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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Set 4
Starring: George Baker , Christopher Ravenscroft
Directed by: Jim Goddard
Produced by: Neil Zeiger
Written by: Alan Plater , Ruth Rendell
In these two Inspector Wexford specials, the kindly, compassionate detective investigates the disappearance of his doctor's daughter and an environmental protest that goes horribly wrong.
Item Number: 15122
- Format:
- DVD Fullscreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 6 Hours
- Number of Discs:
- 2
- Special Features:
Super Sleuths: Inspector Wexford, a documentary featuring George Baker
Ruth Rendell Biography
In these two Inspector Wexford specials, the kindly, compassionate detective investigates the disappearance of his doctor's daughter and an environmental protest that goes horribly wrong. As always, award-winning writer Ruth Rendell weaves incisive social observation into her compelling plots, showing why critics and fans regard her as the reigning queen of the British literary mystery.
Simisola
Chief Inspector Wexford's Nigerian-born physician asks the detective to look into the abrupt disappearance of his 22-year-old daughter. The trail eventually leads Wexford and DI Mike Burden to two murders, and the investigators grapple with an emotionally charged case complicated by racial and class misunderstandings.
Road Rage
While environmental activists disrupt the construction of a highway bypass, the body of a missing German tourist turns up in the woods, strangled and sexually assaulted. As clashes between protesters and security forces escalate into violence, a radical group engineers a series of kidnappings, with Wexford's beloved wife among the hostages.
Semisola
| Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford | --- | George Baker |
| Det. Insp. Mike Burden | --- | Christopher Ravenscroft |
| Anouk Khoori | --- | Jane Lapotaire |
| Dr. Raymond Akande | --- | George Harris |
| Sylvia Wexford / Fairfax | --- | Charon Bourke |
| Neil | --- | Philip Bird |
| Dora Wexford | --- | Louie Ramsay |
| Robin | --- | Adrian Martin |
| Ben | --- | Tom Donaldson |
| Laurette Akande | --- | Ellen Thomas |
| DS Karen Malahyde | --- | Sasha Mitchell |
| Sgt. Vine | --- | Robin Kermode |
| Raffy | --- | Idris Elba- |
| Gary | --- | Daniel Ilsley |
| Dean | --- | David Doyle |
| Mrs. Stowlap | --- | Barrie Shore |
| Leyton | --- | Trevor Byfield |
| Patrick Akande | --- | Razaaq Adoti |
| Ingrid Pamber | --- | Alison Fielding |
| Percy Hammond | --- | Charles Simon |
| Mrs. Harris | --- | Pauline Munro |
| Newsreader | --- | Jane Wyatt |
| Susan Riding | --- | Naomi Buch |
| Sophie Riding | --- | Emily Hamilton |
| Swithun Riding | --- | Michael Cochrane |
| Bruce Snow | --- | Shaughan Seymour |
| Carolyn Snow | --- | Meg Davies |
| Market trader | --- | Paul Trussel |
| Kimberley | --- | Kelly Reilly |
| Zack Nelson | --- | Guy Oliver-Watts |
| Peter Stanton | --- | John Middleton |
| Cookie Dix | --- | Julie Peasgood |
| Alexander Dix | --- | Robert Fyfe |
| Christopher Riding | --- | Robert Portal |
| Jenny Burden | --- | Diane Keen |
| Mr. Mavrikiev | --- | Robin Lermitte |
| Simisola (Sojourner) | --- | Loretta Parnell |
| Minister Fletcher | --- | Tim Stern |
| Oni Johnson | --- | Marcia Tucker |
| Melanie Akande | --- | Grace Mattaka |
| Rosenda Lopez | --- | Jane Bautista |
Written by Alan Plater, Ruth Rendell
Directed by Jim Goddard
Produced by Neil Zeiger
Executive Produced by Graham Benson, Colin Rogers
Original Music by Brian Bennett
Cinematography by Christopher Wentzell
Costume Design by Rita Angell
Road Rage
| Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford | --- | George Baker |
| Det. Insp. Mike Burden | --- | Christopher Ravenscroft |
| DS Damon Slesar | --- | James Allen |
| Mark Jordan | --- | Christopher Connel |
| Stanley Trotter | --- | Ian Bartholomew |
| Dora Wexford | --- | Louie Ramsay |
| Stimpson | --- | Terry Crump |
| Sylvia Wexford / Fairfax | --- | Charon Bourke |
| DS Karen Malahyde | --- | Isobel Middleton |
| Jeffrey Godwin | --- | T.R. Bowen |
| Clare Cox | --- | Amanda Boxer |
| Daisy Panick | --- | Patsy Byrne |
| Herr Ranke | --- | Lex van Delden |
| Ryan Barker | --- | Timothy Evans |
| Andrew Struther | --- | Daniel de la Falaise |
| Pub Landlord | --- | John Forgeham |
| Robert Panick | --- | David Foxxe |
| Robert Barrett | --- | Iain Fraser |
| Kitty Struther | --- | Patricia Garwood |
| Charles Tarling | --- | Peter Howell |
| Mary Pearson | --- | Margaret John |
| Jenny Burden | --- | Diane Keen |
| DS Barry Vine | --- | Robin Kermode |
| King of the Wood | --- | Jack Klaff |
| Dr. Mavrikiev | --- | Robin Lermitte |
| Colum Tarling | --- | Russell Mabey |
| Chief Insp. Montague Ryder | --- | Neil McCaul |
| Newsreader | --- | Debbie Middleton |
| Timothy Jordan | --- | Robert Morgan |
| Owen Struther | --- | Nigel Pegram |
| Sheila Wexford / Curzon | --- | Deborah Poplett |
| Newspaper Editor | --- | Trevor Ray |
| Pamela Tarling | --- | Iris Russell |
| Audrey Barker | --- | Joanna Scanlan |
| DI Nicola Weaver | --- | Judith Scott |
| Paul Curzon | --- | Owen Scott |
| Frenchie Collins | --- | Judith Sharp |
| Mrs. Peabody | --- | Maryann Turner |
| Tanya Paine | --- | Natalie Walter |
| Pub Landlady | --- | Jean Warren |
| Myrna | --- | Fiona Welburn |
| Roxanne Johnson | --- | Natasha Estelle Williams |
| Freya | --- | Lynne Wilmot |
| Car Thief | --- | Jonny Benson |
| Desk Sergeant | --- | Robin Freeman |
Written by George Baker, Ruth Rendell
Directed by Bruce MacDonald
Produced by Neil Zeiger
Executive Produced by Graham Benson, Tim Vaughan
Original Music by Brian Bennett
Cinematography by Mark Partridge
Film Editing by Christopher Wentzell
Costume Design by Rita Angell
