This post details the instalments in the very funny murder mystery series by Jason Cook. Starring Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson.
Starting as a TV movie series with 3 films. The fourth chapter has been released as a three part TV series, which is now available to watch in the US online.
Each chapter is detailed below, including where to watch them in the US online.
If you’re looking to watch this series online in the UK, they are available through Gold’s paid TV channel through various TV catchup and streaming services, such as BT and Sky.
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Murder Mystery Comedy Series by Jason Cook
Series of murder mystery comedy specials written by Jason Cook and starring Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson. (Each chapter title a spoof on a famous mystery story or reference!)
1. Murder on the Blackpool Express
First Aired: November 2017 | Duration: 92 minutes | Director: Simon Delaney | Writer: Jason Cook | IMDb Rating: 6.2/10 (960) | Watch in US: BritBox Amazon Channel.
Plot: A Blackpool coach driver and a female tour guide get caught up in a whodunit mystery when someone starts bumping off their passengers – the elderly fans of a crime novelist who’s showing them places that inspired his works – one by one. [Source: Amazon]
2. Death on the Tyne
First Aired: May 2018 | Duration: 91 minutes | Director: Ed Bye | Writer: Jason Cook | IMDb Rating: 6.0/10 (577) | Watch in US: BritBox Amazon Channel.
Plot: There is a serial killer loose on the overnight ferry from Newcastle to Amsterdam.
Draper’s Tours hostess Gemma Draper & her trusty coach driver Terry must help identify the killer before the sabotaged ship sinks. [Source: Amazon]
3. Dial M for Middlesbrough
First Aired: December 2019 | Duration: 92 minutes | Director: Ed Bye | Writer: Jason Cook | IMDb Rating: 5.7/10 (439) | Watch in US: BritBox Amazon Channel.
Plot: Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson are back on board their macabre tour bus for another deadly trip, this time heading to Middlesbrough.
Terry and Gemma of Draper’s Tours find themselves forced to take refuge at a sinister and dilapidated caravan park. [Source: Amazon]
4. Murder, They Hope
First Aired: May 2021 | Duration: 3 episodes, 45 minutes each | Directors: Ed Bye, Adam Jenkins | Writers: Jason Cook, Emily Fairweather | IMDb Rating: 6.6/10 (210) | Watch in US: BritBox Amazon Channel.
Plot: Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson return to Gold’s whodunit comedy caper for a new three-part original series from the minds behind Murder on the Blackpool Express, Death on the Tyne and Dial M for Middlesbrough. [Source: Amazon]
Episode guide:
1. The Bunny Trap: After giving up their jobs to be full time investigators, Gemma and Terry have a valuable collector’s item in their possession – and the murderous Bunnyman will stop at nothing to acquire it.
2. Evil Under the Bun: A turf war between two bakers leads to food poisoning at an amateur dramatic society.
3. Dales of the Unexpected: There’s a killer on the loose – and Gemma and Terry’s coach tour knowledge is the key to helping police.
*All Episodes of this comedy mystery series are available to watch online on US Amazon with BritBox Prime Video.
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