Heat of the Sun

1998

Heat of the Sun

7.9 | en | Drama

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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Seasons & Episodes

EP3 The Sport of Kings

Feb. 11,1998

Last of a three-part drama about a police chief sent to Kenya in the 1930s. After a millionaire is cleared of a murder charge, the charred remains of his body are found.

EP2 Hide in Plain Sight

Feb. 04,1998

Superintendent Albert Tyburn's (Trevor Eve) investigation of the death of a young African girl at local Christian mission pits him against a killerâ€“and a powerful witch doctor who puts a curse on him. As Tyburn tries to shake off the frightening side effects of tribal wrath, he follows a trail of faked evidence, blackmail, and secret identities, certain it is leading him to something evilâ€“but of what origin?

EP1 Private Lives

Jan. 28,1998

First in a period drama series set in Kenya during the 1930s. Ex-Scotland Yard detective Albert Tyburn arrives in Nairobi to set up a criminal investigation unit, after having shot a child murderer who avoided prosecution by claiming diplomatic immunity. He arouses the dislike of Police Commissioner Burkitt and almost immediately is plunged into investigating the disappearance and death of Lady Daphne Ellesmere. Ostensibly she died after being mauled by a lion, but Tyburn unearths anomalies in that theory and his investigations turn up adulteries, changed wills, abortion and drug trafficking connected with her. He is aided by Lady Daphne's sister Emma, an independent young woman who owns and runs an aeroplane. He finally discovers the series of events that led to Lady Daphne's death and traces the real murderer.

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Released: 1998-01-28 | Released Producted By: , Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Julian Rhind-Tutt , Trevor Eve , Marion Bailey

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Cast

Julian Rhind-Tutt

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Trevor Eve

The Interceptor Death Comes to Pemberley Death Comes to Pemberley Kidnap and Ransom She's Out of My League The Tribe Troy Possession Waking the Dead

Marion Bailey

Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) The Crown The Lady in the Van The Trials of Jimmy Rose Mr. Turner Toast The Nine Lives of Marion Barry Persuasion All or Nothing

Reviews

SipteaHighTea I love the series and it's too bad it was not a long running one. The blonde Assistant Superintendent James Valentine who eventually became of the aides to the main character Superintend Albert Tyburn was kind of like the Chicago police recruit Georg Stone in the movie The Untouchables because both men were excellent marksmen.The Police Commissioner told Albert Tyburn that he will never be one of them. I got news for the Police Commissioner in that he and the rest of his officers will never be considered part of the British society in Kenya. The Kenya Police was look down upon in British Kenya. I wonder why the producers and writers of the show pick Kenya. Why not send the character to Palestine, Shanghai, Singapore, or Hong Kong? Superintendent Tyburn would have seen plenty of action in murder, smuggling, organized crime particularly Chinese, and gun battles with Chinese mob or in Palestine especially in the Arab Revolt of 1936.

oldabelincoln Acting, directing, and writing are all fine. It's mysteries set in 30's Africa, and uses many of the conventions of films of the time, but from a modern perspective - not unlike the approach taken in Indiana Jones - and it generally works well.I'm usually the first one to quibble about technical errors, but this series was sooo well done that I never noticed any of the ones noted in other reviews here. Mind you, I had a hard time with Valentine shooting guns out of people's hands, and with a flaming homosexual in that time and place, but I just let the excellent story telling carry things along. Somehow, it seemed ** right ** that Valentine was able to shoot guns out of people's hands, and that there were Nazis lurking, etc.One of the most enjoyable things on TV in a long time, and I hope there will be more. Let's have a DVD soon, please.

aturia This is a terrific series. You totally loose yourself in the times, location; the characters are all too real; you only want it to continue.The acting has so much depth;one has to believe and hope there may be a sequel. I thought the story lines blended well together; the script was tight; if you left for a second, you missed key dialogue. Happy Valley was an "anything goes" society so characters like DeVille, Hans Dietrick Gessler (it was never implied that he was a Nazi), and Daphne's affair are hardly surprising. As for the insignia on the plane, British and Kenyan planes had different registration schemes; I don't know if this was accurately portrayed. All in all 10 stars.

mayfair Colonial Kenya provides an exotic, fascinating backdrop for this excellent PBS Mystery series. Heat of the Sun is what I call the "kitchen sink" approach to detective fiction, with every crime imaginable--from murder, arson, and drug-running, to blackmail, banditry, and slave trading--perpetrated under the hot African sun. The excellent acting, the palpable romantic chemistry between the two main characters, the hypnotic setting, and the clever, convoluted plots, all combined to make this a memorable viewing experience. Hopefully, we'll be seeing the continuing adventures of Superintendent Tyburn, Emma Fitzgerald, and company, before too long!!