Classic BBC murder mystery
MELISSA
Debuts on DVD January 15, 2008
A web of treachery, lies, and deceit ensnares a man accused of his wife's murder
Acorn Media announces the January 15, 2008 DVD debut of Melissa, a spellbinding BBC murder mystery written by famed English crime writer and dramatist Francis Durbridge.
Unemployed Fleet Street reporter Guy Foster is trying to forge a new career as a novelist. But he could never imagine the plot twists that his life takes next. Late one night, Guy's beautiful wife, Melissa, is strangled. As the clues to her murder mount, they all point to him.
It's true that the two had not been getting along. But Guy has never seen a doctor about his anger-although the doctor tells police Guy is his patient. A disturbing phone call puts Guy on the scene of another fresh corpse. A third woman who survives a murder attempt describes her attacker, and every detail matches Guy. As each new incident casts doubt on his innocence-and even his sanity-Guy throws himself into the investigation to clear his own name and learn the truth about Melissa at last.
Melissa is written by Francis Durbridge, whose Paul Temple series was one of the most successful in the history of British broadcasting, and stars Peter Barkworth (Manhunt, Telford's Change), Ronald Fraser (Pygmalion), and Moira Redman (Suddenly, Last Summer). Produced in 1974, the miniseries was featured on PBS Mystery! in its third season in 1982.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES: Cast filmographies and Francis Durbridge biography.
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Street: January 15, 2008
DVD Single: Approx. 150 min. - Closed Captioned
SRP: $29.99