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'''The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries''' was a 1990s BBC television series adapted from the novels of Dame Ngaio Marsh and starring Patrick Malahide. Series 1, Episode 4, "Death at the Bar" was first broadcast in May 1993.   
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[[File:Inspector Alleyn screenshot Scammell.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Scammell Mechanical Horse at Kidderminster]]'''The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries''' was a 1990s BBC television series adapted from the novels of Dame Ngaio Marsh and starring Patrick Malahide. Series 1, Episode 4, "Death at the Bar" was first broadcast on 9 May 1993.   
  
 
==Filming on the SVR==
 
==Filming on the SVR==
The railway scenes filmed on the SVR featured [[GWR 7819 Hinton Manor | 7819 Hinton Manor]] and a number of the GWR carriages. A closing scene was filmed outside [[Kidderminster|Kidderminster station entrance]] and on the station concourse, which at the time did not have the canopy.
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The railway scenes filmed on the SVR featured [[GWR 7819 Hinton Manor | 7819 Hinton Manor]] and a number of the GWR carriages. A closing scene was filmed outside [[Kidderminster|Kidderminster station entrance]] and on the station concourse, which at the time did not have the canopy. The closing scene begins with a brief shot of a [[Heritage buses and other vehicles#Other vehicles|Scammell Mechanical Horse]].
  
Although the novel was set in 1939, Hinton Manor's BR 'cycling lion' logo is briefly visible in one scene.
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Although the novel was set in 1939, Hinton Manor's BR smokebox number and 'cycling lion' logo are visible.
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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==Links==
 
==Links==
 
*The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inspector_Alleyn_Mysteries Wikipedia]
 
*The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inspector_Alleyn_Mysteries Wikipedia]
*'Death at the Bar' on [https://youtu.be/u8GUvSgVa_o YouTube]
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*'Death at the Bar' on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCK8Kbi-XlI YouTube]. Railway scenes are at approximately 1:14 and 1:32

Revision as of 13:23, 9 November 2021

Scammell Mechanical Horse at Kidderminster
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries was a 1990s BBC television series adapted from the novels of Dame Ngaio Marsh and starring Patrick Malahide. Series 1, Episode 4, "Death at the Bar" was first broadcast on 9 May 1993.

Filming on the SVRSevern Valley Railway

The railway scenes filmed on the SVRSevern Valley Railway featured 7819 Hinton Manor and a number of the GWRGreat Western Railway carriages. A closing scene was filmed outside Kidderminster station entrance and on the station concourse, which at the time did not have the canopy. The closing scene begins with a brief shot of a Scammell Mechanical Horse.

Although the novel was set in 1939, Hinton Manor's BRBritish Rail or British Railways smokebox number and 'cycling lion' logo are visible.

See also

List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway

Links

  • The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries on Wikipedia
  • 'Death at the Bar' on YouTube. Railway scenes are at approximately 1:14 and 1:32