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This Is Not a Murder Mystery Premieres on U&Drama and Streams on U

The series blends a classic country-house case with suspects modeled on surrealist artists.

Overview

  • U&Drama launched the six-part period whodunnit with all episodes available to stream on U.
  • The story unfolds at a 1930s English estate after guests wake to find a body inside the house.
  • The suspect pool is drawn from figures based on René Magritte, Salvador Dalí, Man Ray, Lee Miller and Max Ernst.
  • Stephen Tompkinson stars as Scotland Yard DCI Thistlethwaite with Donna Banya as DC Mary Quant in a mentor‑partner pairing.
  • The production filmed over five months across Belgium and Ireland, using sites such as Curraghmore Estate, Runenborg Castle, Hex Castle and the Meise glasshouses to build its period world.