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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Season 2

6 episodes Premiered Jun 19, 1988 Updated Sep 28, 2026
Previously on The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Season 2 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Season 1.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 2 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 2: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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S2·E1 Mytharc

A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part One

Jun 19, 1988 · 60 min

Wexford finds he is dealing with a very nasty case when nature-loving Elizabeth Nightingale is murdered on one of her nightly walks through the woods around Myfleet Manor.

S2·E4 Mytharc

Shake Hands Forever: Part One

Sep 23, 1988 · 60 min

Angela Hathall is murdered, but Wexford can find no motive and no suspect. Maybe she picked up a stranger who killed her?The line Wexford follows alienates not just his colleagues,

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