Under Dark Stars: Part 1

Episode aired Jun 21, 2007
TV-PG
1h 41m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

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Crime Mystery Drama

When accused pedophile Michael Wheeler is acquitted of the murder of two teens, Det. Supt. Dalziel and DI Pascoe find themselves continuing to suspect him when another teen, the principal wi... Read allWhen accused pedophile Michael Wheeler is acquitted of the murder of two teens, Det. Supt. Dalziel and DI Pascoe find themselves continuing to suspect him when another teen, the principal witness against him, disappears. Pascoe in particular is taking it all quite hard because he... Read allWhen accused pedophile Michael Wheeler is acquitted of the murder of two teens, Det. Supt. Dalziel and DI Pascoe find themselves continuing to suspect him when another teen, the principal witness against him, disappears. Pascoe in particular is taking it all quite hard because he had promised the parents that justice would be done. When one of the bereaved parents kil... Read all

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Trivia
In the previous story, Aimee's tax disc ran out in June 2007. At 3.25 the tax disc in the taxi runs out in April 2007 but doesn't necessarily mean this was filmed first as tax discs can last from 6-12 months.

Goofs
The show is set in Yorkshire but, at 00.19 a road sign for West Bromwich and The Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham can be clearly seen.

Quotes
[a man's body has been found. The pathologist reports that the fatal blow has come from something like a rod with a ball on the end of it]
DI Peter Pascoe: Could have been a priest.
Det. Supt. Andy Dalziel: Clonked him with a loaded rosary? Three Hail Marys and one How Do St Peter?

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9/10

The end is nigh

It's hard to judge this one.

There are few recognisible actors here (several in their only performance or their final ever roles in short careers) so the viewer can concentrate on the storyline which is a difficult watch at times but quite compelling too.

As a Midlander, it is great to see downtown Birmingham on the screen even if it is supposed to be set in Yorkshire and the dodgy accent of the South African hitchhiker is a bit off-putting but a great watch I just hope they can keep it up for the show's final ever episode.

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