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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, | + | [[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. | ||
+ | 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. | + | 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 smokebox number and 'cycling lion' logo are visible. | Although the novel was set in 1939, Hinton Manor's BR smokebox number and 'cycling lion' logo are visible. | ||
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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] | ||
+ | *'Final Curtain' on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_hFiGH2Oi4&t=329s YouTube] commences with railway scenes | ||
*'Death at the Bar' on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCK8Kbi-XlI YouTube]. Railway scenes are at approximately 1:14 and 1:32 | *'Death at the Bar' on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCK8Kbi-XlI YouTube]. Railway scenes are at approximately 1:14 and 1:32 | ||
+ | *The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries on the [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106084/ Internet Movie Database] |
Revision as of 21:16, 1 June 2022
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 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.
'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 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
- '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