The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Season 2

TV-14

From cold, rock-strewn moors to comfortable suburban estates, award-winning writer Ruth Rendell explores the dark fissures between friends and family members that motivate murder.

Where to Watch Season 2

6 Episodes

A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part One
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A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part OneWexford finds he is dealing with a very nasty case when nature-loving Elizabeth Nightingale is murdered on one of her nightly walks through the woods around Myfleet Manor.
A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part Two
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A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part TwoReg Wexford tries to get to the bottom of Elizabeth Nightingale's baffling murder. While he doesn't realize that he has held the clue to solving the case in his hand for quite some time, it's vital information provided by an old friend that sets him on the right track and lets him have a clearer picture. But then there is Elizabeth's will, and things become even more complicated.
A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part Three
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A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part ThreeA long, sleepless night provides DCI Wexford with the long sought, final clue to solving the mystery of Elizabeth Nightingale's murder. But as he visits his main suspect, he is in for a surprise. A dark secret about love and deception and murder is revealed at last before Wexford can close the file on yet another solved murder case.
Shake Hands Forever: Part One
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Shake Hands Forever: Part OneAngela Hathall is murdered, but Wexford can find no motive and no suspect. Maybe she picked up a stranger who killed her?The line Wexford follows alienates not just his colleagues, including Mike Burden, but his wife, too.
Shake Hands Forever: Part Two
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Shake Hands Forever: Part TwoReg Wexford becomes obsessed with Angela Hathall's murder case. He is sure he has his killer but he can't prove anything. All he has to go by is a hunch. And his suspect takes steps to get Wexford off his back. Soon, Wexford's job is on the line as DCC Griswold orders him to stop further investigation in the case. But Reg Wexford still has a few cards up his sleeve. When attractive Nancy Lake sets her eye on Wexford and tries to seduce him, things become complicated - will Wexford be able to resist the advances of a beautiful woman?
Shake Hands Forever: Part Three
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Shake Hands Forever: Part ThreeWexford's murder suspect is about to slip away. For Wexford and his team a race against time begins and the DCI has to pull all stops to solve a murder case that left him with only one single clue - a woman's hand print. Relying on the help of his nephew and a trusted colleague, Wexford finally proves that his hunch was right. Will he and his team be able to stop a murderer and his accomplice before it's too late? But Reg Wexford doesn't realize that he is in for yet another surprise.