My Name Is Red

First broadcast from 20080803 to 20080810.

Ayeesha Menon's dramatisation of Orhan Pamuk's murder mystery set in Istanbul in 1590.

The Sultan brings together the most acclaimed artists in his kingdom to create a secret book of miniatures celebrating the glories of his realm. But when two of the miniaturists are murdered, panic erupts.

 
 
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012008080320080809Black, an artist-turned-diplomat, is called back to Istanbul after a 12-year absence to find the killer. The only clue lies in the half-finished illuminations themselves.
Black....Baris Pirhasan
Enishte....Korhan Abay
Shekure....Ece Dizdar
Esther....Demet Tuncer
Butterfly....Murat Yatman
Olive....Yigit Ozsener
Stork....Konuralp Sunal
Hasan....Baris Cakmak
Osman....Eris Akman
Tresurer....Umut Demirdelen
Elegant....Aziz Mullaaziz
Narrators....Ozlem Turhal, Mehmet Ergen, Engin Cezar
Other parts played by Sinan Onukar, Ben Hopkins, Duygu Yeral, Engin Cezar and Ismail Hakki Eren.
Directed by John Dryden 
02 LAST2008081020080816With the city now in the grip of religious fundamentalists and the Sultan's court a warren of rumour and paranoia, Black finds himself a suspect in the murders.
Black....Baris Pirhasan
Enishte....Korhan Abay
Shekure....Ece Dizdar
Esther....Demet Tuncer
Butterfly....Murat Yatman
Olive....Yigit Ozsener
Stork....Konuralp Sunal
Hasan....Baris Cakmak
Osman....Eris Akman
Tresurer....Umut Demirdelen
Elegant....Aziz Mullaaziz
Narrators....Ozlem Turhal, Mehmet Ergen, Engin Cezar
Other parts played by Sinan Onukar, Ben Hopkins, Duygu Yeral, Engin Cezar and Ismail Hakki Eren.
Directed by John Dryden.
2/2. With the city now in the grip of religious fundamentalists and the Sultan's court a warren of rumour and paranoia, Black finds himself a suspect in the murders.
Black....Baris Pirhasan
Enishte....Korhan Abay
Shekure....Ece Dizdar
Esther....Demet Tuncer
Butterfly....Murat Yatman
Olive....Yigit Ozsener
Stork....Konuralp Sunal
Hasan....Baris Cakmak
Osman....Eris Akman
Tresurer....Umut Demirdelen
Elegant....Aziz Mullaaziz
Narrators....Ozlem Turhal, Mehmet Ergen, Engin Cezar
Other parts played by Sinan Onukar, Ben Hopkins, Duygu Yeral, Engin Cezar and Ismail Hakki Eren.
Directed by John Dryden