Drama / Mystery
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000) — Episode Guide
86 episodes across 12 seasons, each with a full spoiler-free review.
Season 1
- S01E01Wolf to the Slaughter: Part One1987-08-02 · Clive Exton · John Davies
- S01E02Wolf to the Slaughter: Part Two1987-08-09 · Ruth Rendell, Clive Exton · John Davies
- S01E03Wolf to the Slaughter: Part Three1987-08-16 · Ruth Rendell, Clive Exton · John Davies
- S01E04Wolf to the Slaughter: Part Four1987-08-23 · Ruth Rendell, Clive Exton · John Davies
Season 2
- S02E01A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part One1988-06-19 · Clive Exton · Mary McMurray
- S02E02A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part Two1988-06-26 · Ruth Rendell · Mary McMurray
- S02E03A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part Three1988-07-03 · Ruth Rendell · Mary McMurray
- S02E04Shake Hands Forever: Part One1988-09-23 · Clive Exton · Don Leaver
- S02E05Shake Hands Forever: Part Two1988-09-30 · Ruth Rendell · Don Leaver
- S02E06Shake Hands Forever: Part Three1988-10-07 · Ruth Rendell · Don Leaver
- S02E07No Crying He Makes1988-12-23 · Paula Milne · Mary McMurray
Season 3
- S03E01No More Dying Then: Part One1989-10-22 · Geoffrey Case · Jan Sargeant
- S03E02No More Dying Then: Part Two1989-10-29 · Ruth Rendell · Jan Sargent
- S03E03No More Dying Then: Part Three1989-11-05 · Ruth Rendell · Jan Sargent
- S03E04A Sleeping Life: Part One1989-11-12 · Roger Marshall · Bill Hays
- S03E05A Sleeping Life: Part Two1989-11-19 · Roger Marshall, Ruth Rendell · Bill Hays
- S03E06A Sleeping Life: Part Three1989-11-26 · Roger Marshall, Ruth Rendell · Bill Hays
- S03E07The Veiled One1989-12-17 · Trevor Preston · Mary McMurray
Season 4
- S04E01Some Lie and Some Die: Part One1990-09-30 · Matthew Jacobs · Sandy Johnson
- S04E02Some Lie and Some Die: Part Two1990-10-07 · Matthew Jacobs, Ruth Rendell · Sandy Johnson
- S04E03Some Lie and Some Die: Part Three1990-10-14 · Matthew Jacobs, Ruth Rendell · Sandy Johnson
- S04E04The Best Man to Die: Part One1990-10-21 · John Brown · Herbert Wise
- S04E05The Best Man to Die: Part Two1990-10-28 · Ruth Rendell · Herbert Wise
- S04E06The Best Man to Die: Part Three1990-11-04 · Ruth Rendell · Herbert Wise
- S04E07An Unkindness of Ravens: Part One1990-11-11 · Robert Smith · John Gorrie
- S04E08An Unkindness of Ravens: Part Two1990-11-18 · Ruth Rendell · John Gorrie
- S04E09Put on by Cunning1990-12-24 · Trevor Preston · Sandy Johnson
Season 5
- S05E01A New Lease of Death: Part One1991-09-29 · Peter Berry · Herbert Wise
- S05E02A New Lease of Death: Part Two1991-10-06 · Ruth Rendell · Herbert Wise
- S05E03A New Lease of Death: Part Three1991-10-13 · Peter Berry, John Davies, Ruth Rendell · Herbert Wise
- S05E04Murder Being Once Done: Part One1991-10-20 · Matthew Jacobs · John Gorrie
- S05E05Murder Being Once Done: Part Two1991-10-27 · Matthew Jacobs, Ruth Rendell · John Gorrie
- S05E06Murder Being Once Done: Part Three1991-11-03 · Matthew Jacobs, Ruth Rendell · John Gorrie
- S05E07From Doon with Death: Part One1991-11-10 · George Baker · Mary McMurray
- S05E08From Doon with Death: Part Two1991-11-17 · Ruth Rendell · Mary McMurray
- S05E09Means of Evil: Part One1991-11-24 · Peter Berry · Sarah Hellings
- S05E10Means of Evil: Part Two1991-12-01 · Ruth Rendell · Sandy Johnson
- S05E11Achilles Heel1991-12-26 · Guy Hibbert · Sandy Johnson
Season 6
- S06E01The Speaker of Mandarin: Part One1992-09-27 · Trevor Preston · Herbert Wise
- S06E02The Speaker of Mandarin: Part Two1992-10-04 · Trevor Preston, Ruth Rendell · Herbert Wise
