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Time for Murder is a 1985 British anthology crime series produced by Granada Television, featuring six standalone, hour-long mystery episodes with twists, dark humour, and macabre elements, starring popular actors like Charles Dance and Claire Bloom. Each episode presents a different story, such as a tutor becoming a murder suspect or a writer's spa vacation turning sinister, all united by the theme that 'there is always a time for murder'.
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- E1 Mister Clay, Mister ClayNext upNov 9, 1985 · 50 min
Synopsis
Boys will be boys, at a boy's school. When a woman is found locked in a closet, it gives someone, intent on murder, an idea for a perfect crime.
Guest stars: Aden Gillett (Mr Matthew Clay), Ian Ogilvy (Max Donaldson), Charles Kay (Mr Kaufman), Joan Hickson (Miss Wainwright), Philip Bliss (Roddy Granger), Edward Hardwicke (Gavin Barlow), Eleanor Bron (Josie Barlow), Beatie Edney (Pippa Millington)
- E2 The Murders at Lynch CrossNov 16, 1985 · 50 min
Synopsis
A snowstorm traps the guests, proprietors and servants at the newly opened Lynch Cross Moorland Hotel in Yorkshire. Gradually, everyone realises that a common thread--involving an old crime--links them, and new murders ensue.
Guest stars: Terence Alexander (Harry Scott-Forbes), Sylvia Syms (Vivien Scott-Forbes), Sara Markland (Joanne Scott-Forbes), Barbara Jefford (Monica Dawes), Joanna David (Hester Peters), Alan MacNaughtan (Bernard Smith), Georgine Anderson (Christine Turner), John Castle (Dr David Warreck)
- E3 This Lightning Always Strikes TwiceNov 23, 1985 · 50 min
Synopsis
A murder has occurred at the Penwarden country home, and the prime suspect is the new tutor to daughter Sarah. A murder mystery with many twists and turns and dark family secrets to keep the armchair sleuth guessing.
Guest stars: Amanda Root (Sarah Penwarden), Trevor Howard (Sir Daniel Penwarden), Claire Bloom (Lady Barbara Penwarden), Charles Dance (James Latimer), Patricia Driscoll (Ann Aysgarth), Tim Seely (Weir), Emrys James (CI Dryden), Simon Shepherd (Lawrence Penwarden)
- E4 Bright SmilerNov 30, 1985 · 50 min
Synopsis
Successful film and TV writer Avon Eve checks into a spa for a week of rest and relaxation. There, she is assigned a masseuse, Sonia, dubbed 'The Smiler' by the staff for her constantly pleasant and smiling disposition. Sonia has heard of Avon and is particularly enchanted by one of her TV works, one that Avon considers quite dreadful. As they spend more time together, Sonia begins to recall a failed love affair with Sir Jonathan Sibley, who claimed to have loved her but refused to marry. When Sibley arrives with his new wife Tania – and fails to recognise Sonia – Sonia's mental state snaps, driving her to a terrifying game of Russian roulette.
Guest stars: Janet Suzman (Avon Eve), Jane Asher (Sonia / 'The Smiler'), Alison Skilbeck (Sara), Jeremy Nicholas (Sir Jonathan Sibley), Jackie Smith-Wood (Lady Tania Sibley), Renée Asherson (Helen, Lady Sibley), Emma Vansittart (Maria)
- E5 Dust to DustDec 7, 1985 · 50 min
Synopsis
An English, female thuggee operates out of her country house.
Guest stars: Patricia Hodge (Margaret Tutting), William Simons (Arthur Henry Strapp), Judy Campbell (Hermione Tutting), Alan David (Jeremy Semper), Michael Jayston (Austin Tupp), Susan Curnow (Young Hermione), Gareth Forwood (Algernon), Andy Abrahams (Judge)
- E6 The Thirteenth Day of ChristmasDec 14, 1985 · 50 min
Synopsis
On Christmas night, parents leave their psychotic son alone in the house.
Guest stars: Patrick Allen (Gilbert Smith), Elizabeth Spriggs (Evelyn Smith), John Wheatley (Richard Smith), Joan Moon (Juliet Smith), James Bree (Bill Norton), Rhoda Lewis (Meg Norton)
Cast & crew
Created by Pieter Rogers
