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DS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.
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Checked Sep 2, 2026
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DS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.
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Episode 1
Detective Inspector Lynley and Detective Sergeant Havers are drawn into the closed world of prestigious public school Bredgar Hall when a promising young pupil, Matthew Whateley, goes missing.
Guest stars Samuel Barnett, John Sessions, Bill Nighy, Martin Jarvis, Lisa Stevenson, Henry Cavill, William Mannering, Alex Giannini
Episode 2
Lynley and Havers travel to the Highlands of Scotland, where an eminent playwright has been murdered. The suspects are glamorous stars of the film and theatre world, who have been rehearsing their new play in impresario Sir Stuart Stinhurst's remote country pile.
Guest stars Ronald Pickup, Camilla Power, Jonathan Firth, Julian Wadham, Idris Elba, James McAvoy, Naomi Frederick, Yvonne O'Grady
Episode 3
In the rarefied world of Cambridge, Lynley and Havers investigate the murder of Elena Weaver – a stunning young deaf student, bludgeoned to death on a morning run. When it emerges that she was pregnant, Elena's life seems to have been a mystery to even those closest to her.
Guest stars Cherie Lunghi, Sophie Ward, Tim Pigott-Smith, Joanna Brookes, Samantha Baker, Leda Hodgeson, Elizabeth Kelly, Richard Syms
Episode 4
In an apparently tranquil Lancashire village, Lynley investigates the mysterious poisoning of vicar Robin Sage.
Guest stars Charlotte Salt, Lesley Vickerage, Pippa Haywood
Episode information updated Sep 15, 2026
Nathaniel ParkerInspector Thomas Lynley
Sharon SmallSergeant Barbara Havers
Honeysuckle WeeksTania Thompson
James D'ArcyGuy Thompson
Kate MilesKate Myers
Nicholas GecksMike Thompson
Georgina RylanceJulia Oborne
Nicholas FarrellSam Oborne
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