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Mystery!

Description: An anthology series featuring various predominately British mystery stories. A weekly public television program presenting British produced mystery dramas to American audiences. Each program was a dramatization of a well-known mystery novel, with many programs continuing over several weeks. Dame Agatha Christie's Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot were the most commonly featured sleuths, but a wide variety of other authors' works were also shown.
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Year Released: 1980
Number of seasons: 10
Number of episodes: 313
First episode air date: February 5, 1980

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