Originally broadcast by ITV1 in 2003-2007. Special features: Interview with Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris; production notes, location notes, photo galleries, cast filmographies, trivia quiz. Felicity Kendal, Pam Ferris; guest stars, Anthony Andrews, Oliver Ford Davies, Phyllida Law, Julian Wadham, Margaret Tyzack, Michael Maloney.
Contents:
Series 1, v. 1. And no birds sing ; Arabica and the early spider -- Series 1, v. 2. The language of flowers ; Sweet Angelica -- Series 1, v. 3. A simple plot ; The tree of death -- Series 2, v. 1. The memory of water ; Orpheus in the undergrowth -- Series 2, v. 2. They understand me in Paris ; The invisible worm ; The Gongoozlers -- Series 2, v. 3. The Italian rapscallion ; Swords into ploughshares ; Up the garden path -- Series 3, v. 1. In a monastery garden ; Seeds of time ; Agua cadaver -- Series 3, v. 2. Three legs good ; The gooseberry bush ; Racquet espanĚol -- Series 3, v. 3. Enter two gardeners ; The cup of silence.
Summary:
Stunning gardens provide the backdrop for this British mystery series. From their former careers as a university plant biologist and a police officer, Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme, professional gardeners and amateur sleuths, bring unique investigative talents to their horticultural and human mysteries. Locations include manor houses in the English countryside, London's Kew Gardens and Regent's Park, the French Riviera, Italy's Ligurian coast, a Surrey vineyard, and the hills of Malaga, Spain.
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