The Murder Game
The Murder Game was a British reality television series that aired on BBC One from March through May 2003. The show was based on the American FOX television show Murder in Small Town X. Though classified as a reality television series, it was more accurately a hybrid of reality TV, game show, and mystery drama. The series was narrated by Rupert Smith. Although there was no host in the traditional sense the Chief, Bob Taylor, acted as a sort of host for the show.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Episode 1
29-03-20031hIn this episode, the investigators were under training. No lines of inquiry were given.

2.Episode 2
05-04-20031hMel, Richard, Mervin, Sarita, Meryl, Sam, Christine, Ruairi, Nick and Andrew - will play the Murder Game to the bitter end, with a shared objective - catching the killer. But they...

3.Episode 3
12-04-20031hThe first task this week is the appointment of a new Lead Investigator chosen by Christine, who was killed by the murderer in last week's Killer's Game. She chooses Nick, telling t...
- Ep 4
4.Episode 4
19-04-20031hSarita, who was killed by the murderer in last week's Killer's Game, chooses Mervin as the lead investigator because ""he thinks logically and he will do well"". With only three wo...

5.Episode 5
26-04-20031hTensions have become strained between the girls and the boys. Last week Mervin chose Sam to play the killer's game, and Sam did not come back. In Sam's last address to the group sh...
- Ep 6
6.Episode 6
03-05-20031hMervin selects Ruairi to be the next Lead Investigator in his will, as he thinks he will ""blossom in the role"". Richard sees this as a personal attack to get rid of him. The kill...
- Ep 7
7.Episode 7
10-05-20031hMeryl chooses Nick in her last will and testament, making it Nick's second time as the Lead Investigator. At Chief Bob's briefing, he announces that there has been a leak to the lo...

8.Episode 8
10-05-20031hRichard comes back from last week's killer game so group tensions are high. Ruairi chooses Andrew to be the next Lead Investigator saying Andrew ""hasn't got a lot of confidence, b...
- Ep 9
9.Episode 9 - Case Solves (aka Finale)
17-05-20031hAt the morning briefing there are only three Investigators left. This is the final episode and there will be no Lead Investigator as the Investigators directly compete with each ot...
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