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Mystery!; Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: A Man Lay Dead

03/26/1993

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Series

Mystery!

Program

Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: A Man Lay Dead

Program Number

1406

Series Description

Premiered in 1980 -- offshoot of MASTERPIECE THEATRE. Showcase for the best of British drama in the mystery genre. Current producer, Rebecca Eaton. See individual episode titles for more information. Host: 1980: Gene Shalit; 1981-1989: Vincent Price; 1989-present: Diana Rigg Series release date: 1980

Program Description

A group of house-party guests in a palatial English manor stage the old parlor game, "Murder," playing all the parts as they try to solve a dreamed-up murder. In this case, the murder is for real. As the lights go down, someone plants a dagger in a guest's back and Alleyn, another guest, springs into action.

Duration

00:60:00

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Drama

Creators

Eaton, Rebecca (Series Producer)

Citation

Chicago: “Mystery!; Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: A Man Lay Dead,” 03/26/1993, GBH Archives, accessed January 20, 2025, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E1AA730A7BE54DFBB763FEAECD216828.

MLA: “Mystery!; Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: A Man Lay Dead.” 03/26/1993. GBH Archives. Web. January 20, 2025. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E1AA730A7BE54DFBB763FEAECD216828>.

APA: Mystery!; Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: A Man Lay Dead. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E1AA730A7BE54DFBB763FEAECD216828