The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Season 5 Episode 1: A New Lease of Death: Part One

A local clergyman is anxious to re-open a thirty-year-old murder case, which resulted in Harry Painter being hanged for the axe-murder of an elderly woman. Wexford himself, as a young detective sergeant, helped to convict Painter, and he has to face the possibility that the wrong man was hanged.

Genre:

Drama, Mystery

Seasons:

12

Episodes:

79

Actor:

George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

1987

IMDb:

6.6