2.9 Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

This time Andy & Martin delve into Ngaio Marsh's Alleyn
Mysteries which aired on the BBC in the early Nineties. Having
watched the 1990 pilot 'Artists in Crime' and a 1993 episode 'Final
Curtain' they are able to compare the performances of Simon
Williams and Patrick Malahide in the title role. Belinda Lang is
thankfully a constant as his artist 'friend' Agatha Troy, as is the
characterful William Simons as Fox. While underwhelmed by the
pilot, they are bowled over by the OTT Final Curtain especially due
to the presence of Graham Crowden , Eleanor Bron, Michael Sheard
and Michael Bilton and many more. Crowden even threatens to
out-chew Soldeed here! If you like your murder mysteries, campy,
period and full of over-the-top artist or actor-y types this is the
drama and podcast episode for you. Their exploration meanders as
usual as they also remember Moondial, M*A*S*H, 2 Point 4 Children
and Victoria Wood Presents. There's even a guest appearance from Ru
Paul. We also have a question to ask you all, inspired by this
episode: "Do you design for the theatre?' Enjoy!