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| Murder in Mind | |
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| Genre | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
| Created by | Anthony Horowitz |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC One |
| Original run | April 22, 2001 – June 29, 2003 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Murder in Mind was a British television thriller drama anthology series of self-contained stories with a murderous theme.
It was created by Anthony Horowitz, and broadcast on BBC One from 2001 to 2003. It included guest stars in every episode and it ran for three series, for a total of twenty-three episodes. The series has also been repeated on UKTV Drama during 2008.
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Series tagline
""What drives someone to kill? And how do they live with themselves? Journey into the psyche of the murderer."
Series 1: 2001
Originally broadcast on BBC1 between April 22, 2001 and June 17, 2001.
| Title | Original Airdate | # | |||
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| "Teacher" | April 22, 2001 | 1 (1x01) | |||
| TBC
Starring: David Suchet and Gillian Kearney |
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| "Flame" | Unknown | 2 (1x02) | |||
| A firefighter (Steve McFadden) discovers that his wife is having an affair with his colleague and is in the process of seeking a divorce. He is approached by a "problem-solver," Jim Napeworth (Keith Allen), who offers him a solution.
Starring Steve McFadden and Keith Allen |
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| "Motive" | Unknown | 3 (1x03) | |||
| A couple (Susannah Harker and Reece Dinsdale) decide to murder the babysitter. But what, if any, are their motives for doing so and can they cover up the crime?
Starring Susannah Harker and Reece Dinsdale |
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| "Mercy" | Unknown | 4 (1x04) | |||
| TBC
Starring Timothy West, Judy Parfitt and John Gordon-Sinclair |
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| "Vigilante" | Unknown | 5 (1x05) | |||
| A Police officer (Ian Kelsey) and two mates pay a visit to a man, accused of being a 'paedophile' by the local press, intending to obtain the location of a local missing girl. However, events quickly spiral out of control and loyalties are put to the test...
Starring Ian Kelsey and Tim Healy |
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| "Neighbours" | Unknown | 6 (1x06) | |||
| New neighbours the Squires (John Thompson and Denise Van Outen) move in next door to Nigel (Kevin Whately) and Joanne (Caroline Goodall) Liddy and start making their lives a suburban nightmare. Eventually, Nigel's patience starts wearing out and he decides to take action.
Starring Kevin Whately, Caroline Goodall, John Thompson and Denise Van Outen |
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| "Sleeper" | June 17, 2001 | 7 (1x07) | |||
| Deborah (Keeley Hawes) suffers sleep terrors and is prone to sleepwalking, and it is severely affecting her relationships and studies. After suspecting her boyfriend of cheating, he leaves. The next morning, Deborah wakes up with blood on her clothes and next to a blood-stained hammer.
Starring Keeley Hawes |
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Series 2: 2002
Originally broadcast on BBC1 between January 05, 2002 and May 28, 2002.
| Title | Original Airdate | # | |||
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| "Passion" | January 05, 2002 | 1 (1x01) | |||
| A lonely call centre supervisor (Pauline Quirke) is infatuated with her manager (Mark Womack), who she believes is unappreciated and neglected by his wife. When she suspects that a colleague is having an affair with him, she plans to remove both obstacles from his life with the hope that he will then realise a love for her.
Starring Pauline Quirke, Lucy Davis and Mark Womack |
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| "Disposal" | Unknown | 2 (1x02) | |||
| A mild-mannered waste disposal manager (Rob Brydon) accidentally records evidence of his wife having an affair with his brother-in-law. He sets about planning revenge; the perfect murder - efficient and with no suspicion. But is it possible? Trivia: This episode features the main character(s) breaking the fourth wall and talking direct to the audience as the events unfold. |
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| "Rage" | Unknown | 3 (1x03) | |||
| A kitchen-knife salesman, Eddie (Neil Dudgeon), is having an increasingly bad day. After a road-rage incident, Eddie believes that he has killed a man. His overbearing mother (Annette Crosbie) insists that he does not contact the Police to confess and sets about ensuring he is not detected. As the pressure mounts and Eddie begins a friendship with the widow (Maggie O'Neill), an investigating Detective begins getting closer to the identity of the murderer.
Starring Annette Crosbie and Neil Dudgeon |
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| "Swansong" | Unknown | 4 (1x04) | |||
| TBC
Starring Michael Greco and Samantha Robson |
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| "Flashback" | Unknown | 5 (1x05) | |||
| A newly-appointed Judge (Nigel Havers) is shot on the steps of a courthouse. A series of flashbacks take us back to the events leading up to his last criminal court case as a QC; the violent murder of a high-class prostitute (Patsy Kensit).
Starring Nigel Havers, Patsy Kensit, Jamie Foreman, Art Malik and David Hemmings |
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| "Victim" | Unknown | 6 (1x06) | |||
| TBC
Starring Neil Stuke, Camilla Power and Frances Grey |
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| "Memories" | Unknown | 7 (1x07) | |||
| TBC
Starring Neil Pearson, Rebecca Lacey and Anne Stallybrass |
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| "Regrets" | May 28, 2002 | 8 (1x08) | |||
| TBC
Starring Dennis Waterman and Samantha Beckinsale |
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Series 3: 2003
Originally broadcast on BBC1 between January 25, 2003 and June 29, 2003.
| Title | Original Airdate | # | |||
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| "Echoes" | January 25, 2003 | 1 (1x01) | |||
| After a Victorian skeleton is found on her estate, a young woman (Tara Fitzgerald) starts to experience strange happenings in the night. She calls for help from a psychic (Paul Rhys) and they uncover parallels with the present.
Starring Tara Fitzgerald, James Wilby and Paul Rhys |
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| "Favours" | Unknown | 2 (1x02) | |||
| After making a new life, a pub landlord (Gary Kemp) finds his past catching up with him in the form of old acquantance Chaz (Phil Davis), who needs one last favour...
Starring Gary Kemp, Gaynor Faye and Phil Davis |
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| "Stalkers" | Unknown | 3 (1x03) | |||
| Children's author Hat Vezey (Natasha Little) attempts to avoid an infatuated stalker, (Neil Morrissey), who becomes increasingly dangerous.
Starring Neil Morrissey, Natasha Little and Barbara Flynn |
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| "Suicide" | Unknown | 4 (1x04) | |||
| A woman (Diana Rigg) is found dead, apparently from suicide. However, as the police dig deeper, the suicide is not all that it appears.
Starring Diana Rigg and John Bowe |
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| "Contract" | Unknown | 5 (1x05) | |||
| Three city workers (Jamie Theakston, Raji James and Andrew Clover) hire a hitman (Adam Faith) to prevent their fraudulent secret being revealed but after the 'mark' dies of natural causes, they believe that the deal is over.
Starring Adam Faith and Jamie Theakston |
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| "Landlord" | Unknown | 6 (1x06) | |||
| A unscrupulous landlord (Nicholas Lyndhurst) rents a flat to a young student, who is overcome by fumes from a faulty boiler. He must then take desperate steps to cover his tracks.
Starring Nicholas Lyndhurst and Ruth Gemmell |
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| "Justice" | Unknown | 7 (1x07) | |||
| TBC
Starring Helen Baxendale, Adrian Dunbar and Colin Salmon |
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| "Cornershop" | June 29, 2003 | 8 (1x08) | |||
| TBC
Starring Basker Patel, Nina Wadia and Tim Healy |
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DVD release
UK
- A 9-disc DVD boxset containing all three series' is currently available in the UK for purchase.
External links
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