Editing Murder Most Horrid (section)

==Episodes==
===Series 1 (1991)===
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = The Case of the Missing
| DirectedBy = [[Bob Spiers]]
| WrittenBy = [[Ian Hislop]] & [[Nick Newman]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1991|11|14|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = [[Woman police constable|WPC]] Diane Softly (French) is suddenly put in charge of a seemingly straightforward murder case, which gradually becomes more complex and mysterious.<br> ''Guest actors:'' [[John Boswall]] (Judge), [[Paul Mark Elliott]] (Max Rammell), [[Stephen Frost]] (Sgt. Dawkins), [[Gary Love]] (Constable Williams), [[Timothy Spall]] (Pathologist), [[Geoffrey McGivern]] (Mason), [[Bill Paterson (actor)|Bill Paterson]] (Chief Inspector)
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| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = The Girl from Ipanema
| DirectedBy = Bob Spiers
| WrittenBy = Terry Kyan & [[Paul Smith (television writer)|Paul Smith]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1991|11|21|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = When housekeeper Maria (French) arrives at the house of MP Howling and his wife Lydia, she doesn't quite find things the way she expected. But one day, Maria witnesses a violent attack on Lydia by her husband and things start to take a turn for the better.<br> ''Guest actors:'' [[Marsha Fitzalan]] (Lydia's friend), [[James Cossins]] (Sir Hugh Lotterby), [[Jane Asher]] (Lydia Howling), [[Jacey Sallés]] (Silvia), [[Martin Jarvis (actor)|Martin Jarvis]] (Maurice Howling), [[Christopher Good]] (Leonard)
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = He Died a Death
| DirectedBy = Bob Spiers
| WrittenBy = Nick Newman & Ian Hislop
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1991|11|28|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Backstage at a London theatre, rivalry turns into suspicion when one of the cast is murdered during a performance. With French as Judy Talent, an actress in a play.<br> ''Guest actors:'' [[Kevin McNally]] (Inspector Turner), [[Stephen Moore (actor)|Stephen Moore]] (Basil Hampton), [[Kevin Allen (actor)|Kevin Allen]] (Simon Pleasance), [[Kenneth Cranham]] (Inspector Salford), [[Ben Miller]] (PC Watkins), [[Robin Driscoll]] (Reg), [[Gwen Taylor]] (Beryl), [[Tony Slattery]] (Tony Sparkle), [[Harriet Thorpe]] (Sarah Deveraux), [[Greg Cruttwell]] (Timmy Duval), [[Togo Igawa]] (Japanese tourist)
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = A Determined Woman
| DirectedBy = James Hendrie
| WrittenBy = James Hendrie
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1991|12|5|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Scientist Rita Proops (French) brings her equipment home to start working on the ultimate invention&nbsp;— the time machine. But this causes friction at home with disastrous results.<br> ''Guest actors:'' [[Michael Sharvell-Martin]] (Judge), Soo Drouet (Porter), [[Caroline Blakiston]] (Dr. Rachel Vine), [[Kathy Burke]] (Helen), [[Jim Broadbent]] (Selwyn Proops)
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Murder at Tea Time
| DirectedBy = Bob Spiers
| WrittenBy = [[Jez Alborough]] & Graham Alborough
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1991|12|12|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Bunty Bresslaw (French) is a successful children's television presenter, an expert in [[sticky-back plastic]] and a favourite with the young viewers of ''Write Away''. However, when her younger co-presenter is asked to pose for a wax modelling session at Madame Tussauds, jealousy arises off camera, and Bunty decides to put her young rival in his place.<br> ''Guest actors:'' [[Jane Booker]] (Sally), Geraldine McNulty (Mandi), Rebecca Stevens (Lizzie), [[Andy Parsons]] (Charlie), [[David Harewood]] (Jonathon), [[Dexter Fletcher]] (Colin), [[Marco Williamson]] (Donald
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Mrs Hat and Mrs Red
| DirectedBy = Bob Spiers
| WrittenBy = Dawn French & Ian Brown & James Hendrie
