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Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Alun Armstrong | ... | Brian Lane | |
James Bolam | ... | Jack Halford | |
Amanda Redman | ... | Det. Supt. Sandra Pullman | |
Dennis Waterman | ... | Gerry Standing | |
Anthony Calf | ... | D.A.C. Strickland | |
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Susan Jameson | ... | Esther Lane |
Damien Nash | ... | Workman | |
Diana Kent | ... | Sarah Lavin | |
Poppy Miller | ... | Grace Woodford | |
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Campbell Morrison | ... | D.C.I. Ian Sinclair |
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Cleo Sylvestre | ... | Milly |
Dearbhla Molloy | ... | Cara Nabb | |
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Alison Skilbeck | ... | Librarian |
Stephanie Beacham | ... | Rhoda Wishaw | |
Heather James | ... | Alison |
A young woman insists that the suspicious death of a local librarian was because of witchcraft, and the team are drawn into the world of magic and the supernatural. A series of strange events occur, and they are put under increasing pressure. The squad become convinced that the supernatural exists and struggle to remain cynical. Written by Anonymous
AMANDA REDMAN as Det. Pullman and DENNIS WATERMAN as Gerry Standing are faced with solving the murder of a male librarian whom it turns out was a member of a Witch's Coven. Their investigation leads them on the trail of a few female members of the coven who knew the murdered man when he died ten years ago.
The episode should have been called "Who Killed Craig Rossiter?" because that's the theme of the whodunit atmosphere of the entire story. One of the female members calls him a Warlock. Another reveals that he was not the most popular member of the Witches. Still, they insist that the law of the coven was "Harm None." And before the end of the tale, we find out a bit more about him.
A couple of the detectives deal with one of the female witches who mixes them a brew of tea that causes hallucinations whereby one of them sees his dead wife and has a panic attack. Finally, Det. Pullman and the men on her squad realize that a ceremony involving a sacrificial murder is about to happen in the woods and they have to get to the scene before anything happens.
Tidy little mystery with supernatural overtones, it passes the time pleasantly while the tale gradually unravels with a few little surprises along the way. Good episode in this series.