Episode #1.1 (4 Jan. 2010)

D.C.I. Langton takes charge when the body of would-be model Louise Pennell is found,sliced in half and with her mouth mutilated into a smile. D.C. Anna Travis discovers that newspaper ... See full summary »

Director:

Gillies MacKinnon

Writers:

Lynda La Plante (book), Lynda La Plante (creator)

Stars:

Kelly Reilly, Ciarán Hinds, Shaun Dingwall

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Kelly Reilly	...	DC Anna Travis
Ciarán Hinds	...	DCI James Langton
Shaun Dingwall	...	DI Mike Lewis
Celyn Jones	...	DS Paul Barolli
Michelle Holmes	...	DC Barbara Maddox
Amanda Lawrence	...	DC Joan Faukland
Nadia Cameron-Blakey	...	Commander Jane Leigh
Stuart Organ	...	DCI Morgan
Holliday Grainger	...	Sharon Bilkin
Ty Glaser	...	Louise Pennel
Thusitha Jayasundera	...	Veronica Malins
Edward MacLiam	...	Richard Reynolds
Hildegard Neil	...	Mrs. Florence Pennel
Claire Benedict	...	Mrs. Jenkins
Olwen Fouere	...	Mrs. Hughes (as Olwen Fouéré)

Storyline

D.C.I. Langton takes charge when the body of would-be model Louise Pennell is found,sliced in half and with her mouth mutilated into a smile. D.C. Anna Travis discovers that newspaper journalist Richard Reynolds had received anonymous typed letters from somebody likening the murder to that of a girl nick-named the Black Dahlia in America in 1947,which was never solved. The letters call Louise the Red Dahlia. Her flat-mate tells Anna that Louise has answered an advertisement for a personal assistant and was receiving gifts from a mysterious older man. Then Richard gets a phone call,which he tapes,from somebody claiming to be the killer.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Release Date:

4 January 2010 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

La Plante Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

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