Murder Most Horrid
Murder Most Horrid
A comedy that started in 1991 as a pilot, Murder Most Horrid stars Dawn French as various characters, as she embarks on a different mystery every episode. In one way or another she is involved with murder - either committing the crime herself or even getting bumped off herself!
匚卂尺ㄥ reviewedMarch 21, 2025
Dawn French is a wonderfully versatile performer and Murder Most Horrid shows the vast range of her ability. Vamps, old ladies, cross-dressing Victorian doctors...you name it, French can play it. The first two series are perhaps better than the last two, the writing is more taut and character development a bit deeper, with some really funny and inventive scenarios. I felt that the last two series lost their way a bit, as though the writers tried so hard to be clever that they forgot to make it funny. Overall it's a brilliant bit of television, full of wry and gloriously dark humour, and Dawn French's diverse characters are captivating.