TV series
A series of self-contained stories, each recounting a murder scene as seen from the chilling viewpoint of the killer. Explore the inner workings of a criminal's brain, revealing humanity at its darkest.
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Murder in Mind premiered April 22, 2001. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
A series of self-contained stories, each recounting a murder scene as seen from the chilling viewpoint of the killer. Explore the inner workings of a criminal's brain, revealing humanity at its darkest.
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Episode 1
A lonely call-centre supervisor, who has become obsessed with her married boss, decides that he is having an affair with one of her co-workers. She decides to eliminate all the competition by murdering the co-worker and framing the wife for the crime.
Directed by Gerry PoulsonWritten by Simon SharkeyGuest stars Pauline Quirke, Mark Womack, Angela Ridgeon, Lucy Davis, Rebecca Egan, Racheal Joseph, Perry Blanks, Jeremy Nicholas
Episode 2
Barry Coates, a married man after a long time discovers that his wife, Angela is having an affair with his brother-in-law. He is unwilling to dirupt his comfortable domestic situation, so he plans to commit the perfect murder. He meticulously sets about to murder his brother-in-law by giving the appereance that it was a random street mugging.
Directed by Frank W. SmithWritten by J. C. WilsherGuest stars Rob Brydon, Geraldine Somerville, Steven Pacey, Helen Pearson, Kate Crutchley, Kenneth Hadley, Alan Graves, Eric Graves
Episode 3
Edward Buttimore is a single man in his 40s living with his mother, Rose. One day, in a moment of a road rage he kills a man on isolated country road. He attends the funeral for the victim and preteds befront of everyone that he is an old friend of his. Soon he befriends his wife, the widow Samantha Johnstone, who leans on him for support when she discovers that her late husband was leading a double life.
Directed by David Innes EdwardsWritten by Anthony HorowitzGuest stars Annette Crosbie, Neil Dudgeon, Maggie O'Neill, Philip Bird, Guy Scantlebury, Ross Boatman, Raffaello Degruttola, Jane Spencer-Prior
Episode 4
Tara Stevens, a young night-club singer is lately feeling stifled by her rich husband Derek, so she plans to have him murdered. She ha san affair with Mark White, an ex-com who now works as a security guard in her husbands office. After she talks him into it, Mark agrees to kill her husband. After the murder has been comitted, the murder has been investigated by detective superintendent Mike Garret. Soon it turns out that Tara is really having an affair with Mike. They together plotted to set Mark White up to murder Tara's husband…
Directed by Frank W. SmithWritten by Anthony HorowitzGuest stars Samantha Robson, Arthur White, Jesse Birdsall, Michael Greco, Danny Webb, Kim Evans, Colin McFarlane, William Ely
Episode 5
Successful barrister, Nicholas Chadwack, plots to murder Angela Stephenson, his mistress, when she wants from him to give her money, so she would keep their affair as a secret. He successfully frames one of his clients with the murder by planting forensic evidence at the murder scene, whom he then ""defends"" in court. The story plays out in flashbacks which are presented in reverse chronological order - so we first see the trial, then the method of framing, then the murder, then the development of the motive.
Directed by Ferdinand FairfaxWritten by Stephen LeatherGuest stars Nigel Havers, Susan Gilmore, Art Malik, Jamie Foreman, Patsy Kensit, David Hemmings, Lisa Stevenson, Terry Burns
Episode 6
Emily Stapleford and Lucy Slater, a longtime friends, move in as lodgers with reclusive writer Colin Edwards in his house. Recently, there's been several highly-publicised murders of young women in the area. When a sixth victime of the murderer has been discovered, Emily and Lucy's suspicions have been aroused. So, now they must find out could their landlord, Colin Edwards be a killer. Lucy becomes obsessed with the whole story so she keeps a scrapbook on the murders…
Directed by Audrey CookeWritten by Guy BurtGuest stars Frances Grey, Camilla Power, Neil Stuke, Sarah Edwardson, Julian Protheroe, Lachele Carl, Marc Small, Alice Selwyn
Episode 7
Stuart Wisher, a successful paediatric surgeon, is haunted by ghosts from his past. The happily married father of three appears to have the world at his feet. But he's tormented by a nightmare in which a nine-year old boy runs through dense woodland, pursued by a faceless individual. The nightmare always ends with the boy falling over and meeting his death. Desperate for answers, Stuart seeks psychiatric help. But nothing prepares him for what he discovers.
Directed by Nick JonesWritten by Stephen LeatherGuest stars Neil Pearson, Nicholas Hoult, Rebecca Lacey, Anne Stallybrass, Bella Enahoro, Rob Spendlove, Bernard Gallagher, Ewan Cameron
Episode 8
When Ken Grendle's own company is plunged into a financial crisis, he makes a desperate plea for help to his bank. But, with mounting bills and an overdraft limit in excess of £40,000, the bank gives the entrepreneur just one week to sort out his finances. With nobody by him, apart from faithful PA Christine on his side, Ken decides to embark on a desperate crusade to save his dying farm supplies business.
Directed by Gerry PoulsonWritten by Simon SharkeyGuest stars Dennis Waterman, Tony Haygarth, Matthew Marsh, Samantha Beckinsale, Raymond Waring, Caroline Lee-Johnson, Phil Cornwell, Kim Taylforth
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