Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle

1977

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle

7.4 | en | Drama

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle (often referred to simply as Murder Most English) is a seven-part British detective miniseries based on Colin Watson's Flaxborough novel series. While Martin Lisemore receives billing on all episodes, he died midway through filming, and was replaced by Bill Sellars, who refused credit. Flaxborough, near the sea, near the countryside, seems such a nice town, so quiet, so charming. But underneath its placid surface, all kinds of scandalous things go on.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP1 Hopjoy Was Here: Part 1

May. 08,1977

Travelling salesman Hopjoy has disappeared — to the relief of many husbands, the rage of innumerable creditors, and the alarm of two mystery men from London, who know him as a spy. Is he dead? Purbright investigates.

EP2 Hopjoy Was Here: Part 2 / Lonelyheart 4122: Part 1

May. 15,1977

After solving the mystery of the missing Hopjoy, Purbright turns his attention to a 'lonely hearts' killer, whose next victim might be the fragile-seeming Miss Teatime. But she's deceptive.

EP3 Lonelyheart 4122: Part 2

May. 22,1977

Miss Teatime and her mysterious suitor both get an unexpected comeuppance, but will the former escape being murdered? As Purbright appreciatively notices, she's tougher than she looks.

EP4 The Flaxborough Crab: Part 1

May. 29,1977

Several otherwise reputable sexagenarian Flaxborough men seem to be under the influence of a potent aphrodisiac in a series of assaults on local women.

EP5 The Flaxborough Crab: Part 2

Jun. 05,1977

Purbright traces the drug affecting the male senior citizens in Flaxborough to either a herb supplement or an experimental prescription drug.

EP6 Coffin Scarcely Used: Part 1

Jun. 12,1977

After the death of Harold Carobleat, his wife Helen is shocked to find that he's left his estate to a neighbour who is subsequently found electrocuted.

EP7 Coffin Scarcely Used: Part 2

Jun. 19,1977

When a third member of the quintet of prominent citizens is murdered, Purbright uncovers the covert prostitution ring behind them.

7.4 | en | Drama , Crime , Mystery | More Info

Released: 1977-05-08 | Released Producted By: BBC , Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Drama , Crime , Mystery

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Cast

Anton Rodgers , Christopher Timothy

Director

Stanley Morris

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Crew

Anton Rodgers

as Detective Inspector Walter Purbright

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Christopher Timothy

as Detective Sergeant Sydney Love

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Stanley Morris

Production Design

Martin Lisemore

Producer

Bill Sellars

Producer

Paul Lewis

Original Music Composer

Colin Watson

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Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle Audience Reviews

Stometer Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Catherina If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.