The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Season 6

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 6

11 Episodes

The Speaker of Mandarin: Part One
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The Speaker of Mandarin: Part OneWexford is in China on a study tour of historic sites. To his amazement, he has psychic experiences, including a vision of the body of a Chinese nobleman dead for two thousand years. Wexford's tour party is made up of strangers, but he feels tense and claustrophobic among them. Then a young Chinese student drowns during the trip. On his return to England, Wexford is called to a murder scene, and the dead woman, who has been shot, was one of those with him on his Chinese trip. There is no obvious motive, and he decides to investigate all his fellow tourists, finding hidden greed, treachery, theft, and adultery.
The Speaker of Mandarin: Part Two
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The Speaker of Mandarin: Part TwoReg is back in The UK, his vivid nightmare is realised when one of his fellow travellers in China is shot dead.
The Speaker of Mandarin: Part Three
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The Speaker of Mandarin: Part ThreeReg tracks down the mysterious, beautiful woman from China, and having interviewed all of those who were travelling in Asia, he whittles the suspects down.
The Mouse in the Corner: Part One
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The Mouse in the Corner: Part OneTom Peterlee, a member of a large family who live in three adjoining cottages, is murdered. Eva, his mother is quite cavalier in reaction to his death in Wexford's opinion and other family members are no more helpful. Heather, his widow, seems dumb with grief and his brother and meek sister-in-law are similarly evasive. Family friend Carol is more forthcoming, providing Heather with an alibi, but Wexford is sure one of the Peterlees is a killer. Burden has problems of his own when his daughter starts dating a married man and a series of ramraids in Kingsmarkham add to Wexford's problems.
The Mouse in the Corner: Part Two
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The Mouse in the Corner: Part TwoWexford and Burden continue to hunt for Peterlee's killer, before Mike is able to focus on the job in hand, he has to confront his daughter Pat, over the letter he received.
An Unwanted Woman: Part One
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An Unwanted Woman: Part OneWexford investigates the killing of an elderly woman. Harry and Doreen Betts of Kingsmarkham are suspected of murdering their mother. But did they do it, or have they been framed?
An Unwanted Woman: Part Two
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An Unwanted Woman: Part TwoWhen a 92-year old lady dies, Reg becomes suspicious that there was more to it than old age, and begins an investigation into the slightly sinister elderly retired community surrounding her.
Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part One
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Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part OneA Kingsmarkham police sergeant dies, carrying a replica gun he had taken from his young son... Then, one year later, Wexford is called to Tancred House, where Davina Flory and her family lie shot dead in a pool of blood. The only survivor is seventeen-year-old Daisy Flory. There are no other witnesses, and the two possible suspects have vanished into thin air. Then a blackmailer is found dangling from a tree... Wexford slowly uncovers a web of motives, greed, illicit sex, and revenge.
Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part Two
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Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part TwoReg face up the fact that he is now looking for a serial killer, a rare occurrence in Kingsmarkham, it also seems as if he's being taunted, flowers are being left with bizarre messages on them.
Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part Three
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Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part ThreeReg had taken a personal interest in Daisy's welfare, concerned for both her present state, and her future, his concern for her is getting in the way of his own relationships.
Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part Four
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Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part FourReg continues to work solo, he and Mike both begin to put the pieces together, the outcome comes as a big surprise to all parties.