Time for Murder (1985)

Time for Murder is a 1985 British anthology crime series produced by Granada Television, featuring six standalone, hour-long mystery episodes with twists, dark humour, and macabre elements, starring popular actors like Charles Dance and Claire Bloom. Each episode presents a different story, such as a tutor becoming a murder suspect or a writer's spa vacation turning sinister, all united by the theme that 'there is always a time for murder'.

Time for Murder

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Aden Gillett
Aden Gillett
as Mr Matthew Clay
Ian Ogilvy
Ian Ogilvy
as Max Donaldson
Charles Kay
Charles Kay
as Mr Kaufman
Joan Hickson
Joan Hickson
as Miss Wainwright
Philip Bliss
Philip Bliss
as Roddy Granger
Edward Hardwicke
Edward Hardwicke
as Gavin Barlow
Eleanor Bron
Eleanor Bron
as Josie Barlow
Beatie Edney
Beatie Edney
as Pippa Millington
Simon Bowen
Simon Bowen
as Paul Millington
Yohan Liyanage
Yohan Liyanage
as Bobbie Sanchez
Terence Alexander
Terence Alexander
as Harry Scott-Forbes
Sylvia Syms
Sylvia Syms
as Vivien Scott-Forbes
Sara Markland
Sara Markland
as Joanne Scott-Forbes
Barbara Jefford
Barbara Jefford
as Monica Dawes
Joanna David
Joanna David
as Hester Peters
Alan MacNaughtan
Alan MacNaughtan
as Bernard Smith
Georgine Anderson
Georgine Anderson
as Christine Turner
John Castle
John Castle
as Dr David Warreck
Sally Cookson
Sally Cookson
as Steffie Warreck
Jill Bennett
Jill Bennett
as Sonia Barrington
Mark Greenstreet
Mark Greenstreet
as Thomas Thompson
Amanda Root
Amanda Root
as Sarah Penwarden
Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard
as Sir Daniel Penwarden
Claire Bloom
Claire Bloom
as Lady Barbara Penwarden
Charles Dance
Charles Dance
as James Latimer
Patricia Driscoll
Patricia Driscoll
as Ann Aysgarth
Tim Seely
Tim Seely
as Weir
Emrys James
Emrys James
as CI Dryden
Simon Shepherd
Simon Shepherd
as Lawrence Penwarden
Julia Goodman
Julia Goodman
as Julie Penwarden
Janet Suzman
Janet Suzman
as Avon Eve
Jane Asher
Jane Asher
as Sonia / 'The Smiler'
Alison Skilbeck
Alison Skilbeck
as Sara
Jeremy Nicholas
Jeremy Nicholas
as Sir Jonathan Sibley
Jackie Smith-Wood
Jackie Smith-Wood
as Lady Tania Sibley
Renée Asherson
Renée Asherson
as Helen, Lady Sibley
Emma Vansittart
Emma Vansittart
as Maria
Patricia Hodge
Patricia Hodge
as Margaret Tutting
William Simons
William Simons
as Arthur Henry Strapp
Judy Campbell
Judy Campbell
as Hermione Tutting
Alan David
Alan David
as Jeremy Semper
Michael Jayston
Michael Jayston
as Austin Tupp
Susan Curnow
Susan Curnow
as Young Hermione
Gareth Forwood
Gareth Forwood
as Algernon
Andy Abrahams
Andy Abrahams
as Judge
Badi Uzzaman
Badi Uzzaman
as Indian Thug
Khuzema Khanabi
Khuzema Khanabi
as Indian Boy
Ralph Riach
Ralph Riach
as
Patrick Allen
Patrick Allen
as Gilbert Smith
Elizabeth Spriggs
Elizabeth Spriggs
as Evelyn Smith
John Wheatley
John Wheatley
as Richard Smith
Joan Moon
Joan Moon
as Juliet Smith
James Bree
James Bree
as Bill Norton
Rhoda Lewis
Rhoda Lewis
as Meg Norton
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Seasons

Season 1

Series 1

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Mister clay, mister clay

  • 1x2

    The murders at lynch cross

  • 1x3

    This lightning always strikes twice

  • 1x4

    Bright smiler

  • 1x5

    Dust to dust

  • 1x6

    The thirteenth day of christmas

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