Subterraneans: Part 1 (2 Oct. 2005)

Morse and the team discover that two decomposed bodies, one a suicide and the other murder, both kidnap victims are linked to the same man, a medical researcher.

Director:

Michael Offer

Writers:

Barbara Machin (creator), Ed Whitmore

Stars:

Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Trevor Eve	...	Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd
Sue Johnston	...	Dr. Grace Foley
Wil Johnson	...	DI Spencer Jordan
Esther Hall	...	Dr. Felix Gibson
Félicité Du Jeu	...	DC Stella Goodman
Toby Stephens	...	Dr. Nick Henderson
Nicola Stephenson	...	Julia Henderson
Ayesha Dharker	...	Mary Sharman
Ronan Vibert	...	Dr. Jonathan Lynch
Kelly Harrison	...	Tina
Frank Harper	...	John Tate
Francis Magee	...	Gordon Christie
Imogen Bain	...	Miriam Tate
Mark Monero	...	Barnes
Alexis Conran	...	Michael Sharman

Storyline

A millionaire businessman is found dead one year after he disappeared. The team discover that he has been kept prisoner in an underground cellar but the kidnapper made no ransom demands. On first look it appears that the victim committed suicide with pills. However, questions are raised when another male body is found in the same cellar but appears to have been brutally murdered some years earlier, presumably by his kidnapper. Retracing the steps of the two men leads the team to an unlikely suspect. The team know they have their man - now all they have to do is prove it. As they collect the damning evidence, their suspect disappears and shortly afterwards, so does his wife. The team realise that the murders took place in order to prevent the truth of the killer's secret life from reaching his wife. In a bid to prevent her being hurt by the revelations, the killer is going to kill his wife.

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Plot Keywords:

secret life | morgue | kidnap | reference to bluebeard | skull | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 October 2005 (UK)

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min 58 min (dvd release)

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16: 9 Enhanced

Did You Know?

Quotes

Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd: Come in, Grace. What are we dealing with here, a front rack sadist or someone with a bluebeard complex or what?
Dr. Grace Foley: Ahh, I'm for informed views, not hunches.
Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd: well, give me an informed view of the paracetamol then.
Dr. Grace Foley: Oh, okay. I believe that Sharman was given the option to kill himself.
Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd: Why?
Dr. Grace Foley: Well, um... either to be cruel or be kind.
Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd: Taunt him with choice? Perpetuate a living hell or die?
Dr. Grace Foley: That's the cruel explanation.
Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd: Well, I'm racking my brains for the kind one.
Dr. Grace Foley: To put him out of his misery.

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Connections

References The Exorcist (1973)

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