Murder Most Horrid: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Murder Most Horrid was a dark comedy series starring Dawn French that aired on BBC Two from 1991-1999. As various characters, Dawn takes on a different mystery every episode. In some way or another she is involved with murder; either commiting the crime herself or sometimes even being the victim herself!

Series details

• Title: Murder Most Horrid
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Mystery
• Premiere date: 1991-11-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-04-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 16227
• IMDb ID: tt0101149
• TVDB ID: 76353

Cast and credited roles

• Dawn French — Various Roles

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1991-11-14; final listed air date 1991-12-19; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1994-03-03; final listed air date 1994-04-07; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1996-05-10; final listed air date 1996-06-14; episode order: 6.
• Season 4: premiered 1999-02-19; final listed air date 1999-04-02; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Murder Most Horrid on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.