The Cotswold Death was originally produced for British television. The title alludes to a tiny English village, where Ian Richardson serves as police inspector. Richardson's quietude is disturbed when an Arab shiek is murdered within his jurisdiction. "Why here?" is the question the inspector must ask himself as he seeks out suspects. Timothy Spall and Brian Cox also appear in this adroit whodunit, which was telecast several times over the A&E network between 1982 and 1986.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide