Highlights
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987-2000) - Full Cast and Crew

1987TV Series
Audience Score
62

Cast

G
George Baker
as Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford
C
Christopher Ravenscroft
as Det. Insp. Burden
L
Louie Ramsay
as Dora Wexford
K
Ken Kitson
as Det. Sgt. Martin
D
Diane Keen
as Jenny Burden
J
John Burgess
as Dr. Len Crocker
N
Noah Huntley
as John Burden
D
Deborah Poplett
as Sheila Wexford
C
Christopher Ellison
as Mr. Kirkpatrick
J
Jane Horrocks
as Pippa Bond
S
Suzanna Hamilton
as Elizabeth Crilling
S
Simon Shepherd
as Stephen Devenish
N
Nicholas Gecks
as Rupert Margolis
C
Cherie Lunghi
as Natalie Arno
A
Amanda Redman
as Susan Townsend
D
Donald Hewlett
as Russell Cawthorne
P
Patrick Malahide
as Axel Kingman
I
Imelda Staunton
as Polly Flinders
R
Russell Hunter
as Monkey Matthews
I
Idris Elba
as Raffy
T
Tom Wilkinson
as Robert Hathall
J
Jean Heywood
as Mrs. Penistan
C
Camille Coduri
as Lesley Arbel
I
Ian McNeice
as Ivan Teal
P
Peter Egan
as Rev. Henry Archery
P
Philip Glenister
as Brian Gregson
C
Christopher Fulford
as Dudley Drury
A
Amanda Walker
as Debbie Davidson
W
William Ilkley
as Bysouth
V
Virginia McKenna
as Milborough Lang
A
Annette Crosbie
as Irene Bell
D
Dominic Jephcott
as Gordon Vinald
K
Kristy Bruce
as Young Elizabeth Crilling
M
Matthew Marsh
as Angus Norris
O
Olivia Williams
as Jennifer Norris
E
Elizabeth Spriggs
as Eva Peterlee
A
Anne Reid
as Joyce Virson
S
Sharon Maughan
as Imogen Ide
S
Sean Pertwee
as Det. Sgt. Barry Vine
T
Trevor Sellers
as Herbert Painter
S
Steven Mackintosh
as Nicholas Virson
N
Nigel Whitmey
as Jonathan Hogarth
B
Bernice Stegers
as Joanne Garland
K
Keeley Hawes
as Sarah Mabledene
M
Miles Anderson
as Mark Simms
R
Rachel Fielding
as Painter on the Moor
J
John Michie
as Nick
J
Joanna Scanlan
as Audrey Barker
L
Lynne Wilmot
as Freya
G
George Costigan
as Det. Insp. Manciple
T
Tony Haygarth
as Maurice Cullam
L
Leslie Phillips
as Justin Whittaker
J
James Callis
as Guy Curran
B
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
as Mrs. Fanshawe
R
Rebecca Lacey
as Daphne Feast
R
Rick Warden
as William Newton
D
Daniel Caltagirone
as Danny Danilo
C
Colin Firth
as Stephen Whalby
J
Julia Ormond
as Nora Fanshawe
S
Simon Ward
as Will Harvey
J
Josephine Butler
as Leonora Chisholm
J
Julian Wadham
as John Dyson
P
Peter Capaldi
as Zeno Vedast
P
Phoebe Nicholls
as May Thrace
C
Cordelia Bugeja
as Young Rosario
M
Michael Nardone
as Mortuary Attendant
J
Joseph Long
as Godfrey Tate
T
Tom Chadbon
as Piers
A
Albert Welling
as Mr. Thrace
G
Gemma Jones
as Mrs. Peveril
T
Tim Woodward
as Nick Hawthorne
D
Donald Sumpter
as Edward Peveril
H
Honeysuckle Weeks
as Jenny
J
James Fleet
as Neil Fairfax (uncredited)
J
James D'Arcy
as Nicholas Hawthorne (Aged 22)
S
Susannah Wise
as Shop Assistant
R
Ravi Kapoor
as Det. Sgt. Khan
M
Meera Syal
as Matron
P
Paul Freeman
as Julius Sorensen
S
Simon Chandler
as Reese
J
Jason Flemyng
as Peter Milton
E
Eileen Davies
as Marge
M
Malcolm Tierney
as Ivan Zoffany
N
Navin Chowdhry
as Amal
A