- S06E03The Speaker of Mandarin: Part Three1992-10-11 · Trevor Preston, Ruth Rendell · Herbert Wise
- S06E04The Mouse in the Corner: Part One1992-10-18 · George Baker · Rob Walker
- S06E05The Mouse in the Corner: Part Two1992-10-25 · George Baker, Ruth Rendell · Rob Walker
- S06E06An Unwanted Woman: Part One1992-11-01 · Rosemary Anne Sisson · Jenny Wilkes
- S06E07An Unwanted Woman: Part Two1992-11-08 · Ruth Rendell, Rosemary Anne Sisson, John Davies · Jenny Wilkes
- S06E08Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part One1992-11-15 · Matthew Jacobs · Mary McMurray
- S06E09Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part Two1992-11-22 · Matthew Jacobs · Mary McMurray
- S06E10Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part Three1992-11-29 · Matthew Jacobs · Mary McMurray
- S06E11Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part Four1992-12-06 · Matthew Jacobs · Mary McMurray
- S06E12Talking to Strange Men1992-12-27 · Julian Bond · John Gorrie
Season 7
Season 8
- S08E01Vanity Dies Hard: Part One1995-03-24 · Julian Bond · Alan Grint
- S08E02Vanity Dies Hard: Part Two1995-03-31 · Julian Bond, Ruth Rendell · Alan Grint
- S08E03Vanity Dies Hard: Part Three1995-04-07 · Julian Bond, Ruth Rendell · Alan Grint
- S08E04The Strawberry Tree: Part One1995-04-21 · George Baker · Herbert Wise
- S08E05The Strawberry Tree: Part Two1995-04-28 · Ruth Rendell · Herbert Wise
Season 9
- S09E01Heartstones: Part One1996-01-01 · Guy Meredith · Piers Haggard
- S09E02Heartstones: Part Two1996-01-08 · Guy Meredith, Ruth Rendell · Piers Haggard
- S09E03Simisola: Part One1996-01-26 · Alan Plater · Jim Goddard
- S09E04Simisola: Part Two1996-02-02 · Ruth Rendell · Jim Goddard
- S09E05Simisola: Part Three1996-02-09 · Alan Plater, Ruth Rendell · Jim Goddard
- S09E06The Secret House of Death: Part One1996-03-08 · John Harvey · Jim Goddard
- S09E07The Secret House of Death: Part Two1996-03-15 · John Harvey, Ruth Rendell · Jim Goddard
- S09E08A Case Of Coincidence: Part One1996-03-22 · Geoffrey Case · Gavin Millar
- S09E09A Case Of Coincidence: Part Two1996-03-29 · Geoffrey Case, Ruth Rendell · Gavin Millar
Season 10
- S10E01The Double1997-01-03 · Piers Haggard · Mary McMurray
- S10E02Bribery and Corruption: Part One1997-01-17 · Guy Meredith · Mike Vardy
- S10E03Bribery and Corruption: Part Two1997-01-24 · Guy Meredith, Ruth Rendell · Mike Vardy
- S10E04Thornapple1997-01-31 · Roy MacGregor · Mary McMurray
- S10E05May and June: Part One1997-02-07 · Ken Blakeson · James Cellan Jones
- S10E06May and June: Part Two1997-02-14 · Ken Blakeson, Ruth Rendell · James Cellan Jones
- S10E07Front Seat1997-02-21 · Alex Ferguson · Sandy Johnson
- S10E08A Dark Blue Perfume1997-08-15 · Peter Ransley · Sandy Johnson
Season 11
- S11E01Going Wrong: Part One1998-06-02 · Julian Bond · Matthew Evans
- S11E02Going Wrong: Part Two1998-06-09 · Julian Bond, Ruth Rendell · Matthew Evans
- S11E03Going Wrong: Part Three1998-06-16 · Julian Bond, Ruth Rendell · Matthew Evans
- S11E04Road Rage: Part One1998-11-08 · George Baker, Ruth Rendell · Bruce MacDonald
- S11E05Road Rage: Part Two1998-11-09 · George Baker, Ruth Rendell · Bruce MacDonald
- S11E06You Can't Be Too Careful1998-12-24 · Ruth Rendell, Ted Whitehead · Matthew Evans
- S11E07The Orchard Walls1998-12-31 · Jacqueline Holborough, Ruth Rendell · Gwennan Sage
- S11E08The Lake of Darkness Part 11999-05-03 · Peter Hammond, Ruth Rendell · Bruce MacDonald
- S11E09The Lake of Darkness Part 21999-05-10 · Peter Hammond, Ruth Rendell · Bruce MacDonald
- S11E10The Fallen Curtain1999-08-06 · Douglas Livingstone, Ruth Rendell · Matthew Evans