Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-1983

Renowned psychiatrist Mrs Bradley has left London behind for a relaxing visit to the Oxfordshire countryside. Then, on Christmas Eve, a local solicitor is found dead by the river. Everyone believes that he suffered a heart attack - but Mrs Bradley is suspicious, and is soon investigating a series...

Mary Winbush stars as unconventional psychoanalyst sleuth Mrs Bradley in these two full-cast dramatisations of stories by Gladys Mitchell. Colourful, cynical, intimidating and extremely intelligent, Mrs Bradley is one of the most unorthodox detectives in the history of Golden Age crime fiction.

Mrs Bradley, amateur detective and eminent psychiatrist, has decided to spend Christmas with her nephew at his beautiful house in the Cotswolds. She is soon enjoying the festivities. Outside, snow begins to fall, leaving the idyllic cottages and the nearby wood covered in a blanket of white. But ...

Called upon to investigate the disappearance of two touring bus drivers, Dame Beatrice Lestrange Bradley uncovers a racket which involves stolen antiques, smuggling and murder.