Dorothy L. Sayers mysteries /
Three elegant murder mysteries adapted from the crime novels of Dorothy L. Sayers. Set in the 1930's, the relationship of amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane unfolds in a realm of romance and intrigue.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned. |
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[United States] : [Place of publication not identified] :
Warner Home Video ; BBC Video,
[2002]
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| Summary: | Three elegant murder mysteries adapted from the crime novels of Dorothy L. Sayers. Set in the 1930's, the relationship of amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane unfolds in a realm of romance and intrigue. 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, the mystery writer, as she stands in the dock of Old Bailey. Harriet Vane is on trial for the diabolically clever murder of her lover. 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 carcase: In the second of Sayers's famous Harriet Vane mystery series, Harriet Vane, the mystery writer, 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 of the college by sending vicious anonymous letters, eventually leading to the destruction of collegiate property and the attack of faculty members. Harriet struggles with the realization that the perpetrator may be a professor as well as the realization of her growing feelings for Lord Peter Wimsey. |
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| Item Description: | Based on three novels by Dorothy L. Sayers. Originally produced as a 3-part, 10-episode BBC TV production in 1987; aired in the US on PBS's Mystery! series. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 3 videodiscs (approximately 500 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. Also issued on VHS. |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Dramatized by Philip Broadley, Rosemary Anne Sisson ; directed by Christopher Hodson. |
| ISBN: | 0790766175 (set) : 0790768224 0790768232 0790768240 |