Heat of the Sun
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Heat of the Sun is a police drama set in 1930s Kenya produced by Carlton Productions
. Starring Trevor Eve
as Superintendent Albert Tyburn, a Scotland Yard
officer sent to Nairobi
after a shooting, the show focuses on the seedier side of the expatriate community in Kenya. It began airing in January 1998 in the UK and was broadcast in the United States in 1999 as part of Mystery!
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Original Air Date: 28 January 1998
After shooting a child killer that was deemed untouchable, Scotland Yard's Albert Tyburn is sent to 1930s Kenya to head a criminal division in Nairobi. He investigates the death of Lady Daphne Ellesmere as a murder even though his boss and the coroner insist she was killed by a lion. Helping him is Daphne's sister, a lovely pilot who refuses to play the social games common in the British expatriate set.
Ep. 2: "Hide in Plain Sight"
Original Air Date—4 February 1998
Burkitt's orders to arrest all the native prostitutes for the Prince of Wales' visit inconveniences all the policemen. Tyburn and his new assistant, Valentine, investigate the murder of a native woman and an attack on a local mission.
Ep. 3: "The Sport of Kings"
Original Air Date—11 February 1998
After defeating a murder charge and losing an important horse race, wealthy and powerful Max Van der Vuurst is found dead after a fire. But Tyburn and the army must rescue a town besieged by raiders in order to collar their prime suspect.
Carlton Television
Carlton Television was the ITV franchise holder for London and the surrounding counties including the cities of Solihull and Coventry of the West Midlands, south Suffolk, middle and east Hampshire, Oxfordshire, south Bedfordshire, south Northamptonshire, parts of Herefordshire & Worcestershire,...
. Starring Trevor Eve
Trevor Eve
Trevor John Eve is a British film and television actor. In 1979 he gained fame as the eponymous lead in the detective series Shoestring and is also known for his role as Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd in BBC television drama Waking the Dead.-Early life:Eve was born in Sutton Coldfield,...
as Superintendent Albert Tyburn, a Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard is a metonym for the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service of London, UK. It derives from the location of the original Metropolitan Police headquarters at 4 Whitehall Place, which had a rear entrance on a street called Great Scotland Yard. The Scotland Yard entrance became...
officer sent to Nairobi
Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
after a shooting, the show focuses on the seedier side of the expatriate community in Kenya. It began airing in January 1998 in the UK and was broadcast in the United States in 1999 as part of Mystery!
Mystery!
Mystery! is an episodic television series that debuted in 1980 in the USA. It airs on PBS and is produced by WGBH...
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Episode list
Ep. 1: "Private Lives"Original Air Date: 28 January 1998
After shooting a child killer that was deemed untouchable, Scotland Yard's Albert Tyburn is sent to 1930s Kenya to head a criminal division in Nairobi. He investigates the death of Lady Daphne Ellesmere as a murder even though his boss and the coroner insist she was killed by a lion. Helping him is Daphne's sister, a lovely pilot who refuses to play the social games common in the British expatriate set.
Ep. 2: "Hide in Plain Sight"
Original Air Date—4 February 1998
Burkitt's orders to arrest all the native prostitutes for the Prince of Wales' visit inconveniences all the policemen. Tyburn and his new assistant, Valentine, investigate the murder of a native woman and an attack on a local mission.
Ep. 3: "The Sport of Kings"
Original Air Date—11 February 1998
After defeating a murder charge and losing an important horse race, wealthy and powerful Max Van der Vuurst is found dead after a fire. But Tyburn and the army must rescue a town besieged by raiders in order to collar their prime suspect.