Amanda Boxer
as Jane Zoffany
G
Garry Cooper
as Sergeant Holt
A
Angus MacInnes
as Dobrowski
P
Pip Torrens
as Michael Quin
A
Anthony Andrews
as Luke Crossland
R
Ronald Pickup
as Chief Inspector Moore
E
Elspet Gray
as Mrs. Crossland
M
Marion Bailey
as Ros Swan
O
Owen Teale
as Bob North
E
Emily Mortimer
as Elvira Crossland
M
Michael Byrne
as DCC Charles Griswold
F
Fred Pearson
as Chief Insp. Jack 'Brock' Lovat
L
Lucy Cohu
as Magdelene Heller
D
Daisy Haggard
as Spinny Crossland
R
Roger Hammond
as Dr. Trewynne
J
Julian Firth
as John Oldbury
J
Jane Lapotaire
as Anouk Khoori
R
Richard Cubison
as Dr. Bulmer
M
Michael Cochrane
as Swithun Riding
G
George Harris
as Dr. Raymond Akande
K
Kelly Reilly
as Kimberly
C
Cal MacAninch
as Finn
S
Susannah York
as Liz
J
Jerome Flynn
as Martin Urban
J
John Castle
as Mark
O
Omid Djalili
as Mr Kaiafas
M
Marc Sinden
as Richard Fairfax (uncredited)
D
David Ryall
as Bill
M
Mary Healey
as Iris Harvey
S
Sadie Frost
as Francesca
C
Clare Holman
as Fay Devenish
H
Harriet Thorpe
as Anita Margolis
K
Keith Newby
as Jerry
K
Kim Thomson
as Linda Grover
J
June Ritchie
as Nancy Lake
P
Peter Baldwin
as Coroner
L
Lisa Harrow
as Petra Summers
K
Kwabena Manso
as Louis Mbowele
R
Robert Morgan
as Timothy Jordan
R
Robert Morgan
as John Gabbitas (uncredited)
D
David Collings
as Michael Sunderton
E
Eleanor Bron
as Rosario
T
Terrence Hardiman
as Solicitor
M
Michael Jayston
as Quentin Nightingale
C
Catherine Neilson
as Elizabeth Nightingale
N
Nigel Terry
as Denys Villiers
K
Karen Meagher
as Georgina Villiers
D
Dave Hill
as Dep. Chief Constable Freeborn
M
Mamta Kaash
as Malina Patel
P
Patrick Drury
as Chief Supt. Howard Fortune
D
Dave Hill
as Det. Chief Constable Freeborn
C
Charon Bourke
as Sylvia Fairfax
K
Karen Westwood
as Sara Williams
J
John Forgeham
as Det Insp Baker
L
Liz Smith
as Lena Finn
S
Stephen Dillane
as Philip Blackstock
H
Harmage Singh Kalirai
as Sikh
D
Danny Dyer
as Tom
L
Leon Lissek
as Professor Cyprian
I
Ian Puleston-Davies
as PC Carter
W
William Simons
as Det. Insp. Michael Baker
S
Sylvia Syms
as Lilian Crown
J
James Fleet
as Neil Fairfax
S
Sylvia Syms
as Stephen's mother
P
Peter Gilmore
as Frank Malm (uncredited)
P
Peter Gilmore
as Frank Malm
S
Sylvia Syms
as Mrs. Whalby
S
Sylvia Syms
as Mrs. Thorn
F
Fiona Dolman
as Ella
I
Ian Gelder
as Peter Renton
A
Arthur Cox
as Mr. Grover
A
Ann Penfold
as Jean Burden
M
Michael Stainton
as Sgt. Camb
J
John Warnaby
as Augustus Casey
N
Nigel Gregory
as Barman
R
Rossano Brazzi
as Sir Manuel Carmargue
J
Janet Maw
as Dinah Sternhold
M
Michael Bilton
as Phillip Cory

Crew

B
Bill Hays
Director
H
Herbert Wise
Director
C
Clive Exton
Writer
A
Alan Plater
Writer
J
Jim Goddard
Director
M
Matthew Evans
Director
D
Dominic Barlow
Production Manager
M
Matthew Jacobs
Writer
S
Sandy Johnson
Director
R
Rosemary Anne Sisson
Writer
P
Piers Haggard
Director
J
John Gorrie
Director
M
Marc Lawes
Sound Mixer
J
James Cellan Jones
Director
R
Rob Walker
Director
J
John Gorrie
Director
J
John Howard Davies
Director
J
Jim Goddard
Director
S
Sandy Johnson
Director