The third instalment of Central's BAFTA
winning drama, first aired in January
1987, and was repeated on ITV3 today.
The case was based on Colin Dexter's
fourth crime novel (published in 1979) -
it again starred John Thaw as the titular
detective, and Kevin Whately as Lewis.
Set around St. Frideswides church in
Oxford, the mystery closely followed
the source narrative, and featured
fourteen Doctor Who cast and crew
connections:
- John Normington (Pawlen) and Harold [Sidney] Innocent (Archdeacon) both starred in The Happiness Patrol, as Trevor Sigma and Gilbert M - Normington was also Trau Morgus in The Caves of Androzani, whilst the latter also voiced Freeth for The Paradise of Death [with Jean Marsh he is the only the third Doctor Who actor to appear in The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)]
- Maurice O'Connell (Josephs) was Cockerill in Frontios
- Michael [John] Goldie (Jimmy here; Tramp in The Settling of the Sun) was Jack Craddock in The Dalek Invasion of Earth, and Elton Laleham in The Wheel in Space
- Richardson Morgan (Landlord) was Corporal Blake in The Web of Fear, and Rogin in The Ark in Space
- James Greene (Counsel) was the Abbott in The Bells of Saint John
- Joanna [Margaret] Wake (Nurse) voiced Helena Faversham for Big Finish's House of Silents (2016)
- Gina McKee (Girl here; Diane in Lewis, 2007) voiced the Lumiat for Missy 2 (2020), and Masterful (2021)
- for Norman Jones, Peter Woodthorpe, Kenny McBain, Michael Feinberg, Terry Forrestal and Valentino Musett see The Dead of Jericho
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