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Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Genre: Mystery
Year: 1994-99
CAST
Colin Firth as Stephen Whalby
Robert Urquhart as Dadda Whalby
Emma Croft as Lyn Whalby
Sylvia Syms as Stephen's mother
George Costigan as Det. Insp. Manciple
Stephanie Buttle as Joanne
Hugh Downer as Young Peter
Jane Ellison as Botanist
Rachel Fielding as Painter on the Moor
Peter Gilmore as Frank Malm
Vanity Dies Hard
Eleanor David as Alice Fielding
Mark Frankel as Andrew Fielding
Peter Egan as Harry Blunden
Leslie Phillips as Justin Whittaker
Bob Barrett as Hotel Receptionist
James Bowers as Postman
Shirley Cain as Doctor's Receptionist
John Gill as Old Man
Jane Gurnett as Nesta
Strawberry Tree
Lisa Harrow as Petra Summers
Simon Ward as Will Harvey
David Collings as Michael Sunderton
Karen Archer
Eleanor Bron as Rosario Cordelia Bugeja
Tom Chadbon as Piers
Emma Dewhurst as Estate Agent
Terrence Hardiman as Solicitor
Michael Haughey as Doctor
Tamara Hinchco as Rosario Imposter
Heartstones
Anthony Andrews as Luke Crossland
Jeannie Crowther as Rosemary
Richard Cubison as Dr. Bulmer
Marion Diamond as Dr. Jamieson
Danny Dyer as Tom
Idris Elba as Pest Controller
Jack Galloway as Anthony Lewis
Elspet Gray as Mrs. Crossland
Daisy Haggard as Spinny Crossland
Roger Hammond as Dr. Trewynne
Anthony Higginson as Professor Walsh
Leon Lissek as Professor Cyprian
Alan MacNaughtan as The Dean
Case of Coincidence
Keith Barron
Caroline Bliss
Ronald Pickup
Secret House of Death
Amanda Redman as Susan Townsend
Owen Teale as Bob North
Lucy Cohu as Magdelene Heller
Sally Kinghorn as Rebecca
Jonathan Linsley as Carl Heller
Sarah Parks as Louise North
Nicola Redmond as Detective Sergeant Mary Janes
Amanda Royle as Dawn
Ian Thompson as Detective Inspector Ulph
Adam Welsh as Paul Townsend
The Double
Camilla Power as Lisa/Zoe
Jason Flemyng as Peter Milton
Laior Roddy as John Amber Powell
Michelle Newell as Andrew Cleasant
Helen Blatch as Annabel
A Dark Blue Perfume
Bridget Armstrong as Old Katherine
Charlotte Avery as Young Katherine
John Castle as Mark
Rowena Cooper as Sheila
Peter Helmer as Removal Man
Tina Marian as Doctor
Sara Markland as Sarah
Nick Marshall as 1st Thug
Mark Mordue as Young Mark
William Oliver as 2nd Thug
Linda Quinn as Cleaner
Helen Rimmer as Woman in Pub
David Ryall as Bill
Susannah York as Liz
Bribery and Corruption
William Chubb as Det. Insp. Macarthy
Abigail Cruttenden as Annabel Lynes
James D'Arcy as Nicholas Hawthorne, aged 22
Janet Dale as Delia Myerson
Paul Freeman as Julius Sorensen
Ravi Kapoor as Det. Sgt. Khan
Cara Konig as Sonia
Des McAleer as Edwin
Fiona Mollison as Emma Sorensen
Lawrence Mullin as Murray
Robert Oates as Fishmonger
Hugh Simon as Hotel Maitre D'
Tony Spooner as Shears
Tim Woodward as Nick Hawthorne
Damian Zuk as Nicholas Hawthorne, aged 16/17
Thornapple
Freddie Findlay as James Fyfield
Neil Daglish as Tim Fyfield
Susan Penhaligon as Beth Fyfield
Katie Havelaar Cook as Rosamund Fyfield
Beth Goddard as Mirabel Davenport
Mica Lee as Oliver
Alan Bodenham as Taxi Driver
Ruth Platt as Lucy
Barbara Jefford as Aunt June
Neil Phillips as Dent
Simon Hepworth as Doctor
James Snell as Solicitor
Glen Goei as Francis
May and June
Julian Wadham as John Dyson
Phoebe Nicholls as May Thrace
Christine Kavanagh as June Symonds
Sally Sanders as Landlady
Elizabeth Ashley as Margaret Lipton
Stuart Fox as Vicar
Alistair Findlay as Dr. Kendrew
Charlotte Mason Apps as May (age three)
Jessica Fox as May (age thirteen)
Gabrielle Reidy as Mrs. Thrace
William Scott-Masson as William Symonds
Albert Welling as Mr. Thrace
Front Seat
Edward Hardwicke as Hugh Branksome
Richard Johnson as Arnold Cottle
Joyce Redman as Mrs. Jones
Janet Suzman as Cecily Branksome
Going Wrong
James Callis as Guy Curran
Josephine Butler as Leonora Chisholm
Inday Ba as Celeste Seton
Rick Warden as William Newton
Daniel Caltagirone as Danny Danilo
Rebecca Craig as Rachel Lingard
Jack Tanner as Robin Chisholm
Sara Kestelman as Tessa Mandeville
