Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Curious Case Of The Curs'd Quayside | 19931209 | 20110815 (BBC7) 20110816 (BBC7) 20121206 (BBC7) 20121207 (BBC7) 20140324 (BBC7) 20140325 (BBC7) 20190423 (BBC7) 20190424 (BBC7) 20210216 (BBC7) 20210217 (BBC7) 20221115 (BBC7) 20221116 (BBC7) 20241224 (BBC7) 20241225 (BBC7) | Why do so many English warships sink for no apparent reason, and what does a certain jar contain? Christopher Marlowe gets a job, hires a servant - and inherits a mystery. First of four historical comedy mysteries by Ged Parsons. Admiral Downing ....... Garard Green Captain Curtis ....... Brian Bowles Captain Barnaby ....... Julian Dutton Ladies ....... Sarah Thomas/Victoria Carling The Elizabethan playwright gets a job, hires a servant - and inherits a mystery. The Elizabethan playwright gets a job, hires a servant - and inherits a mystery. Ged Parsons' adventure stars Dominic Jephcott. |
| 02 | The Turbulent Tale Of The Troubl'd Tragedy | 19931216 | 20110816 (BBC7) 20110817 (BBC7) 20121207 (BBC7) 20121208 (BBC7) 20140325 (BBC7) 20140326 (BBC7) 20190424 (BBC7) 20190425 (BBC7) 20210217 (BBC7) 20210218 (BBC7) 20221116 (BBC7) 20221117 (BBC7) 20241225 (BBC7) 20241226 (BBC7) | Why does an unknown patron fund the worst play ever written, and what has become of Mighty Meg? Series of historical comedy mysteries by Ged Parsons. Peek ....... Roy Hudd Fortescue ....... Simon Godley Trump ....... Lionel Jeffries Squires ....... Daniel Strauss Gloriana Nonesuch ....... Victoria Carling The Elizabethan spy wonders why an unknown patron funds the worst play ever written? The Elizabethan spy wonders why an unknown patron funds the worst play ever written? Stars Dominic Jephcott and Roy Hudd. |
| 03 | The Perplex'd Plot Of The Perilous Plague | 19931223 | 20110817 (BBC7) 20110818 (BBC7) 20121210 (BBC7) 20121211 (BBC7) 20140326 (BBC7) 20140327 (BBC7) 20190425 (BBC7) 20190426 (BBC7) 20210218 (BBC7) 20210219 (BBC7) 20221117 (BBC7) 20221118 (BBC7) 20241226 (BBC7) 20241227 (BBC7) | Can the hub of government survive the plague? As London is ravaged by an epidemic - the playwright spy is on the case of a double-crossing. Series of historical comedy mysteries by Ged Parsons. Beaumont ....... Garard Green Faversham ....... Ronald Herdman Ripley ....... Richard Bonneville Dr Valentine ....... Hugh Dennis As plague ravages London - the playwright spy is on the case of a double-crossing. As London is ravaged by plague - the playwright spy is on the case of a double-crossing. Stars Dominic Jephcott. |
| 04 | The Murky Mystery Of Murder At St Mark's | 19931230 | 20110818 (BBC7) 20110819 (BBC7) 20121211 (BBC7) 20121212 (BBC7) 20140327 (BBC7) 20140328 (BBC7) 20190426 (BBC7) 20190427 (BBC7) 20210219 (BBC7) 20210220 (BBC7) 20221118 (BBC7) 20221119 (BBC7) 20241227 (BBC7) 20241228 (BBC7) | Can a college murderer at large be outwitted? The eloquent Elizabethan spy heads to Cambridge, where college professors are dropping like flies. Last of a series of historical comedy mysteries by Ged Parsons. Darus ....... Peter Serafinowicz Sir Hubert ....... Gordon Reid Mistress Parker ....... Sarah Thomas The Elizabethan spy heads to Cambridge, where college professors are dropping like flies. The eloquent Elizabethan spy heads to Cambridge, where college professors are dropping like flies. Stars Dominic Jephcott. |