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Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club

1973 · 1 season

A gentle, talky period puzzle that unfolds at a leisurely pace, rewarding patient viewers with quiet wit and careful deduction.

Created by
Ronald Wilson
Genres
Crime, Mystery
Starring
Ian Carmichael, Derek Newark, Terence Alexander
Overview
When General Fentiman is found dead in his chair a the posh Bellona Club, the cause seems straightforward: a heart attack brought on by old age. The Lady Dorland, the General's sister, dies on the same day. Is it a startling coincidence or something more sinister? Called in to investigate, Lord Peter becomes suspicious of the general's grandson, whose peculiar behavior and whereabouts on the night of the deaths seem incriminating. But these suspicions are overshadowed by the discovery that Miss Dorland, Lady Dorland's niece, has an abiding interest in poisons.

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Created by
Ronald Wilson
Genres
Crime, Mystery
Starring
Ian Carmichael, Derek Newark, Terence Alexander
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • mystery
    • deception
    • family
    • greed
    • death
    Places
    • big city
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • procedural
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour4
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, mystery
    Created by
    Ronald Wilson
    Starring
    Ian Carmichael, Derek Newark, Terence Alexander, Anna Cropper, Mark Eden, Donald Pickering, Jimmy Gardner, Noel Coleman
    Length
    1 seasons, 4 episodes
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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