Telling Tales (8 May 2011)

Sentenced for the murder of Abby,precocious young daughter of her lover Keith Mantel a decade earlier,Jeannie Long escapes from prison and,after a row with her father,kills herself. News of... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Hoar

Writers:

Ann Cleeves (novel), Paul Rutman

Stars:

Brenda Blethyn, David Leon, Wunmi Mosaku

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Brenda Blethyn	...	DCI Vera Stanhope
David Leon	...	DS Joe Ashworth
Wunmi Mosaku	...	DC Holly Lawson
Paul Ritter	...	Billy Cartwright
Amber Britton-Dyer	...	Abby Mantel
Lolita Chakrabarti	...	Caroline Fletcher
Elizabeth Edmonds	...	Mary Winter
Emun Elliott	...	James Bennett
Katie Foster-Barnes	...	Emma Bennett
Gary Lewis	...	Robert Winter
Jon Morrison	...	DC Kenny Lockhart
Georg Nikoloff	...	Skipper
Sarah Preston	...	Jeannie Long
Tiger Roberts	...	Lad Playing Football
Hugo Speer	...	Keith Mantel

Storyline

Sentenced for the murder of Abby,precocious young daughter of her lover Keith Mantel a decade earlier,Jeannie Long escapes from prison and,after a row with her father,kills herself. News of her death brings evidence that shows she was innocent,as she had long claimed, and Vera reopens the case. At a charity event where Keith pays tribute to Jeannie,Chris Winter,son of Jeannie's probation officer Robert,is murdered,having tried to contact ex-cop Caroline Fletcher,who arrested Jeannie and later had an affair with Keith. As Abby was a friend of the Winters,Vera suspects Chris was the killer but comes to realise that he was the witness,attempting to cover up for the real murderer. When Keith is attacked after exposing the secret of another family member Vera now knows that the Winters are shielding one,if not two,murderers.

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Genres:

Crime

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Details

Release Date:

8 May 2011 (UK)

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