The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

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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