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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries is a British television crime drama series, produced by TVS and Meridian Broadcasting, in association with Blue Heaven productions, for broadcast on ITV. Twelve series were broadcast between 2 August 1987, and 11 October 2000. Created by renowned author Ruth Rendell, the first six series focused entirely on Rendell's main literary character Chief Inspector Reg Wexford, played by George Baker. Repeat airings of these series change the programme's title to The Inspector Wexford Mysteries. However, later series shifted focus onto other short stories previously written by Rendell, with Wexford only featuring in three further stories, in 1996, 1998 and 2000 respectively. When broadcast, these three stories were broadcast under the title Inspector Wexford.
Original Release
08/02/1987
Cast
Name | Character |
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Louie Ramsay | Dora Wexford |
Diane Keen | Jenny Burden |
George Baker | Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford |
Christopher Ravenscroft | Det. Insp. Mike Burden |
Christopher Ravenscroft | Det. Insp. Burden |
George Baker | Det. Chief Insp. Wexford |
Emma Smith | Pat Burden |
Noah Huntley | John Burden |
Deborah Poplett | Sheila Wexford |
George Baker | Wexford |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Harm Done | Wednesday, 11 October 2000 |
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Directors
Herbert Wise, Mary McMurray, Bruce MacDonald, Sandy Johnson, Matthew Evans, John Davies, John Howard Davies, James Cellan Jones, John Gorrie, Jim Goddard, Alan Grint, Marc Evans, Mike Vardy, Jenny Wilkes, Gavin Millar, Piers Haggard, Gwennan Sage, Rob Walker, Bill Hays, Jan Sargent, Don Leaver, Sarah Hellings
Writers
Ruth Rendell, John Davies, Clive Exton, Matthew Jacobs, Julian Bond, Trevor Preston, George Baker, Guy Meredith, Geoffrey Case, Alan Plater, Peter Berry, Roger Marshall, Rosemary Anne Sisson, Peter Hammond, Ken Blakeson, John Harvey, Alex Ferguson, John Brown, Roy MacGregor, Christopher Russell, Robert Smith, Piers Haggard, Peter Ransley, Jacqueline Holborough, Ted Whitehead, Guy Hibbert, Paula Milne
Cast
Name | Character |
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Louie Ramsay | Dora Wexford |
Diane Keen | Jenny Burden |
George Baker | Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford |
Christopher Ravenscroft | Det. Insp. Mike Burden |
Christopher Ravenscroft | Det. Insp. Burden |
George Baker | Det. Chief Insp. Wexford |
Emma Smith | Pat Burden |
Noah Huntley | John Burden |
Deborah Poplett | Sheila Wexford |
George Baker | Wexford |
John Burgess | Dr. Len Crocker |
Ann Penfold | Jean Burden |
John Burgess | Dr. Crocker |
Ken Kitson | Det. Sgt. Martin |
Ken Kitson | Sgt. Martin |
Colin Campbell | Sgt Willoughby |
Charon Bourke | Sylvia Wexford |
Ken Kitson | Det Sgt Martin |
Christopher Ravenscroft | Inspector Burden |
Diane Keen | Jenny Ireland |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Graham Benson | Executive Producer |
Colin Rogers | Executive Producer |
Tim Vaughan | Executive Producer |
Christine Benson | Executive Producer |
Neil Zeiger | Producer |
Peter Hider | Producer |
John Davies | Producer |
Graeme MacArthur | Producer |
Editors
Trailers

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Set 2

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Set 2-Vol. 3

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Set 2-Vol. 1

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Set 2-Vol. 2