Dorothy L. Sayers Mysteries: Gift Set

Three of Dorothy L. Sayers murder mysteries come splendidly to life in these BBC adaptations. Set in the 1930's, the relationship of amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey and mystery writer Harriet Vane unfolds in a realm of romance and intrigue. Featuring cameos from Popular Britcom star Judy Cornell (Keeping Up Appearances)

Includes the following episodes: Strong Poison, Have His Carcass, Gaudy Night

Individual volumes also available

Strong Poison
In the first of Dorothy L. Sayers’s famous Harriet Vane mystery series, amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey falls in love with Harriet Vane as she stands in the dock of Old Bailey. Harriet Vane is on trial for the diabolically clever murder of her fiancé. Not only does Wimsey believe in her innocence, he falls in love with her at first sight. Can he save her from the gallows and will he win her hand?

Have His Carcass
In the second of Sayers’s famous Harriet Vane mystery series, Harriet Vane cleared of murder through the efforts of Lord Peter Wimsey, seeks solace in the country. Walking along a barren beach she stumbles across the body of a bearded young man with his throat cut. From the moment she photographs the corpse, which soon disappears with the tide, she is puzzled by a mystery that might have been suicide, murder or a political plot. With the appearance of her dear friend Lord Peter Wimsey, she finds a reason for detective pursuit...as only the two of them can.

Gaudy Night
The third installment of Dorothy L. Sayers’s famous Harriet Vane mysteries, unfolds at the all female Shrewsbury College at Oxford. Upon returning to Oxford for the first time in years for a school reunion, Harriet Vane is asked by her old professors to turn her talents as a detective writer to practical use. Someone is terrorizing the faculty and students, sending vicious anonymous letters and eventually destroying collegiate property and attacking faculty members. Harriet struggles with the realization the the perpetrator may be a professor while confronting her feelings for lord Peter Wimsey.

Strong Poison

Harriet Vane	---	Harriet Walter
Lord Peter Wimsey	---	Edward Petherbridge
Bunter	---	Richard Morant
Philip Boyes	---	Paul Hastings
The Rev. Arthur Boyes	---	Derek Royle
Ryland Vaughan	---	Geoffrey Beevers
Judge	---	Preston Lockwood
Sir Impey Biggs	---	Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Crofts	---	Derek Ensor
Freddy Arbuthnot	---	Christopher Scoular
Chief Inspector Charles Parker	---	David Quilter
Norman Urquhart	---	Clive Francis
Pond	---	Timothy Bateson
Miss Climpson	---	Shirley Cain
Miss Murchison	---	Norma Streader
Hannah Westlock	---	Tilly Vosburgh
Sylvia Marriott	---	Carol Frazer
Eiluned Price	---	Alwyne Taylor
Marjorie Phelps	---	Amanda Murray
Miss Booth	---	Judy Cornwell

Written by Dorothy L. Sayers
Adapted by Philip Broadley
Directed by Christopher Hodson, Michael A. Simpson
Produced by Michael Chapman
Cinematography by Elmeer Crossey, Geoff Feld, Paul Wheeler
Film Editing by Susan Spivey

Have His Carcass

Harriet Vane	---	Harriet Walter
Lord Peter Wimsey	---	Edward Petherbridge
Bunter	---	Richard Morant
Mrs. Weldon	---	Rowena Cooper
Alexis	---	Simon Cuff
Perkins	---	Peter Benson
Haviland Martin	---	Romney Marsh
Inspector Trethowan	---	Ray Armstrong
P.C. Ormonde	---	Michael Troughton
Salcombe Hardy	---	Arthur Cox
Antoine	---	Michael Heath
Cherie	---	Trudie Goodwin

Written by Dorothy L. Sayers
Adapted by Rosemary Anne Sisson
Directed by Christopher Hodson
Produced by Michael Chapman
Original Music by Joseph Horovitz
Cinematography by John Daly, Geoff Feld, Paul Wheeler
Film Editing by Peter Reason, Susan Spivey

Gaudy Night

Harriet Vane	---	Harriet Walter
Lord Peter Wimsey	---	Edward Petherbridge
Bunter	---	Richard Morant
Dr. Baring	---	Sheila Burrell
Miss Martin	---	Carol McReady
Miss Devine	---	Dilys Hamlett
Miss Burrows	---	Caroline John
Miss Lydgate	---	Merelina Kendall
Miss Hillyard	---	Charmian May
Miss Barton	---	Auriol Smith
Miss Pyke	---	Charlotte West-Oram
Miss Chilperic	---	Nina Edwards
Padgett	---	Desmond McNamara
Carrie Sadler	---	Eileen Bell
Annie Wilson	---	Lavinia Bertram
Emily	---	Jacqueline Morgan
Betty Armstrong	---	Mary Keegan
Dorothy Collins	---	Penelope Beaumont

Written by Dorothy L. Sayers
Adapted by Philip Broadley
Directed by Christopher Hodson
Produced by Michael Chapman
Original Music by Joseph Horovitz
Cinematography by Elmer Cossey, Geoff Feld, Robert Pascal
Film Editing by Steve Eveleigh, Masahiro Hirakubo

Golden Globes?
1988 ?Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Title Sequence ? Liz Friedman