Anna Lee (1994)
Synopsis
Anna Lee is a British television series produced by Brian Eastman and Carnival Films for London Weekend Television. Following a 1993 pilot, five two-hour programmes were produced in 1994, loosely based on the detective novels of Liza Cody. Private investigator Anna Lee works for the Brierly Security agency after leaving the police force. Each episode features a different mystery.
Creator
Sarah Wilson
Network
London Weekend Television
Episodes
Dupe
Anna is assigned to look for Dee Jackson, who her parents say has been missing for six months. She discovers a seedy world of video pirating and pornographic movies. Then suddenly a woman Anna interviewed is discovered murdered.
Stalker
Anna is assigned to what appears to be a straightforward missing person case. She acts for Robert Thurman, who wants to recover money owed by Eddie Marsham unaware that this is a falling out thieves from 1982 Post Office raid.
Diversion
Someone is sabotaging the Notting Hill Carnival and organiser Tania Jones is receiving threatening letters. Businessman Adrian Wesley is attempting to use these events to take over the running of it and bring in sponsorship.
The Cook's Tale
Anna discovers that her old school friend Lauren Lambert is a drunken shoplifter. Now married to gourmet chef Dominic Jones, Lauren is convinced that he is cheating on her and asks Anna to find out who it is.
Requiem
Pop star Dawn Blake is found dead on a beach. Her manager Mark Taplin had encouraged her to sign for William Gilmore's label Wreck Records but now believes she was cheated out of money and dropped by the label to stop her from finding out.
Cast
Details
Original Title
Anna Lee
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
5
Production
LWT, Carnival Films
