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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 Jul 22, 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
While investigating the death of star cricketer Kenneth Waring with DS Havers, DI Lynley delves into his complex personal life and is forced to break the rules.
Directed by Richard SpenceWritten by Kate WoodGuest stars Phyllis Logan, Neve McIntosh, Lesley Vickerage, Clare Swinburne, Mark Anthony Brighton, Andrew Havill, Ruth Gemmell, William Scott-Masson
Episode 2
The relationship between Lynley and Havers reaches its all-time low when they investigate a case of kidnapping and murder involving the secret child of a member of parliament and a newspaper editor.
Directed by Edward BennettGuest stars Sophie Okonedo, James Hazeldine, Lesley Vickerage
Episode 3
Lynley returns to his ancestral home in Cornwall to celebrate his engagement to Helen. His difficult relationship with his dysfunctional family is soon overshadowed by a murder on part of his own estate - and the chief suspect is Peter, Lynley's drug-addict brother.
Guest stars Peter Egan, Gabrielle Drake, Matthew Goode, Lesley Vickerage
Episode 4
The body of a young Asian man is found on the beach at the seaside town of Balford-le-Nez, leading the police into a web of racial tensions, family loyalties and illicit sexuality in investigating the murder. Havers has time on her hands while Lynley is on honeymoon in Peru, and when she finds the Balford-le-Nez investigation is being run by a friend she joins the hunt.
Guest stars Saeed Jaffrey, Amita Dhiri
Episode information updated Jul 24, 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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