Flaxborough, near the sea, near the countryside, seems such a nice town, so quiet, so charming. But underneath its placid surface, all kinds of scandalous things go on.
Where to Watch Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle • Miniseries
7 Episodes
Hopjoy Was Here: Part 1
E1
Hopjoy Was Here: Part 1Travelling salesman Hopjoy has disappeared — to the relief of many husbands, the rage of innumerable creditors, and the alarm of two mystery men from London, who know him as a spy. Is he dead? Purbright investigates.
Hopjoy Was Here: Part 2 / Lonelyheart 4122: Part 1
E2
Hopjoy Was Here: Part 2 / Lonelyheart 4122: Part 1After solving the mystery of the missing Hopjoy, Purbright turns his attention to a 'lonely hearts' killer, whose next victim might be the fragile-seeming Miss Teatime. But she's deceptive.
Lonelyheart 4122: Part 2
E3
Lonelyheart 4122: Part 2Miss Teatime and her mysterious suitor both get an unexpected comeuppance, but will the former escape being murdered? As Purbright appreciatively notices, she's tougher than she looks.
The Flaxborough Crab: Part 1
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The Flaxborough Crab: Part 1Several otherwise reputable sexagenarian Flaxborough men seem to be under the influence of a potent aphrodisiac in a series of assaults on local women.
The Flaxborough Crab: Part 2
E5
The Flaxborough Crab: Part 2Purbright traces the drug affecting the male senior citizens in Flaxborough to either a herb supplement or an experimental prescription drug.
Coffin Scarcely Used: Part 1
E6
Coffin Scarcely Used: Part 1After the death of Harold Carobleat, his wife Helen is shocked to find that he's left his estate to a neighbour who is subsequently found electrocuted.
Coffin Scarcely Used: Part 2
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Coffin Scarcely Used: Part 2When a third member of the quintet of prominent citizens is murdered, Purbright uncovers the covert prostitution ring behind them.
