Drawing on her love of theatre and art, New Zealand author Ngaio Marsh created elegant crime-puzzlers full of quirky characters with hidden agendas, all brought meticulously to life in this BBC series.
Where to Watch The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries • Season 2
Hand in GloveA divorced and disliked man living in a nobleman's estate is found in a sewer ditch after someone rolled a concrete pipe on his head.
Dead Water
E2
Dead WaterAlleyn's old French teacher, the landlord of an idyllic Scottish island is receiving death threats because she's blocking its development as a health spa.
Scales of Justice
E3
Scales of JusticeThe publication of a war hero's memoirs and his dispute with a neighboring fisherman about poaching leads to a murder.