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A four-part dramatisation of P.D. James's first novel. Starring Robin Ellis as Inspector Dalgleish.
Adam Dalgliesh arrives on the scene to investigate the murder of Sally Jupp in a peaceful Essex village. With Sian Phillips as Mrs Maxie, Hugh Grant as Felix, and Beatie Edney as Deborah.

Contributors

Inspector Adam Dalgleish:
Robin Ellis
Mrs Maxie:
Sian Phillips
Felix:
Hugh Grant
Deborah:
Beatie Edney
Dramatised By:
Neville Teller
Director:
Matthew Walters
Catherine:
Oona Beeson
Stephen:
David Thorpe
Miss Liddell:
Kate Binchy
Dr Epps:
Philip Anthony
Martha:
Jill Graham
Thornton/Hicks:
John Church
Police doctor:
John Baddeley
Sgt Martin:
Steve Hodson
Insp Manning:
John Fleming

Seven classic mysteries starring Clive Merrison as Holmes and Michael Williams as Dr Watson.

When a young aristocrat disappears from his school, the investigation takes Holmes and Watson to the Yorkshire moors.

Contributors

Author:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dramatised by:
Michael Bakewell
Violinist:
Leonard Friedman
Director:
Enyd Williams
Sherlock Holmes:
Clive Merrison
Dr Watson:
Michael Williams
Dr Huxtable:
Norman Bird
Duke of Holdernesse:
Nigel Davenport
James Wilder:
Mark Straker
Reuben Hayes:
John Church
Lyndon:
Ian Master

After Evensong in Westminster
Abbey tomorrow evening, a memorial tablet in Poets' Comer will be dedicated to the Victorian novelist Anthony Trollope. In a series of six programmes,
Richard Mullen considers aspects of 19th-century life seen through the eyes of this far-seeing author.
With Paul Rogers as Anthony Trollope. 1: Marriage.
Producer John Knight

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony Trollope.
Unknown:
Richard Mullen
Unknown:
Paul Rogers
Unknown:
Anthony Trollope.
Producer:
John Knight

Quentin Cooper rounds up the latest films on video and reviews big-screen releases Forever Young, starring Mel Gibson , and Catherine Deneuve 's film, Indochine. Plus a review of Barbara Vine 's novel
Asta's Book.
Producer John Goudie
(Revised repeat at 9.15pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Quentin Cooper
Unknown:
Mel Gibson
Unknown:
Catherine Deneuve
Unknown:
Barbara Vine
Producer:
John Goudie

Following the Chancellor of the Exchequer's annual Budget statement to
Parliament,
Christopher Cook examines attitudes to taxation since the Middle
Ages; as sections of British Rail are prepared for privatisation, Sean Street fondly recalls the "golden" age of steam; and Brian Gear pedals back into history to discover another cycling mania, years before the mountain bike.

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Cook
Unknown:
Sean Street
Unknown:
Brian Gear

Business in Handcuffs
Fraud is a high-profile crime, but prosecuting fraudsters has brought big problems for the authorities - especially the Serious Fraud Office. Can juries cope? Is a trial that lasts more than a year a worse punishment than a conviction? Peter Day investigates how to lock up the fraudsters.
Producer Nicholas Kochan

Contributors

Producer:
Nicholas Kochan

Six murder cases featuring the celebrated pathologist Dr Keith Simpson.
3: Hitchluke to Murder
The strangled body of a hitchhiker is found by the roadside, her belongings strewn around. But one thing is missing - a yellow string bag. Later it's found in a lake miles away. But how did it get there, and is this a crucial clue?
Narrator Nick Ross.

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Keith Simpson.
Narrator:
Nick Ross.

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