Editing Murder Most Horrid (section)

===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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| 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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| 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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| 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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