A Sweeter Lazarus 

Having recovered from his wounds Andy Dalziel returns to the fold just as Peter Pascoe is in the midst of an undercover operation trying to capture a serial killer. Peter corners the man ... See full summary »

Director:

Stephen Whittaker

Writers:

Reginald Hill (characters), Michael Jenner

Stars:

Warren Clarke, Donald Sumpter, Amita Dhiri

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Warren Clarke	...	Det. Supt. Andy Dalziel
Donald Sumpter	...	Gus Mullavey
Amita Dhiri	...	WDC Shaz Kendall
Nicola Walker	...	Abbie Hallingsworth
Kevin Dyer	...	Leon Pilger
Christine Entwisle	...	Fiona Gilks
David Royle	...	Det. Sgt. Edgar Wield
Colin Buchanan	...	Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
Pippa Haywood	...	ACC Rebecca Fenning
David Haig	...	David Hallingsworth
Richard Coyle	...	Martin Hallingsworth
Moir Leslie	...	Monica Clements
David Rubin	...	Prison Warder
Tim Preece	...	Neville Staybrass
David Daker	...	Jack Turton

Storyline

Having recovered from his wounds Andy Dalziel returns to the fold just as Peter Pascoe is in the midst of an undercover operation trying to capture a serial killer. Peter corners the man who then jumps to his death but the only witness turns out to be Abbie Hallingsworth who was kidnapped 19 years before and presumed dead. More difficult however is that her kidnapper, Gus Mullavey, confessed to her murder and is still in prison, though now on his deathbed. Dalziel has a great deal of difficulty in accepting the situation and Abbie's family has mixed feelings about her return, especially one of her two brothers who is simply not prepared to accept her claim. DNA testing confirms her identity but the police soon have a murder investigation on their hands when Abbie is found dead. When they learn that one-third of the Hallingsworths' considerable family wealth was in trust for Abbie, they focus on Abbie's brother David as the most likely suspect. It turns out that nothing is as it seems,...

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Plot Keywords:

murder | family relationships | team | scam | rivalry | 

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 July 2000 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Birmingham

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Brilliant as usual

I love Dalziel and Pascoe, Warren Clarke is a favourite of mine but I mainly tuned in to this episode cos my fave actress Amita Dhiri is in it. She was excellant as a Lancashire lass working with the working class Yorkshireman Dalziel.

Nice to see Nicola Walker, once again she was brilliant.

I wish they'd invite DC Kendall back to work with them again, maybe when Novello's on leave.