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Ashes and Diamonds
Episode 3 of 8
Crime drama set in Victorian Whitechapel. The mysterious death of a clairvoyant unlocks the heart of a deceptive scheme.
Chief Inspector Abberline asks Drake to take over the helm of H Division. But Drake is far from keen to preside over his friend's desk. The inexplicable death of a clairvoyant takes the team into a world of devious charlatans capitalising on the grief of a sorrowful community. Further questions arise when Drake and Jackson meet a grieving widow, who unlocks the heart of a deceptive scheme.
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Fri 14 Aug 201521:00
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Did Reid attack Buckley unprovoked?
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Detective Inspector Edmund Reid | Matthew Macfadyen |
| Detective Sergeant Bennet Drake | Jerome Flynn |
| Captain Homer Jackson | Adam Rothenberg |
| Long Susan | MyAnna Buring |
| Rose Erskine | Charlene McKenna |
| Mimi Morton | Lydia Wilson |
| Sergeant Donald Artherton | David Wilmot |
| Ch. Insp. Fred Abberline | Clive Russell |
| Fred Best | David Dawson |
| PC Bobby Grace | Josh O'Connor |
| Alexander le Cheyne | Jason Manford |
| Dr Amelia Frayn | Louise Brealey |
| Mathilda Reid | Anna Burnett |
| Ronald Capshaw | John Heffernan |
| Ezra Marvell | Philip Arditti |
| Olivia Wakefield | Georgina Rich |
| William Wakefield | Philip Judge |
| Juniper Kohl | Sophia La Porta |
| Edgar Morton | Richard Goulding |
| Charity | Alicia Gerrard |
| Writer | Toby Finlay |
| Director | Anthony Byrne |
| Producer | Lucy Dyke |
| Production Company | Tiger Aspect Productions Ltd |
Broadcast
- Fri 14 Aug 201521:00
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