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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 on 9 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.  
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Series 1, Episode 3, 'Final Curtain' was first broadcast on 2 May 1983.
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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.  
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'Final Curtain' shows the train crossing [[Victoria Bridge]], then later at [[Arley]].
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For 'Death at the Bar' 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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*'Final Curtain' on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_hFiGH2Oi4&t=329s YouTube] commences with railway scenes
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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
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*The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries on the [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106084/ Internet Movie Database]

Latest revision as of 21:18, 1 June 2022

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 3, 'Final Curtain' was first broadcast on 2 May 1983.

Series 1, Episode 4, 'Death at the Bar' was first broadcast on 9 May 1993.

Filming on the SVR

The railway scenes filmed on the SVR featured 7819 Hinton Manor and a number of the GWR carriages.

'Final Curtain' shows the train crossing Victoria Bridge, then later at Arley.

For 'Death at the Bar' 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 BR smokebox number and 'cycling lion' logo are visible.

See also

Links

  • The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries on Wikipedia
  • 'Final Curtain' on YouTube commences with railway scenes
  • 'Death at the Bar' on YouTube. Railway scenes are at approximately 1:14 and 1:32
  • The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries on the Internet Movie Database