Masterpiece Mystery (1980)

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Mystery! is an episodic television series that debuted in 1980 in the USA. It airs on PBS and is produced by WGBH. The show has brought a large number of detective series and television movies—most of them British productions from the BBC or the ITV companies and usually adapted from mystery fiction literary sources—to air on American television. In 2002, they added an American-produced series based on the novels of Tony Hillerman to their roster.

IMDb rating: 8.9 (990 votes)
Seasons: 5
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Alan Cumming Self - Host

Seasons

Season 5 (1985)

7.38 avg 6 episodes 8.1 → 7.2

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
22	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes I: A Scandal in Bohemia	8.1	15
23	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes I: The Dancing Men	7.4	11
24	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes I: The Naval Treaty	6.8	11
25	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes I: The Solitary Cyclist	7.2	11
26	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes I: The Speckled Band	7.6	13
28	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes I: The Blue Carbuncle	7.2	11

Season 6 (1986)

8.17 avg 6 episodes 8.0 → 8.0

Consistent

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
11	Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Body in the Library 1	8.0	60
12	Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Body in the Library 2	8.2	41
13	Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Body in the Library 3	8.2	34
14	Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Moving Finger 1	8.2	26
15	Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Moving Finger 2	8.4	17
21	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes II: The Final Problem	8.0	9

Season 7 (1986)

8.37 avg 3 episodes 8.4 → 8.0

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
9	Agatha Christie's Miss Marple II: A Pocketful of Rye	8.4	27
10	Agatha Christie's Miss Marple II: A Murder Is Announced	8.7	35
18	The Return of Sherlock Holmes I: The Six Napoleons	8.0	10

Season 8 (1987)

8.24 avg 9 episodes 8.3 → 7.4

Front-loaded

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery: Strong Poison 1	8.3	31
2	A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery: Strong Poison 2	8.7	22
3	A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery: Strong Poison 3	8.6	23
11	Agatha Christie's Miss Marple III: Nemesis 1	8.8	37
12	Agatha Christie's Miss Marple III: Nemesis 2	8.4	28
13	Agatha Christie's Miss Marple III: At Bertram's Hotel	8.4	32
18	Inspector Morse I: The Dead of Jericho 1	8.4	14
19	Inspector Morse I: The Dead of Jericho 2	7.2	9
20	Inspector Morse I: The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn 1	7.4	11

Season 9 (1986)

8.29 avg 8 episodes 8.0 → 8.4 94 min avg

Rebound

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
3	The Return of Sherlock Holmes II: The Sign of Four	8.0	78
4	The Return of Sherlock Holmes II: The Devil's Foot	8.8	8
5	The Return of Sherlock Holmes II: Silver Blaze	9.1	11
8	The Return of Sherlock Holmes II: The Hound of the Baskervilles	8.3	13
9	Inspector Morse II: The Wolvercote Tongue	8.1	12
11	Inspector Morse II: Last Bus to Woodstock	7.5	11
12	Agatha Christie's Miss Marple IV: Murder at the Vicarage	8.1	40
13	Agatha Christie's Miss Marple IV: 4:50 from Paddington	8.4	39