Episode 1
Drama. A woman's decomposed body is discovered in a loft. Detective Len Harper questions her neighbours, trying to uncover who she was and why nobody had noticed she was gone.
When Michael and his heavily pregnant partner Vidya move into a flat in Coulthard Street, they are shocked to discover the decomposed body of a woman in the loft.
With a week left until retirement, Detective Len Harper begins to question her neighbours. He discovers that even though she had not been seen for over two years, nobody had raised an alarm or even noticed that she was gone.
Len must work hard to uncover the secrets of the residents and give the deceased the attention in death she so sorely missed in life.
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Len can't ignore Melissa Young
Duration: 01:16
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Marcel Lune
Eight Legged Elephant
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Beth Orton
Last Leaves Of Autumn
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The Stone Roses
I Am the Resurrection
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The Beta Band
Dry The Rain
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Smokesta
Kongotized
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Gemma Ray
Flood And A Fire
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Wild Beasts
Loop the Loop
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Detroit Social Club
Silver
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Len Harper | David Threlfall |
| Adam Moss | Alexander Arnold |
| Joe Sellers | David Bamber |
| Patricia | Claudie Blakley |
| Richard Webb | Michael Colgan |
| Liz Fletcher | Denise Gough |
| Melissa Young | Jessica Gunning |
| Peggy Scott | Victoria Hamilton |
| Kieron Moss | Steven Mackintosh |
| Alice Yapp | Lisa Millett |
| Vidya Khan | Amber Rose Revah |
| Michael Jenson | Russell Tovey |
| Elaine Markham | Indira Varma |
| Peri | Martha Mackintosh |
| DCI Burrows | Terence Beesley |
| Helen | Sarah Malin |
| Jerry Harper | Daniel Godward |
| Bill Halcombe | Paul Chahidi |
| Alex Harper | Ziggy Heath |
| Writer | Tony Basgallop |
| Producer | Grainne Marmion |
| Director | Coky Giedroyc |
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"Our job was to trap you, the audience, in the house with a killer."
