| Genre | Titel [IMDb] | Jahr | Originaltitel [TMDb] | Regie | Land | min |
| Adventure, Crime, Mystery | Lord Peter Wimsey 4 - The Nine Tailors | 1974 | Die neun Schneider | Raymond Menmuir | United Kingdom | 209 |
 8,2 IMDb  Nr.370 | Handlung The title refers to the nine strokes of a church bell to announce the death of a man. In this adaptation of Dorothy L. Sayers's intricate, nostalgic, and atmospheric novel of the same name, Lord Peter Wimsey, stranded in a New-Year's Eve snowstorm ca. 1930 in the fens of eastern England, becomes the guest of a local clergyman, an adept enthusiast of the esoteric, mathematical art of change-ringing the eight swinging bells of his magnificent medieval church. Wimsey is pressed into service to assist with a heroic and historic all-night peal to welcome the new year. A few months later the vicar, having learned of Wimsey's reputation as a sleuth, summons him back to the village to investigate a mysterious body newly discovered in the churchyard, an unknown man secretly buried, who had apparently died about the time of Wimsey's first visit. A much earlier jewel robbery, details of church architecture, unclaimed letters from a French farm, and peculiarities of canon law are only a few of the further pieces of the puzzle which Wimsey must put together. Kommentar aus IMDb.com [Klicken zum Anzeigen] (by cloisterbell-1 on 26 February 2006) This is undoubtedly the best of the LPW adaptations from the 1970s. The location shooting is beautiful, in particular the church interiors and, as other reviewers have noted, the countryside. There is a truly epic feel to this production, with many years elapsing during the course of its 4 episode duration. Acting is incredible as always. What really strikes me though about this particular production is the way in which it uses its epic quality to construct an entire believable, romantic, nostalgic, world, where criminals and coppers have thick cockneys, our UC heroes speak perfect Beeb English, and even the first World War has a bit of a romantic glow about it! You half expect Wimsey's Sergeants to apologize for the bombing interrupting his pipe! It's as easy to get hypnotized by this world as it is with the beautiful bell-ringing. Glyn Houston is the perfect Bunter, BYW. One of the joys of 70s BBC productions is looking out for great actors. Here we have Maude Grimes from Coronation Street and Gan from Blake's 7! | Darsteller Ian Carmichael ... Lord Peter Wimsey (4 episodes, 1974) Glyn Houston ... Bunter (4 episodes, 1974) Elizabeth Proud ... Mary Thoday / Patrick Jordan ... Cranton (4 episodes, 1974) Gail Harrison ... Hilary Thorpe (4 episodes, 1974) Christopher Banks ... Archbishop of Canterbury (4 episodes, 1974) Donald Eccles ... Venables (3 episodes, 1974) Elizabeth Bradley ... Mrs. Venables (3 episodes, 1974) Neil McCarthy ... Will Thoday (3 episodes, 1974) Kenneth Thornett ... Supt. Blundell (3 episodes, 1974) | ||||
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