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1991|12|19|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Mrs Hat is shocked when she bumps into her [[doppelgänger]], and ends up following her home. She finds herself literally stepping into her shoes and taking over her luxurious lifestyle. Both Katie Hatcliffe and Sonya Redfern are played by French.<br> ''Guest actors:'' [[Robert Llewellyn]] (Taxi Driver), [[Jim Carter (actor)|Jim Carter]] (Roy Redfern), [[Kate McEnery]] (Jemima Redfern), [[Ricco Ross]] (Gary), Geoffrey McGivern (Guy), Beresford Le Roy (Supermarket Manager), Claire Cathcart (Cashier), [[Brian McCardie]] (Supermarket Assistant), [[Mia Soteriou]] (Pianist), Susie Fairfax (Friend), Harriet Thorpe (Friend), [[Matilda Thorpe]] (Friend), Francesca Brill (Jemima's Friend)
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===Series 2 (1994)===
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| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Overkill
| DirectedBy = Bob Spiers
| WrittenBy = [[Steven Moffat]]
| OriginalAirDate ={{start date|1994|3|3|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = French as Tina Mellish, social worker turned reluctant assassin; also features [[Emma Amos (actress)|Emma Amos]], [[Amanda Donohoe]], [[Colin Salmon]], [[Peter Vaughan]] and Geoffrey McGivern
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Lady Luck
| DirectedBy = Bob Spiers
| WrittenBy = Terry Kyan & Paul Smith
| OriginalAirDate ={{start date|1994|3|10|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Dawn as Denise Cunningham, hairdresser; also features [[Ann Bryson]] and [[Sean Gallagher (actor)|Sean Gallagher]]
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = A Severe Case of Death
| DirectedBy = Marcus Mortimer
| WrittenBy = [[Chris England]]
| OriginalAirDate ={{start date|1994|3|17|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = French as Maud Jenkins/'Dr Adams', Victorian maid turned cross-dressing doctor; also features [[Lucy Benjamin]], [[John Fortune]], [[Timothy West]], [[James Saxon (actor)|James Saxon]], [[Georgina Hale]], [[David Gooderson]], [[Brian Hibbard]] and [[Roy Evans (actor)|Roy Evans]]
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = We All Hate Granny
| DirectedBy = Dewi Humphreys
| WrittenBy = James Hendrie
| OriginalAirDate ={{start date|1994|3|24|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = French as Lily Gibbs, grandmother; also features [[James Fleet]] and [[Victoria Wicks]]
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Mangez Merveillac
| DirectedBy = Bob Spiers
| WrittenBy = Ian Hislop & Nick Newman
| OriginalAirDate ={{start date|1994|3|31|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = French as Verity Hodge, travel and cookery writer; also features [[Jane Booker]], [[Philip Jackson (actor)|Philip Jackson]], [[Kevin McNally]] and [[Clarke Peters]]
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Smashing Bird
| DirectedBy = Dewi Humphreys
| WrittenBy = [[Jon Canter]]
| OriginalAirDate ={{start date|1994|4|7|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = French as Vikky, [[nightclub singer]]; also features [[David Bamber]], [[Hywel Bennett]], [[Philip Martin Brown]], [[Mark McGann]] and [[Ray Winstone]]
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===Series 3 (1996)===
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| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Girl Friday
| DirectedBy = Dewi Humphreys
| WrittenBy = Paul Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1996|5|10|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = French as Sally Fairfax, P.A.; also features [[Nigel Havers]] and [[Geraldine McNulty]]
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = A Life or Death Operation
| DirectedBy = Dewi Humphreys
| WrittenBy = [[Mark Burton (writer)|Mark Burton]] & [[John O'Farrell (author)|John O'Farrell]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1996|5|17|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = French as Kate Marshall, surgeon and TV presenter; also features [[John Bird (actor)|John Bird]] and [[Brigit Forsyth]]
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Dying Live
| DirectedBy = Dewi Humphries
| WrittenBy = Steven Moffat
