Edward petherbridge played lord peter for bbc television in 1987, in which three of the four major wimseyvane novels strong poison, have his carcase and gaudy night were dramatised under the umbrella title a dorothy l. Nov 11, 20 lord peter wimsey series with edward petherbridge and harriet walter. Sayers novels, and guildenstern in tom stoppard s rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead. Edward petherbridge on playing lord peter wimsey edward petherbridge. The lord peter wimsey collection 10dvd box set five red herrings the nine tailors murder must advertise the unpleasantness at the bell nonusa format, pal, reg. Pritchard in the 1996 tv movie gullivers travels, with effects by jim hensons creature shop. For any other lord peter and harriet fanatics out there and i know there are some, because ive talked to them on quite irrelevant threads the dorothy l sayers mysteries start on thursday 8th january at 8. Edward petherbridge on playing lord peter wimsey by. The first two episodes of the lord peter series clouds of witness and the unpleasantness at the bellona club are just out on dvd, and watching them now is like entering a nostalgic time warp. Ian carmichael is lord peter wimsey in these consummate bbc radio dramatisations of dorothy l sayers muchloved mysteries. Lord peter wimsey worlds best detective, crime, and murder. Ian carmichael stars as the aristocratic detective lord peter wimsey in this classic bbc adaptation of the novels by dorothy l. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series lord peter wimsey 1987. Among his many roles, he portrayed lord peter wimsey in the 1987 bbc television adaptations of dorothy l.
First broadcast in the late 1980s, petherbridge starred in three episodes. One series that we particularly enjoy is the lord peter wimsey series. Lord peter death bredon wimsey dso is the fictional protagonist in a series of detective novels. First episode is strong poison, and its the harriet walter and edward petherbridge version thank goodness.
Tv series 1987 lord peter wimsey 10 episodes, 1987 pericles, prince of tyre tv movie 1984. Several versions of busmans honeymoon were filmed in the 1940s, while unnatural death and whose body. The wimsey papers are a series of articles by dorothy l. Nov 20, 2016 at 51, edward petherbridge wasnt much younger than carmichael when he first appeared as wimsey in the 1987 tv serieshowever, he looked younger. See more ideas about dorothy l sayers, lord, peter. Lord peter wimsey series the cozy mystery list blog. Lord peter wimsey was played by ian carmichael in a series of separate serials that ran between 1972 and 1975, adapting five novels clouds of witness, the unpleasantness at the bellona club, five red herrings, murder must advertise and the nine tailors, and by edward petherbridge in 1987, in which three of the four major wimsey vane novels. As depicted in the series, wimsey is an aging man born in 1890. The bbc was unable to secure the rights to turn the fourth major lord peter wimsey novel, busmans honeymoon, into a proposed fourth and last part of the originally planned episode series, so. His other main pastime is collecting early editions of books.
At 51, edward petherbridge wasnt much younger than carmichael when he first appeared as wimsey in the 1987 tv serieshowever, he looked younger. Sayers have his carcase, writer harriet vane harriet walter discovers a man with his throat cut lying on a deserted beach. Together these comprise the story of peters ardent pursuit of. The wimsey stories take place between 1922 and 1936, and a bit unusually for a mystery series the characters age in real time. Oct 25, 2018 later, to this depiction of wimsey, edward petherbridge added a vulnerable heart. A gentleman sleuth solves mysteries and falls in love with a detective novelist. Edward petherbridge on playing lord peter wimsey youtube. Lord peter has 30 days to find new evidence to save miss vane from the hangman. Lord peter wimsey, younger brother of the duke of denver, is a scholar with time on his hands and a penchant for solving murder mysteries, aided. Edward petherbridge played lord peter for bbc television in 1987, in which three of the four major wimseyvane novels strong poison, have. Lord peter wimsey edward petherbridge and harriet vane harriet walter the lord peter wimsey stories. With harriet walter, edward petherbridge, richard morant, paul hastings. British television an illustrated guide compiled for the bfi by tise vahimagi published by the oxford university press 1994. In part one, strong poison, wimsey falls head over heels for vane while shes on trial for the murder of her lover, and then employs his.
Lord peter wimsey was played by ian carmichael in a series of separate serials that ran between 1972 and 1975, adapting five novels clouds of witness, the unpleasantness at the bellona club, five red herrings, murder must advertise and the nine tailors, and by edward petherbridge in 1987, in which three of the four major wimseyvane novels. Lord peter death bredon wimsey dso is the fictional protagonist in a series of detective novels and short stories by dorothy l. The series follows the aristocratic sleuth lord peters romance with the crime writer harriet vane, and stars edward petherbridge as wimsey. Edward petherbridge does an excellent job as lord peter wimsey. Lord peter bredon wimsey the leading role in dorothy l sayers series, plays the role of a detective with no legal law enforcement permit. We offer 3 different ways for you to listen to our old time radio shows so that no matter what device you are using pc, laptop, android phone, iphone, ipad, kindle, tablet. These five featurelength adaptations bring all the wit, elegance and style of one of englands classiest detectives to the scene of the crime five crimes to be exact each one presenting an interesting challenge for this sharpwitted mastermind.
