Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
Village Mystery
Network:
BBC
Vibe:
Light-hearted
Rural Setting
Period:
Mid-20th Century
7 Episodes • 1 Season
About This Show
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle is a seven-part BBC detective series from 1977. It’s based on Colin Watson’s comic crime novels set in the sleepy, scandal-ridden Lincolnshire town of Flaxborough. Anton Rodgers stars as the mild-mannered Inspector Purbright.
Locations
Setting
- Flaxborough, a fictional market town in Lincolnshire., United Kingdom See Flaxborough, a fictional market town in Lincolnshire., United Kingdom then and now on GhostViewer
Filmed in
- Spalding, Lincolnshire., United Kingdom See Spalding, Lincolnshire., United Kingdom then and now on GhostViewer
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