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1996|5|24|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = French as Daisy Talwinning, sacked abattoir worker; also features [[Jim Carter (actor)|Jim Carter]], [[Helen Lederer]], [[John Thomson (comedian)|John Thomson]], [[Marcus D'Amico]], and [[Jonathan Coy]]
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = The Body Politic
| DirectedBy = Ferdinand Fairfax
| WrittenBy = [[Anthony Horowitz]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1996|5|31|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = French as Linda Bryce, schoolteacher and wife of the Leader of the Opposition; also features [[Hugh Laurie]] and [[John Bennett (actor)|John Bennett]]
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Confess
| DirectedBy = [[Coky Giedroyc]]
| WrittenBy = Jon Canter
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1996|6|7|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = French as Wendy Hodge, police sergeant; also features [[Minnie Driver]], [[Roger Lloyd-Pack]] and [[Clive Russell]]
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Dead on Time
| DirectedBy = Ferdinand Fairfax
| WrittenBy = Ian Hislop & Nick Newman
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1996|6|14|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = French as The Grim Reaper; also features [[Sophie Okonedo]], [[Danny Webb (actor)|Danny Webb]] and [[Brian Capron]]
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===Series 4 (1999)===
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| EpisodeNumber = 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Frozen
| DirectedBy = Coky Giedroyc
| WrittenBy = Nick Vivian
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1999|2|19|df=y}}
| Viewers = 5.50
| ShortSummary = French as Lily Wood-Newton, churchgoer and pillar of the community; also features [[David Battley]] and [[Joanna Scanlan]]
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| EpisodeNumber = 20
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Going Solo
| DirectedBy = [[Tony Dow (director)|Tony Dow]]
| WrittenBy = [[Paul Smith (television writer)|Paul Smith]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1999|2|26|df=y}}
| Viewers = 4.02
| ShortSummary = French as Tracey Phillips, yachtswoman; also features [[Jim Carter (actor)|Jim Carter]], Liam Hess and [[Sarah Lancashire]]
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Whoopi Stone
| DirectedBy = Coky Giedroyc
| WrittenBy = Jon Canter
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1999|3|5|df=y}}
| Viewers = 3.96
| ShortSummary = French as Barbara Greaves/Whoopi Stone, police constable turned 'Queen of New York'; also features [[Jamie Foreman]] and Will Barton
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Confessions of a Murderer
| DirectedBy = [[Edgar Wright]]
| WrittenBy = Ian Hislop & Nick Newman
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1999|3|19|df=y}}
| Viewers = 3.40
| ShortSummary = French as Harriet Snellgrove, serial confessor and nuisance; also features [[Hugh Bonneville]], [[Graeme Garden]] and [[Philip Jackson (actor)|Philip Jackson]]
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Elvis, Jesus and Zack
| DirectedBy = Tony Dow
| WrittenBy = Steven Moffat
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1999|3|26|df=y}}
| Viewers = 2.82
| ShortSummary = French as Jill Tanner, head of the Obituaries Department at Broadcast One; also features [[Sean Hughes (comedian)|Sean Hughes]], [[The Krankies|Janette Krankie]], [[Chris Langham]], [[Paul Reynolds (actor)|Paul Reynolds]], [[Nick Stringer]], [[Pip Torrens]] and [[Jake Wood]]
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Dinner at Tiffany's
| DirectedBy = Dewi Humphreys
| WrittenBy = [[Jonathan Harvey (playwright)|Jonathan Harvey]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1999|4|2|df=y}}
| Viewers = 3.26
| ShortSummary = Tiffany Drapes, [[lunch lady|school dinner lady]]; also features [[Frances Barber]] as Gloria Twigge, a glamorous, selfish, alcoholic, spoilt Head Teacher; [[Thelma Barlow]], [[Geraldine McNulty]] and [[Peter Serafinowicz]]
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