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The Mrs Bradley Mysteries is a British drama series starring Diana Rigg as Adela Bradley, and Neil Dudgeon as her chauffeur George Moody. The series was produced by the BBC for its BBC One channel between 31 August 1998 and 6 February 2000, based on the character created by detective writer Gladys Mitchell. [3]
Gladys Maude Winifred Mitchell (21 April 1901 – 27 July 1983) was an English writer best known for her creation of Mrs Bradley, the heroine of 66 detective novels.She also wrote under the pseudonyms Stephen Hockaby and Malcolm Torrie.
Mrs Bradley is the first female character to be both a detective heroine and a member of an 'established profession'. [2] A fully qualified medical doctor and a psychoanalyst, she is a consultant for the Home Office, and she also acts as an amateur detective. [2] Mrs Bradley lives in the village of Wandles Parva, located in the New Forest. Her ...
Bradley was one of a number of investigators active during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. Much of the novel takes place on the Norfolk Broads. In 2000 it was adapted for an episode of the television series The Mrs Bradley Mysteries starring Diana Rigg.
Laurels Are Poison is a 1942 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. [1] [2] It is the fourteenth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley. [3]
It is the eighteenth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley. [2] It has been described as one of the best of Mitchell's novels. [3] In 2000 it was adapted for an episode of the television series The Mrs Bradley Mysteries starring Diana Rigg.
It is the second in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley. [2] It further established the reputation of the quick-witted Bradley who is some way ahead of the investigating police officers. Mitchell also employed a number of original touches that would continue during the series. [3]
When Last I Died is a 1941 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. [1] It is the thirteenth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley. [2]