Second time lucky in love ten literary couples who eventually find true love dorothy l sayers i look to you mystery series pbs mystery lucky in. At the royal shakespeare company in 1980, he was a memorable newman. The latter group was strong poison known as lord peter wimsey in the united states, have his carcase, and gaudy night, in which edward petherbridge played lord peter wimsey. Like petherbridge as lord peter, but didnt like harriet w. The english subtitles are not exactly accurate for these episodes. Edward petherbridge also played lord peter for bbc television in 1987, in which three of the four major wimsey vane novels strong poison, have his carcase and gaudy night were dramatised under the umbrella title a dorothy l. Edward petherbridge stars as the monocled crime solver, and the three novels adapted for the series chronicle wimseys romantic pursuit of mystery writer harriet vane harriet walter in 1930s england. Lord peter wimsey is the younger brother of the fictitious duke of denver. He becomes more of a character, more of a human being. With harriet walter, edward petherbridge, richard morant, rowena cooper. Mar 25, 2020 the wimsey papers are a series of articles by dorothy l. On stage, petherbridge originated the role of guildenstern in tom stoppards play rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead in 1966. One thing unique about the lord peter wimsey series is that peter develops over the course of the books. Lord peter wimsey 10 episodes, 1987 richard morant.
Lord peter wemsey online using any of the 3 radio players below. Wimsey and his aid arrive in scotland for a quiet holiday only to discover a corpse. He is of average height, a beaked nose strawcolored hair making an impression of a foolish face. Sayers strong poison, lord peter wimsey edward petherbridge sets out to exonerate a mystery writer accused of murderand to make her his wife. Jan 14, 2015 edward petherbridge on playing lord peter wimsey edward petherbridge. Lord peter wimsey project gutenberg selfpublishing. Sayers amateur detective, lord peter wimsey goes about solving murder cases. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series lord peter wimsey 1972. The five lord peter wimsey mysteries are substantial miniseries, consisting of four 52minute episodes each, with clouds of witness weighing in at five episodes. He is an actor and writer, known for the guardians 1971, the river flows east 1962 and american playhouse 1981. Clouds of witness might be my big favorite but the others also are fun to watch. Lord peter wimsey whereas, up to the present, there is only one known way of getting born, there are endless ways of getting killed. Dorothy l sayers mysteries by christopher hodson christopher. I already had all the episodes on separate dvds but wanted the box set too.
A dilettante who solves mysteries for his own amusement, wimsey is an archetype for the british gentleman detective. Sayers published between november 1939 and january 1940 in the spectator. Sayers mystery tv series 1987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses. If you like to wallow in a bit of nostalgia from the golden age of detective fiction, then this is for you. Edward petherbridge born 3 august 1936 is an english actor, writer and artist. Lord peter wimsey on bbc tv with edward petherbridge.
Lord peter continues on his crusade in solving more murder. They had the form of letters exchanged by members of the wimsey family and other characters familiar to readers of the lord peter wimsey detective novels. The new series focused on three of the harriet vane novels none of which had featured in the carmichael run. Edward petherbridge was born on august 3, 1936 in west bowling, bradford, west yorkshire, england. On broadway, he received a tony award nomination for his portrayal of newman. Sayers mystery is a series of television adaptations of three lord peter wimsey novelsstrong poison, have his carcase and gaudy nightby dorothy l. Lord peter wimsey series with edward petherbridge and harriet.
Only three episodes strong poison, have his carcass and gaudy night. When i got the box set i watched all the episodes again and was again delighted with the ian carmichael interpretation of lord peter wimsey. Edward petherbridge also played lord peter for bbc television in 1987, in which three of the four major wimseyvane novels strong poison, have his carcase and gaudy night were dramatised under the umbrella title a dorothy l. Sep 22, 2006 one series that we particularly enjoy is the lord peter wimsey series. Sir julian freke believes that morality is a neurological reflex. Actually, there are two different versions of the lord peter wimsey series by the great author dorothy l. Lord peter wimsey chronological series by dorothy l. Together these comprise the story of peters ardent pursuit of detective novelist harriet vane. Lord peter wimsey wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Edward petherbridge stars as lord peter wimsey in the superb mystery series. Petherbridge, who is best known for his stage work, also appeared as lord peter in the 1988 play busmans honeymoon, which costarred his reallife wife, emily richard, as harriet vane. May 10, 2010 the first two episodes of the lord peter series clouds of witness and the unpleasantness at the bellona club are just out on dvd, and watching them now is like entering a nostalgic time warp. All the dorothy l sayers mysteries are a delight to watch. Edward petherbridge, harriet walter, richard morant, david quilter, christopher scoular, clive francis, jean.
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