Under Dark Stars: Part 1 

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Alan Grint

Writers:

Paul Billing, Reginald Hill (characters)

Stars:

Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan, Jennifer James

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Warren Clarke	...	Det. Supt. Andy Dalziel
Colin Buchanan	...	DI Peter Pascoe
Jennifer James	...	WPC Kim 'Posh' Spicer
Jemma Hines	...	WPC Baines
Joe Savino	...	Frank Mason
Derek Riddell	...	Mark Croft
Sebastian Harcombe	...	Michael Wheeler
Jessica Bell	...	Perdy
Reece Noi	...	Dean Bennett
Moya Brady	...	Karen Bennett
Michael Brophy	...	Martin Pearce
Kelli Hollis	...	Bridget Croft
Chloe Read	...	Nan Seton
Laura Bonnah	...	Sandra Jennings
Oliver Jackson	...	Kevin Jennings

Storyline

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 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 kills Wheeler, Pascoe decides to cover up the crime. In what proves to be a parallel case, the police find two bodies, one of a taxi driver and the other of a teenage girl, both of whom were murdered in exactly the same way and drained of their blood.

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

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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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Details

Release Date:

21 June 2007 (UK)

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min