Saturdays & Tuesdays at 10:00 PM

Deliciously macabre and delightfully over-the-top, this cleverly plotted series parodies the traditional British murder mystery. Each episode stars Dawn French (The Vicar of Dibley, co-creator of Absolutely Fabulous) in a variety of guises: an inept policewoman, an aging starlet, a feisty hairdresser, a mad scientist, an assassin's accomplice, and a not-very-Grim Reaper. But no matter which side of the law she's on, there's always enough foul play, dastardly deeds and grisly goings-on to turn Agatha Christie green with envy.

Episode Descriptions:

1. The Case of the Missing
The local planning officer's hat has been set in concrete by three hooded men in full view of 18 people on a bus. Overnight, a traffic policewoman is mysteriously promoted to Inspector to lead the investigation.

2. The Girl From Ipanema
Maria, a Brazilian au pair, arrives to work for parliamentary candidate Maurice Howling and his wife Lydia. Before long, Maria discovers a cocktail of sexual and political intrigue - with fatal results.

3. He Died a Death
Fading soap star Judy Talent is acting in a whodunit called "The Catflap" with a cast who would all cheerfully murder each other in real life.

4. A Determined Woman
Quantum physicist Rita Proops is made redundant at work, but manages to carry on her research in the garage in this tale of blind ambition and scientific curiosity.

5. Murder At Tea Time
Bunty Breslaw is a children's television show personality who becomes insanely jealous of her pretty young colleague.

6. Ms. Hat and Mrs. Red
A strange tale of suburban doppelgangers, in which Ms. Hat follows a trail that leads to luxury bath oil, geraniums and murder.

7. Overkill
Tina Mellish is a woman at the end of her tether. But while attempting suicide in a hotel bedroom, she meets a beautiful international hit woman planning to bump off a local businessman.

8. Lady Luck
Feisty hairdresser Denise Cunningham is taken hostage by a fleeing bank robber and forced to drive him to Scotland. Over the course of their journey they evolve a strange friendship.

9. A Severe Case of Death
Step back to Victorian England for a case of secret identities. When old Dr. Adams dies, Maud masquerades as his son in order to practice as a doctor. But when his genuine son appears on the scene, Maud must somehow get rid of him.

10. We All Hate Granny
75-year-old Lily goes to stay with her daughter, Jocasta, and her son-in-law, Tom. Since Tom has been laid off, Jocasta plots to murder Lily for her money - but this proves to be rather difficult to pull off.

11. Mangez Merveillac
Travel and cooking writer Verity Hodge finds a corner of France that no one else has written about or visited. Her best-selling book changes all that - with murderous consequences.

12. Smashing Bird
Vicky is a night club singer for a seedy joint in London's East End during the 1960s. She and her fiancé, Rick, are all set to give up their life of crime, when a fatal explosion forces Vicky to become a killer.

13. Girl Friday
Sally Fairfax is the most devoted and efficient assistant her boss Harry could ever want. However, she is called on to provide more than the usual secretarial services when she witnesses a murder at the office.

14. A Life or Death Operation
Dr. Kate Marshall is both a surgeon and a TV star. She faces a moral dilemma when she is called upon to perform life-saving surgery on the one person who could ruin her career.

15. Dying Live
Daisy Talwinning is an unemployed slaughterhouse worker who goes on holiday in Latin America to console herself. A case of mistaken identity ensues at the airport and causes the execution of a very public figure.

16. The Body Politic
Opposition Leader Jerry Bryce and his wife are getting ready to move to Number Ten Downing Street when they make three rather grisly discoveries under the kitchen floor.

17. Confess
Frank Foster is a former gangland king brought in for questioning about a murder. He never reckoned on facing Sergeants Hodge and Cole, both intent on promotion and willing to employ some very unusual interrogation techniques.

18. Dead On Time
Dawn French is a not-very-Grim Reaper in danger of being sentenced to Everlasting Woe unless she can perform some really creative reaping. A story of death, revenge, and wall-mounted shower units.