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Murder in Mind

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  • Director: Ferdinand Fairfax
  • Release Year: 2001

Plot

Created by Anthony Horowitz, the British anthology series Murder in Mind consisted of seven unrelated 60-minute crime tales, each told from the viewpoint of the murderer. The opening playlet was "Teacher," with David Suchet in the title role. Subsequent episodes included "Flame," with Steve McFadden as a cuckolded fireman; "Motive," about the killing of a babysitter; "Mercy," with William Collins as a country doctor who knocked off his wife; "Vigilante," all about the mob murder of an accused pedophile; "Neighbours," starring Kevin Whately and John Thomson as a most un-neighborly duo; and "Sleeper," with Keeley Hawes as a woman who believed herself to be an "unconscious" killer. Murder in Mind joined the BBC1 lineup on April 22, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Credit

Ferdinand Fairfax - Director, Nick Jones - Director, David Innes Edwards - Director, Paul Knight - Producer, Anthony Horowitz - Screenwriter, Stephen Leather - Screenwriter
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For the album by Desecration, see Murder in Mind (album).
Murder in Mind
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 22 April 2001 –
29 June 2003
External links
Official website

Murder in Mind is 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 was repeated on UKTV Drama during 2008.

Contents

Series 1: 2001

Original broadcast: 22 April – 17 June 2001, BBC One

Title Original Airdate #
"Teacher" 22 April 2001 1 (1x01)
Edward Palmer is a respected headmaster at a state boys' school. However a minor indiscretion in his personal life on a council estate leads to an accidental but horrific crime. One night Palmer approaches a rent boy for sex but quickly realizes he has made a terrible mistake, the rent boy pulls a knife demanding cash, but in a struggle he is killed. There's worse to come for Palmer, he was seen...and there's evidence at the murder scene which makes him an easy target for blackmail. His only daughter Catrin, a nurse, has a plan. Can Palmer a pillar of the community take the law into his own hands or after battling with his own conscience, will he pursue even more desperate measures?

Starring: David Suchet and Gillian Kearney
"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
"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
"Mercy" Unknown 4 (1x04)
TBC

Starring Timothy West, Judy Parfitt and John Gordon-Sinclair
"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
"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
"Sleeper" 17 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

Series 2: 2002

Original broadcast: 5 January – 28 May 2002, BBC One

Title Original Airdate #
"Passion" 5 January 2002 1 (2x01)
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
"Disposal" Unknown 2 (2x02)
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.
Starring Rob Brydon and Geraldine Somerville
"Rage" Unknown 3 (2x03)
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
"Swansong" Unknown 4 (2x04)
A sexy nightclub singer (Samantha Robson) plots with her lover (Michael Greco) to murder her rich husband so she can inherit his money and develop her singing career.

Starring Michael Greco and Samantha Robson
"Flashback" Unknown 5 (2x05)
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
"Victim" Unknown 6 (2x06)
Two friends move into the basement flat of a landlord Neil Stuke, who exhibits unusual behaviours. At the same time, a series of murders of local women are being reported in the local press. As one, Emily, gets closer to him, Lucy becomes increasing suspicious of him.

Starring Neil Stuke, Camilla Power and Frances Grey
"Memories" Unknown 7 (2x07)
A surgeon (Neil Pearson) suffers recurring nightmares of being chased in woodland as a young boy. Can he unravel the mystery of his memories...?

Starring Neil Pearson, Rebecca Lacey and Anne Stallybrass
"Regrets" 28 May 2002 8 (2x08)
After a bank error results in a struggling business owner (Dennis Waterman) losing his business, house and marriage, he decides to get revenge...

Starring Dennis Waterman and Samantha Beckinsale

Series 3: 2003

Original broadcast: 25 January — 29 June 2003, BBC One

Title Original Airdate #
"Echoes" 25 January 2003 1 (3x01)
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
"Favours" Unknown 2 (3x02)
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
"Stalkers" Unknown 3 (3x03)
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
"Suicide" Unknown 4 (3x04)
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
"Contract" Unknown 5 (3x05)
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
"Landlord" Unknown 6 (3x06)
An 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
"Justice" Unknown 7 (3x07)
After a confrontation with the son of a local criminal, a father (Adrian Dunbar) finds that events start to spiral out of control. He starts to suspect that Alex (Colin Salmon), a Police officer and boyfriend of his ex-wife (Helen Baxendale), is involved.

Starring Helen Baxendale, Adrian Dunbar and Colin Salmon
"Cornershop" 29 June 2003 8 (3x08)
TBC

Starring Basker Patel, Nina Wadia and Tim Healy

DVD release

UK

  • A 9-disc DVD boxset containing all three series is currently available in the UK for purchase.

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