Philip Locke as Magnus Mandeville
Kate Lynn Evans as Susannah Chisholm
Sylvester Morand as Anthony
Hosh Ibrahim as Linus Pinedo
Lisa Dulson as Tanya
Robert Kingswell as Melvyn
Joanne Howarth as Detective Inspector Shaw
The Orchard Walls
Honeysuckle Weeks as Jenny
You Can't Be Too Careful
June Barrie as Mrs. Swanson
Kate Binchy as Valerie
Paul Blair as Chris
Simon Chandler as Gerald Adrian
Debbie Chazen as Jackie
Les Doherty as Bearded Man
Serena Evans as Delia Galway
Jane Hazlegrove as Rosamund
The Fallen Curtain
Julia Booth as Mrs Parks
Ben Brazier as Richard (aged 10)
Max Brazier as Richard (aged 8)
Vincent Brinble as Doctor
Toby Cockerell as Car Salesman
Philip Croskin as The Man
David Daker as Stanley Clayton
Edna Dore as Gran
Barbara Ewing as Joan Clayton
Tim Faraday as Policeman
Carl Ferguson as PC Murray
Peter Harding as Inspector Bannister
Danielle Hawley as Sally Spence (aged 11)
Nicholas Hoult as Barry
Heather-Jay Jones as Girl At Party
Martino Lazzeri as Kevin
Clare Matthews as WPC Givens
The Lake of Darkness
Jerome Flynn as Martin Urban
Sadie Frost as Francesca
Cal Macaninch as Finn
Nick Reding as Tim Sage
Liz Smith as Lena Finn
Gillian Barge as Mrs Urban
Kieren Bhatt as Mrs Bhavnani
John Boswell as Mr Beard
Jean Challis as Mrs Gogarty
Flaminia Cinque as Kate
Martha Cope as Caroline
Caroline Devlin as Solicitor
Omid Djalili as Mr Kaiafas
Soo Drouet as Woman at door
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Ruth Rendell Mysteries Fan Tributes
11 Audrey Jefferson from Herndon, VA, USA: I have no comment except I am trying to get Ruth Rendell's videos/dvds in the US. Do you have any suggestions as to where I can order them? I have Road Rage and Simsola.
10 Paul Murphy from N.W. England: I have read all the Ruth Rendell mysteries and seen some on TV. A classic, I cannot put it down, experience. The new book-shelf contains DVDs.
9 Susan Parker from London: I've been looking out for them on DVD but they're not available individually or as a box set. I'm not sure why!
Heartstones was my favourite, and May and June was another.
8 Paul Quinnell from Calgary Canada (ex-brit from Portsmouth): I found these shows I've seen to be quite interesting. I've not seen the Strawberry Tree and I was an extra in the marquee scene too!
It was an interesting day of shooting as I recall. I was hopeful about getting some acting experiences. It turned out to be my only one in the UK.
7 Harvey Freeman from Croydon: I've always remembered the Ruth Rendell episode that was filmed in and around Winchester, because I stood by the side watching them film part of it, as I lived in that area at the time (I was about 9 years old, in the mid-nineties). The episode might have been 'Heartstones' or 'May And June', but it's a vague memory so I wouldn't be sure.
6 Bev Sullivan from Idaho, USA: I would like to see the Ruth Rendell mysteries in our area. I saw a few episodes on our PBS channel several years ago and have been waiting for them to reappear. I especially would like to see the episode "The Secret House of Death" as Welsh actor, Owen Teale, is my favorite actor. Love all the British mysteries...and Ruth Rendell is at the top of my list!
5 Simon Hinchco from Hamilton, New Zealand: Hi, I haven't seen the show but I believe there is a person with my surname on the show. If anyone could tell me about the show I'd really appreciate it.
4 Natalie King from Glasgow, Scotland: Vanity Dies Hard was my favourite as i am a big fan of Jane Gurnett who played Nesta. She's a brilliant actress!
3 Mrs. S. Paillet from Brussels, Belgium: "A tree of hands" and "A judgement in stone" are my two favourite R.Rendell's books.
2 sharon from southport: I would also like to echo Barbara's sentiments regarding Master of the Moor, it too is my favourite due the sexiest man alive starring in it! ;-))
1 barbara west from essex: master of the moor is my favourite - mainly because the star is colin firth.
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