Sorry, Sherlock and Miss Marple - here comes his Lordship! Devilishly British, these crime stories! A true Lord investigates with a tweed cap and a stiff upper lip. He is an overweight snob and can sometimes be quite a nuisance. Nevertheless, Reginald Lord Merridew is undeniably one of the sharpest minds in Britain. With his keen sense for intricate puzzles and clever criminal cases, he has made a name for himself as a cunning private detective. His cases are all very British, and he solves them without the help of a computer or mobile phone, as we are in the midst of the 1960s. Whether someone is murdering in the style of Shakespeare or bodies are being placed above ground in the cemetery, whether the solution to the mystery is hidden in a pie recipe, or whether a stolen Oscar statuette is used as a murder weapon - it's Lord Merridew who gets to the bottom of it.