Name: The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Next Chapters
Released: 1987-08-02T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: George Harris, John Michie, Sean Pertwee

Available on PBS Video, Prime Video, BritBox

From cold, rock-strewn moors to comfortable suburban estates, award-winning writer Ruth Rendell explores the dark fissures between friends and family members that motivate murder. The international best-selling author Ruth Rendell and a raft of stars ensure intrigue and suspense at every turn in these self-contained stories.

Drama · 1987 · 51 min

Starring George Harris , John Michie , Sean Pertwee

Director Bruce McDonald , Piers Haggard

EPISODE 1

Master of the Moor, Pt. 1

A man discovers the mutilated body of a young woman on the moor. He becomes obsessed with tracking down the beast that has defiled what he regards as his kingdom.

50 min · Sep 1, 1994
EPISODE 2

Master of the Moor, Pt. 2

Stephen's passion for the Moor fuels Detective Inspector Manciple's suspicions in his hunt for the killer.

49 min · Sep 8, 1994
EPISODE 3

Master of the Moor, Part 3

A secret hideaway from Stephen's childhood leads him to the real “master of the moor.”

50 min · Sep 15, 1994
EPISODE 1

Vanity Dies Hard, Part 1

Alice traces Nesta to Brighton but ends up falling seriously ill. She soon begins to fear that whoever killed Nesta is also trying to kill her.

50 min · Oct 15, 1994
EPISODE 2

Vanity Dies Hard, Part 2

Alice's determination to find Nesta begins to cause problems at home. Undeterred, Alice traces Nesta to Brighton but ends up falling seriously ill.

50 min · Oct 22, 1994
EPISODE 3

Vanity Dies Hard, Part 3

By now Alice's obsession with murder is at fever pitch; Nesta has still not reappeared.

51 min · Oct 29, 1994