1. The Mysteries of Married Life

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Honeymooners Lord Peter Wimsey and his wife soon find their marital bliss disturbed. There's something nasty in the cellar... Dorothy L Sayers's mystery novel, first published in 1937. Ian Carmichael stars as the British gentleman detective. Dramatised in six episodes by Alistair Beaton. Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael Lady Wimsey …. Sarah Badel Bunter …. Peter Jones Miss Twitterton …. Rosemary Leach Mrs Ruddle …. Pearl Hackney Mr Puffett …. Michael Ripper The Rev Goodacre …. Gerald Sim MacBride …. Roger Lloyd Pack Frank Crutchley …. Kenneth Cranham Narrator …. John Westbrook Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War. He features in a number of detective novels and short stories. Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations aired between 1972 and 1975. Producer: Martin Fisher First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1983.