Episode 2
Two-part drama based on Agatha Christie's novel. Mayhew's case teeters on defeat after Romaine turns on him. But another shadowy player soon turns the entire case on its head.
Romaine, whose testimony was the one hope to save Leonard from the gallows, has turned on him, leaving Mayhew's case hopeless and Leonard's fatal verdict imminent. Nonetheless Mayhew's firm belief in Leonard's innocence spurs him on with a steely conviction. Mayhew desperately tries to discredit Romaine and even to lay the blame on Emily's obsessive housekeeper Janet, whose word is the bulwark of evidence keeping Leonard behind bars. His efforts stall, leaving Mayhew on the verge of defeat. But there is another, shadowy player in this vicious game, one who turns the entire case on its head and changes both his and Leonard's life forever.
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"It's time to start fighting dirty"
Duration: 01:16
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DJ Shadow
Ashes To Oceans (feat. Matthew Halsall)
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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John Mayhew | Toby Jones |
Romaine Heilger | Andrea Riseborough |
Emily French | Kim Cattrall |
Sir Charles Carter | David Haig |
Janet McIntyre | Monica Dolan |
Leonard Vole | Billy Howle |
Tripp | Paul Ready |
Sir Hugo Meredith | Tim McMullan |
Alice Mayhew | Hayley Carmichael |
Detective Breem | Dorian Lough |
Justice Greville Parris | Robert East |
Clerk | Adam Jowett |
Dora | Carla Langley |
Bernie | Ted Robbins |
Clifford Starling | Andrew Havill |
Parslow KC | Nick Sampson |
Christine Moffat | Miranda Nolan |
Stage Manager | Paul Dallison |
Writer | Sarah Phelps |
Producer | Colin Wrattan |
Director | Julian Jarrold |
Production Company | Mammoth Screen |
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