.0/1072 votes
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    #5 - Have His Carcase (2)

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/21/1987

    Mrs. Weldon says she intended to marry dancer Paul Alexis and believes he was murdered. Lord Peter tells journalist Salcombe Hardy that the owner of the razor was the murderer. Peter and Harriet attempt to recreate Alexis last movements.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gaudy Night (3)
    8.0/1070 votes
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    #6 - Gaudy Night (3)

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/26/1987

    The prowler evades Harriet but leaves hairpin. Peter is asked to look over the evidence but Harriet is left flat when he follows an inquiry without her. Miss Devine's tale of an academic faking his thesis points to someone with a grudge.

    Director: Michael Simpson

    Writer: Philip Broadley

  • Strong Poison (1)
    7.9/10308 votes
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    #7 - Strong Poison (1)

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/25/1987

    Harriet Vane, a crime writer, is charged with poisoning Philip Boyes, her former lover, with arsenic. The evidence against her seems overwhelming, but it is all circumstantial. The jury is divided and a new trial is ordered, to begin in four weeks' time. Wimsey visits Harriet, finds himself falling in love with her, and sets out to clear her name.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Strong Poison (2)
    7.9/1082 votes
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    #8 - Strong Poison (2)

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/31/1987

    Lord Peter asks Miss Murchison to go undercover has a secretary at Norman Urquhart's law firm. She learns he was illegitimate and now paying for a nurse to care for his mother. Insp. Parker confirms Philip Boyes was definitely poisoned.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gaudy Night (1)
    7.9/10228 votes
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    #9 - Gaudy Night (1)

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/12/1987

    Harriet Vane attends a reunion at her Oxford College and is asked by the Warden to investigate a series of poison pen notes that several members of staff have received. She takes up residence in the college and receives one of these notes herself. In the cloistered environment of the school, there is any number of possible suspects. In the absence of a motive however, it is difficult to determine if the culprit is a member of staff, a student or even if it is a man or a woman. When Lord Peter Wimsey visits the college - as much to see Harriet as for anything else - he agrees to assist in the investigation. What he finds is that one member of the staff had reason to seek vengeance.

    Director: Michael Simpson

    Writer: Philip Broadley

  • Gaudy Night (2)
    7.8/1069 votes
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    #10 - Gaudy Night (2)

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/18/1987

    Harriet Vane continues her research into the odd goings on her old college. She is attacked and knocked unconscious while investigating someone playing the organ in the college chapel in the middle of the night.

    Director: Michael Simpson

    Writer: Philip Broadley