{"id":21211,"date":"2015-10-27T08:56:41","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T13:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=21211"},"modified":"2023-11-14T23:03:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T05:03:24","slug":"mrs-bradley-mysteries-british-television-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/mrs-bradley-mysteries-british-television-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Mrs. Bradley Mysteries – British Television Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mrs.<\/a> Calling all Diana Rigg fans! Get ready to see Rigg dead-panning to the camera as only Diana Rigg can do. She is absolutely delightful as Mrs. Bradley, a middle age flapper with very modern views.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Bradley Mysteries<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is a BBC production that I was fortunate to have watched years ago. It ran in Great Britain during 1998-1999, so I’m not sure when my local PBS channel aired it >>> some time around then. It was particularly fun to watch Diana Rigg as she introduced the shows (she starred) in on PBS – during her Mystery!<\/em> hosting years. (Those were the days when they actually provided background information about the authors, times, ETC.)<\/p>\n

Neil Dudgeon (lately seen as John Barnaby on Midsomer Murders<\/em>) plays George, Mrs. Bradley’s chauffeur. Mrs. Bradley, with George’s help, solves crimes, and is quite a celebrity. She is known to be an excellent crime solver and a very modern thinker. She is a woman who never stops learning. She keeps up with all the events that are happening during the current times. She is a loyal friend, but values justice over friendship. Her interests include those that were thought to be only men’s interests during this time. She is not a woman who would retire with the ladies while the men smoked cigars and drank cognac in the study!<\/p>\n

The ambiance of this series is beautiful. Diana Rigg (Mrs. Bradley) wears the most amazingly beautiful clothes. The entire wardrobe department has done a wonderful job. The 1920s was a time of opulence: sequined gowns, soft fabrics, and tuxedos were common-place for the upper echelon to wear during the evening. This was a time when people (at least in Mrs. Bradley’s aristocratic circle) dressed up for dinner >>> which was “announced.”<\/p>\n

The sets are excellent, the props are perfect. The Rolls Royce that George and Mrs. Bradley tootle around in is a phenomenal piece of art. And, the mysteries are good, too!<\/p>\n

The unfortunate thing about the Mrs. Bradley Mysteries is that there are so few episodes. A 90 minute pilot aired in 1998 and only four sixty minute episodes were made for their 1999 airing. I ask you: WHY only five episodes!?! These productions are so delightful. What a shame there are so few… (and while I’m asking “Why?” >>> why can’t the USA match Britain’s beautiful period pieces?)<\/p>\n

For more movie and television show recommendations, visit this page on my site: TV and Movies<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

*** This series is available on Netflix in the disc format. Also, check your libraries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Calling all Diana Rigg fans! Get ready to see Rigg dead-panning to the camera as only Diana Rigg can do. She is absolutely delightful as Mrs. Bradley, a middle age flapper with very modern views. Mrs. Bradley Mysteries is a BBC production that I was fortunate to have watched years ago. It ran in Great […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8,16,18,19,24],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-21211","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-bbc","7":"category-dvds","8":"category-movies","9":"category-moviestv-shows","10":"category-tv","11":"entry","12":"override"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pI0sr-5w7","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21211"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41727,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21211\/revisions\/41727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}