Introduced by Richard Madeley
For this season the cast were as follows:-
Mrs. Peacock - Joanna Lumley
Colonel Mustard - Leslie Grantham
Reverend Green - Nicholas Parsons
Professor Plum - John Bird
Miss Scarlett - Jerry Hall
Mrs. White - Liz Smith
The Rooms were the Dining Room, Drawing Room, Billiard Room, Library, Kitchen & Study.
There were a couple of changes for this final season of CLUEDO. The opening scene each week featured Richard Madeley walking through Arlington Grange giving some background to the forthcoming story, ending up in The Study where the weapons were laid out. After watching the story, the sleuths were asked for an instinctive reaction to the crime before questioning the suspects. The other major change was a preview of the murder so viewers had the choice of keeping their eyes closed and playing at home or watching the short sequence and continue watching with full knowledge of the murderer, weapon and room.
1. Finders Keepers by Russell T. Davies with Ray Lonnen
as Jake Swithin
The possible weapons were The Walking Stick, Dagger, Ladies Scarf, Meat Pounder, Champagne Bottle & Sword
Local Land Worker Jake Swithin digs up some local relics while ploughing a field and becomes a local celebrity. Reverend Green recognises them as relics from the Church of Saint Cecilia that vanished in the 17th Century and wants them returned to the church. Swithin refuses. Later, the Peacock Family seal is discovered among the relics and it transpires that the Peacock family were behind the theft. Swithin tells Mrs. Peacock that it would make a good newspaper headline. Miss Scarlett who had been Swithins lover is shocked to find that Swithin owns home videos they made together and he plans to make them public. Finally, Professor Plum tells Mrs. Peacock that a best selling book by him about the Peacock Family was totally made up and he faces ruin and ridicule when the truth comes to light. When he also turns against Mrs. White, who more or less brought him up from a child, it seems his days are numbered....
The celebrity sleuths for this edition were Sian Lloyd & Sir David Steel against Beverley Callard & Andy Crane
2. Seven Deadly Sinners by Nick Fisher with Ian McNeice
as Sir Nigel Hussey
The possible weapons were The Flame Thrower, G-String, Golf Club, Poisonous Snake, Crossbow & Pistol
Sir Nigel Hussey, the National Heritage Minister, plans to open Sin City, a Pleasure Park, right next to Arlington Grange. Because of the development, Plum stands to lose his home and Mrs. White is worried about the local wildlife. Reverend Green used the Roof Restoration Fund to help Sir Nigel with funding but Hussey laughs and says there is nothing in writing. It also transpires that Hussey used to be Colonel Mustard's Brigadier and threatens to tell the ladies that Mustard was a terrible coward. Safe to say, Sin City will never be built...............
The celebrity sleuths for this edition were Carol Thatcher & Bob Holness against Dermot Murnaghan & Liz Kershaw
3. The Word, The Flesh & The Devil by Nick Fisher with
Caroline Langrishe as Candice Costello
The possible weapons were The Fire Poker, Battery Recharger, Kitchen Scissors, Ice Pick, Cleaver & Pen
Crime Writer Candice Costello comes to Arlington and immediately falls foul of Miss Scarlett when she starts making eyes at Colonel Mustard, but Mustard soon finds he is being led on. Reverend Green gets hot under the collar when Costello asks him if a murder story he is writing about a murderous vicar is based on fact. Costello has a conversation with Mrs. White who tells her of her nephew, Frankie, who died when a ship he was on was deliberately sunk. Mrs. White then discovers that Candice's Father was responsible for this. Finally, Candice accuses Plum of making her best friend pregnant in 1975 and then deserting her. Soon a scream is heard in the Grange and another victim lies dead..........
The celebrity sleuths for this edition were Steve Wright & Nerys Hughes against Elton Welsby & Bella Emberg
4. The Hanged Man by Simon Masters with Jean Alexander
as Marjory Hunt
The possible weapons were The Rat Poison, Brooch, Desk Top Lighter, Billiard Cue, Letter Opener & Toilet Chain
Psychic Marjory Hunt, a friend of Mrs. White, comes to Arlington Grange and the first thing she sees is Reverend Green kissing a married Parishioner. Miss Scarlett arrives at the Grange in her car which has a broken headlight. When Marjory is introduced to her and shakes her hand she tells Scarlett she sees she has had an accident. Scarlett looks shocked but says it was only a headlamp. During a Tarot Card reading, Marjory tells Mrs. White that an abandoned child is lonely and crying out for her. Marjory turns the next card and says the Fires of Hell are casting their light on Mrs. Peacock. Earlier she had been seen with an insurance valuation for Arlington. The sum is four and a half million pounds. She laughs and burns the accompanying picture of Arlington Grange. Next, she claims Colonel Mustard is full of anger and has blood on his hands. Earlier we have seen Mustard obviously involved with dodgy dealings but has been paid in counterfeit notes. He is seen on the phones ordering the counterfeiter to be "taken care of"! Professor Plum is next and Marjory tells him Plague and Pestilence follow him. He was seen earlier trying out a new mustard gas on Mrs. White's goldfish who immediately die. Finally she turns over the Hanged Man and runs from the room. When Mrs. White screams she says Marjory is dead - and wants to know who killed her goldfish............!
