A Game of Soldiers 

Dalziel and Pascoe investigate the murder of Nancy D'Amato whose body is found by a squad of soldiers on training. She was an American tourist who was traveling alone and may have been ... See full summary »

Director:

Patrick Lau

Writers:

Stan Hey, Reginald Hill (characters)

Stars:

Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan, David Soul

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Warren Clarke	...	Det. Supt. Andy Dalziel
Colin Buchanan	...	Det. Insp. Peter Pascoe
David Soul	...	Detective Gus D'Amato
Phyllis Logan	...	Det. Sgt. Jenny Ettrick
Charles Lawson	...	Charles Stubbs
Lee Boardman	...	Sgt. Brian Skinner
Katy Cavanagh-Jupe	...	Det. Sgt. Dawn 'Spike' Milligan (as Katy Cavanagh)
Ian Pirie	...	Jake Hawkins
Joe Savino	...	Dr. Frank Mason
Tim Murphy	...	Mark Bell
Debora Weston	...	Nancy D'Amato
Philip McGinley	...	Private Frank Ellerby
Andrew Turner	...	Private Kevin Gillman
James Vaughan	...	Lieut. Col. James Hartley
Alison Pargeter	...	Barmaid

Storyline

Dalziel and Pascoe investigate the murder of Nancy D'Amato whose body is found by a squad of soldiers on training. She was an American tourist who was traveling alone and may have been drugged before she was beaten to death. It's determined that Nancy was seen at a pub with two young soldiers from the nearby military training base, one of whom subsequently commits suicide. Nancy's husband Gus, a Boston homicide detective, arrives and isn't pleased with the way the investigation is being handled. Andy is quite pleased as he gets the opportunity to work with DS Jenny Ettrick, an old flame. However, she was once married to one of the witnesses in the case and may be hiding a conflict of interest. When the second soldier is killed, suspicion falls on his brutish sergeant but the detectives must return to basics when they realize they made a serious error from the outset.

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Plot Keywords:

false identity | beating | disguise | abuse | corporal punishment | 

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Goofs

Throughout this film the junior soldiers were referred to as Privates. As members of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers their generic rank is not Private but Fusilier.

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Details

Official Sites:

BBC [UK]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 January 2004 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color