The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

(a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

Last updated: Wed, 7 Jun 2023 -1:00

Mysteries based on the works of Ruth Rendell. Police Inspector Wexford and his assistant Inspector Burden were featured exclusively as the detectives in the first 6 seasons, and occasionally thereafter.

Show Details:

Start date: Aug 1988
End date: Oct 2000
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): ITV (UK)
Run time: 60 min
Episodes: 85 eps
Genre(s): Crime/Mystery, Drama

Credits:

George Baker as Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford
Christopher Ravenscroft as Det. Insp. Mike Burden
Louie Ramsay as Dora Wexford
Diane Keen as Jenny Burden

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Printable Guide @TVmaze

Episode list & details from: TVmaze • TV.com

Episode #		Original Air Date	Titles

Season 1

1.	1-1	02 Aug 87	Wolf to the Slaughter: Part One
2.	1-2	09 Aug 87	Wolf to the Slaughter: Part Two
3.	1-3	16 Aug 87	Wolf to the Slaughter: Part Three
4.	1-4	23 Aug 87	Wolf to the Slaughter: Part Four

Season 2

5.	2-1	19 Jun 88	A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part One
6.	2-2	26 Jun 88	A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part Two
7.	2-3	03 Jul 88	A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part Three
8.	2-4	23 Sep 88	Shake Hands Forever: Part One
9.	2-5	30 Sep 88	Shake Hands Forever: Part Two
10.	2-6	07 Oct 88	Shake Hands Forever: Part Three
11.	2-7	23 Dec 88	No Crying He Makes

Season 3

12.	3-1	22 Oct 89	No More Dying Then: Part One
13.	3-2	29 Oct 89	No More Dying Then: Part Two
14.	3-3	05 Nov 89	No More Dying Then: Part Three
15.	3-4	12 Nov 89	A Sleeping Life: Part One
16.	3-5	19 Nov 89	A Sleeping Life: Part Two
17.	3-6	26 Nov 89	A Sleeping Life: Part Three
18.	3-7	17 Dec 89	The Veiled One

Season 4

19.	4-1	30 Sep 90	Some Lie and Some Die: Part One
20.	4-2	07 Oct 90	Some Lie and Some Die: Part Two
21.	4-3	14 Oct 90	Some Lie and Some Die: Part Three
22.	4-4	21 Oct 90	The Best Man to Die: Part One
23.	4-5	28 Oct 90	The Best Man to Die: Part Two
24.	4-6	04 Nov 90	The Best Man to Die: Part Three
25.	4-7	11 Nov 90	An Unkindness of Ravens: Part One
26.	4-8	18 Nov 90	An Unkindness of Ravens: Part Two
27.	4-9	24 Dec 90	Put On By Cunning

Season 5

28.	5-1	29 Sep 91	A New Lease of Death: Part One
29.	5-2	06 Oct 91	A New Lease of Death: Part Two
30.	5-3	13 Oct 91	A New Lease of Death: Part Three
31.	5-4	20 Oct 91	Murder Being Once Done: Part One
32.	5-5	27 Oct 91	Murder Being Once Done: Part Two
33.	5-6	03 Nov 91	Murder Being Once Done: Part Three
34.	5-7	10 Nov 91	From Doon with Death: Part One
35.	5-8	17 Nov 91	From Doon with Death: Part Two
36.	5-9	24 Nov 91	Means of Evil: Part One
37.	5-10	01 Dec 91	Means of Evil: Part Two
38.	5-11	26 Dec 91	Achilles Heel

Season 6

39.	6-1	27 Sep 92	The Speaker of Mandarin: Part One
40.	6-2	04 Oct 92	The Speaker of Mandarin: Part Two
41.	6-3	11 Oct 92	The Speaker of Mandarin: Part Three
42.	6-4	18 Oct 92	The Mouse in the Corner: Part One
43.	6-5	25 Oct 92	The Mouse in the Corner: Part Two
44.	6-6	01 Nov 92	An Unwanted Woman: Part One
45.	6-7	08 Nov 92	An Unwanted Woman: Part Two
46.	6-8	15 Nov 92	Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part One
47.	6-9	22 Nov 92	Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part Two
48.	6-10	29 Nov 92	Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part Three
49.	6-11	06 Dec 92	Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part Four
50.	6-12	27 Dec 92	Talking To Strange Men

Season 7

51.	7-1	02 Sep 94	Master of the Moor: Part One
52.	7-2	09 Sep 94	Master of the Moor: Part Two
53.	7-3	16 Sep 94	Master of the Moor: Part Three

Season 8

54.	8-1	24 Mar 95	Vanity Dies Hard: Part One
55.	8-2	31 Mar 95	Vanity Dies Hard: Part Two
56.	8-3	07 Apr 95	Vanity Dies Hard: Part Three
57.	8-4	21 Apr 95	The Strawberry Tree: Part One
58.	8-5	28 Apr 95	The Strawberry Tree: Part Two

Season 9

59.	9-1	01 Jan 96	Heartstones: Part One
60.	9-2	08 Jan 96	Heartstones: Part Two
61.	9-3	26 Jan 96	Simisola: Part One
62.	9-4	02 Feb 96	Simisola: Part Two
63.	9-5	09 Feb 96	Simisola: Part Three
64.	9-6	08 Mar 96	The Secret House of Death: Part One
65.	9-7	15 Mar 96	The Secret House of Death: Part Two
66.	9-8	22 Mar 96	A Case Of Coincidence: Part One
67.	9-9	29 Mar 96	A Case Of Coincidence: Part Two

Season 10

68.	10-1	03 Jan 97	The Double
69.	10-2	17 Jan 97	Bribery and Corruption: Part One
70.	10-3	24 Jan 97	Bribery and Corruption: Part Two
71.	10-4	31 Jan 97	Thornapple
72.	10-5	07 Feb 97	May and June: Part One
73.	10-6	14 Feb 97	May and June: Part Two
74.	10-7	21 Feb 97	Front Seat
75.	10-8	15 Aug 97	A Dark Blue Perfume

Season 11

76.	11-1	02 Jun 98	Going Wrong: Part One
77.	11-2	09 Jun 98	Going Wrong: Part Two
78.	11-3	16 Jun 98	Going Wrong: Part Three
79.	11-4	08 Nov 98	Road Rage: Part One
80.	11-5	09 Nov 98	Road Rage: Part Two
81.	11-6	24 Dec 98	You Can't Be Too Careful
82.	11-7	31 Dec 98	The Orchard Walls
83.	11-8	03 May 99	The Lake of Darkness
84.	11-9	06 Aug 99	The Fallen Curtain

Season 12

85.	12-1	11 Oct 00	Harm Done

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A DVD set with some of the Wexford episodes is available:

Simisola & Road Rage
(2 discs)
Wexford DVD

UK only:

Simisola & Road Rage
& Harm Done (3 discs UK only)
UK Wexford DVD

DVDs with several of the non-Wexford episodes are also available:

Set 1
(3 discs)
DVD 1

Set 2
(3 discs)
DVD 2

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