Comedienne Dawn French tackles dark, tongue-in-cheek thrillers as her various characters embark on a different mystery every episode. In one way or another, she is involved with murder — either committing the crime or even getting bumped off herself!
Faced with post-war rationing in the impoverished village of Skinton, sisters Lily and Iris share a secret supply of cakes stored in their freezer. But when the appliance breaks down, the arrival of a repairman leads to murder.
E2Going Solo
Feb 26, 199930m
Tracy Phillips and Karen Sullivan seem an unlikely team to set sail together on a round-the-world yacht race, and they do indeed prove to be ill-matched. Then they capsize.
E3Whoopi Stone
Mar 5, 199930m
WPC Barbara Greaves is a speed cop and bored housewife. A CDI officer offers her the challenge to bring three American drug barons to justice.
E4Confessions of a Murderer
Mar 19, 199930m
TV crime show addict Harriet Snellgrove dreams of being arrested herself, and is a regular visitor to Nuttley police station to confess to almost every crime committed in the area, but she is never believed. But will the police's repeated rejections lead her to actually commit murder?
E5Elvis, Jesus and Zack
Mar 26, 199930m
A TV producer fakes the death of a faded rock star in order to save her obituaries department.
E6Dinner at Tiffany's
Apr 2, 199930m
School mealtime supervisor Tiffany Drapes loves her job. This is in part because she is in love with Gloria, the alcoholic, gambling headmistress. But so is games teacher Evangeline....
About Murder Most Horrid
Murder Most Horrid is a mystery, crime, comedy series on BBC Two. The show first aired on Nov 14, 1991 and currently has 4 seasons and 24 episodes. Murder Most Horrid has ended after 4 seasons. It has a rating of 6.9/10 based on 15 votes. Created by Paul Smith.
