Masquerade (14 Oct. 2010)

After a student is found stabbed, the police have to deal with counter-allegations of murder and rape. Facing angry parents, lurid media headlines, and mixed feelings among police and prosecutors, this case proves a hard one to handle.

Director:

Hettie Macdonald

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator), Richard Stokes (teleplay),

Stars:

Bradley Walsh, Jamie Bamber, Harriet Walter

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Bradley Walsh	...	Ronnie Brooks
Jamie Bamber	...	Matt Devlin
Harriet Walter	...	Natalie Chandler
Ben Daniels	...	James Steel
Freema Agyeman	...	Alesha Phillips
Bill Paterson	...	George Castle
Kimberley Nixon	...	Sally Douglas
Barry Ewart	...	Mike
Rod Hunt	...	Dave
Alexander Perkins	...	Pete
Hassani Shapi	...	Ali Rahman
Zehra Sameena	...	Sumita Rahman (as Sameena Zehra)
Suzie McGrath	...	Darla
Miriam Hughes	...	Irene
Tariq Jordan	...	Teddy

Storyline

Student Archie Rahman is stabbed to death and a library book taken out in the name of Becky Anderson found in his flat. Becky claims her friend Sally must have borrowed it and whilst the girls give each other alibis Becky later admits she was lying for Sally, who confesses to killing Archie after he drugged and raped her. The police learn that Archie was once suspended from school for sexual misconduct but evidence also points to Sally having known Archie for some while,rather than being the casual pick-up she claims, whilst the heavy influence of her racist father is another factor which throws doubt on Sally's innocence. Both of these will be exploited by the prosecution.

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Plot Keywords:

police | library | stabbed to death | book | library book | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 October 2010 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Caledonian Road, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, NBC Universal Television, Kudos Film and Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Ronnie Brooks: Well, let's hope something turns up. Otherwise, it's door to door for the next six weeks.
Teddy: Oh, which is why I brought you this.
Ronnie Brooks: "Persian Pottery of the Eleventh Century." Thanks, Teddy. I wondered where I left that.

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Connections

Remake of Law & Order: Good Girl (1996)

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