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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Adult Situations Movie Release: 1998 DVD Release: 06/01/2004 Format: DVD - Closed Captioned Edition: Television SwapaDVD Credits: 3 Number of Discs: 3 Run Time: 6 hrs 0 mins Studio: WGBH Boston Members Wishing: 4 Genres: Mystery, Police Detective Film See Also: Heat of the Sun: The Sport of Kings, Heat of the Sun: Hide in Plain Sight, Heat of the Sun: Private Lives

The British miniseries Heat of the Sun was set in 1933. After several instances of insubordination, Scotland Yard supervisor Albert Tyburn (Trevor Eve) was discplined by being shipped off to the Nairobi, Kenya. While grappling with the resentment of his fellow expatriates, Tyburn endeavored to investigate the kidnappings and murders of several young people from a local mission. The detective's arrival coincided not only with a major annual ceremony, but also with an influx of suspicious-looking Germans, headed by one Max van der Vuurst (Joss Ackland). Telecast in three two-hour installments from January 28 to February 11, 1998, Heat of the Sun was a presentation of Carlton Television. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Michael Byrne - Ronald Burkitt
Trevor Eve - Albert Tyburn
Susannah Harker - Emma Fitzgerald
Julian Rhind-Tutt - James Valentine

When a former Scotland Yard detective arrives in Nairobi to head up a new criminal investigation unit, the wave of crime may be more than he bargained for in this release from WGBH Boston Video. Presented in 1.33:1 full-frame and offering audio rendered in closed-captioned English Dolby Digital Stereo, episodes on this release include "Private Lives," "Hide in Plain Sight," and "The Sport of Kings." Heat of the Sun was originally aired as part of the popular PBS series Mystery! ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide