Achilles Heel (26 Dec. 1991)

When Wexford and Burden go on a holiday to France together with their wives, they meet an alluring English couple. Reg becomes transfixed by the wife, and is shocked when he gets back home to hear she has been kidnapped.

Director:

Sandy Johnson

Writers:

Ruth Rendell (novel), Guy Hibbert (adaptation),

Stars:

George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
George Baker	...	Det. Chief Insp. Wexford
Christopher Ravenscroft	...	Det. Insp. Burden
Louie Ramsay	...	Dora Wexford
Diane Keen	...	Jenny Burden
Stephen Dillane	...	Philip Blackstock
Kim Barclay	...	Iris Blackstock
André Oumansky	...	Ange
Julia Lane	...	Anna Ashby
Robert Hands	...	PC Stevens
Charlotte Howard	...	Linda Blackstock
Norman Eshley	...	Jon Walsh
Sadie Shimmin	...	Cleaner
Saira Todd	...	Lucy Rieux
Kate O'Connell	...	Jane Conway
Preston Lockwood	...	Auden

Storyline

When Wexford and Burden go on a holiday to France together with their wives, they meet an alluring English couple. Reg becomes transfixed by the wife, and is shocked when he gets back home to hear she has been kidnapped.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 December 1991 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Corsica, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

TVS Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Put on by Cunning (1990)

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Soundtracks

"Apperlamanu"
Written by Ghjuvan Francescu Bernardini

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