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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Season 6

11 episodes Premiered Sep 27, 1992 Updated Sep 28, 2026
Previously on The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Season 6 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 5.
  • ⚡ 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 6 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 6: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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

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S6·E1 Mytharc

The Speaker of Mandarin: Part One

Sep 27, 1992 · 60 min

Wexford is in China on a study tour of historic sites. To his amazement, he has psychic experiences, including a vision of the body of a Chinese nobleman dead for two thousand year

S6·E4 Mytharc

The Mouse in the Corner: Part One

Oct 18, 1992 · 60 min

Tom Peterlee, a member of a large family who live in three adjoining cottages, is murdered. Eva, his mother is quite cavalier in reaction to his death in Wexford's opinion and othe

S6·E6 Mytharc

An Unwanted Woman: Part One

Nov 1, 1992 · 60 min

Wexford investigates the killing of an elderly woman. Harry and Doreen Betts of Kingsmarkham are suspected of murdering their mother. But did they do it, or have they been framed?

S6·E8 Mytharc

Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part One

Nov 15, 1992 · 60 min

A Kingsmarkham police sergeant dies, carrying a replica gun he had taken from his young son... Then, one year later, Wexford is called to Tancred House, where Davina Flory and her

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