The celebrity sleuths for this edition were Tessa Sanderson & Jason Riddington against Nula Conwell & John Virgo
5. Where There's a Will by Michael Feeney Callan with
Matthew Marsh as Terence Radcliffe
The possible weapons were The Garden Hoe, Silver Corkscrew, Shotgun, Sculpture, Carving Knife & Glass Decanter Stopper
When Mrs. White inherits £100,000 from her Uncle Ernie in Australia, the guests at the Grange celebrate. Mrs. Peacock announces that she is to be married to Colonel Mustard and tells Mrs. White that she needs £50,000 for an operation. In reality she needs the money to pay off some debts. Professor Plum has plans for a Killing Free Safari Park and offered Mrs. White a partnership - with her money. However, Miss Scarlett's new Beau is financial advisor Terry Radcliffe who persuades Mrs. White to put all her money into stocks that will make her a millionaire thus thwarting Mrs. Peacock and Professor Plum. Meanwhile, Reverend Green realises that Radcliffe is, in reality, Roger H. Ellis. A few years previously, Green misappropriated some church funds for a dodgy business venture. The man who cooked up the venture was Roger Ellis who disappeared with the money and Green was banished from his Parish. Was Green a murderer? It WAS him who discovered Radcliffe's body...........
The celebrity sleuths for this edition were Matthew Collins & Jenny Agutter against John Barnes & Judi Spiers
6. Publish & Be Damned by Nick Fisher with Daniel
Peacock as Roger Morgan
The possible weapons were The S.A.S Dagger, Cheese Wire, Snooker Triangle, Broken Glass, Kitchen Knife & Microphone
Journalist Roger Morgan has come to Arlington to get some background for a book he is writing about Princess Catherine. Mrs. Peacock gives him some juicy gossip but Mrs. White reminds her that if the Royal Family find out that it was her that told Morgan, she could be ostracised from future Royal events. Reverend Green is afraid that Morgan's book will rock the Church's foundations. Professor Plum tries to sell Morgan tape recordings he has made with bugs all around Arlington Grange. Morgan, however, threatens to tell the residents what Plum has been up to. It also transpires that Colonel Mustard was in the S.A.S. with the Royal bodyguard in the early 80s when a kidnap attempt was made on Princess Stephanie. Mustard, however, falters and says he wasn't there. For the final time, a body is soon discovered and Morgan's book will never be written................!
The celebrity sleuths for this edition were John Stapleton & Nichola McAuliffe against Russell Grant & Anne Gregg
And that ended the final season of CLUEDO. A great little series and one that would be welcome back at any time.
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1.
Finders Keepers - Professor Plum
with The Dagger in The Billiard Room. Game won by
Sian Lloyd & Sir David Steel
2. Seven Deadly Sinners - Colonel Mustard with The G-String in The
Kitchen. Game won by Dermot Murnaghan & Liz Kershaw
3. The Word, The Flesh & The Devil - Reverend Green with The Ice Pick in
The Kitchen. Game won by Elton Welsby & Bella Emberg
4. The Hanged Man - Miss Scarlett with The Desk Top Lighter in The
Drawing Room. Game won by Nula Conwell & John Virgo
5. Where There's a Will - Mrs. White with The
Glass Decanter Stopper in The Study. Game won by
John Barnes & Judi Spiers
6. Publish & Be Damned - Mrs. Peacock with The Microphone in The Study. Game won
by Russell Grant & Anne Gregg
SUM UP
For the final time, all six suspects do one of the murders leaving the obvious choice of Mrs. Peacock as the last villain of the piece. Mrs. Peacock actually committed the very first and very last murders in the four seasons. Once again the weapons were a lot more random and, for the rooms, the Kitchen & Study were used twice while the Library & Dining Room were not used at all.