Lindy
14-04-2006, 00:43
The Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS) reinvestigate
the murky death of Joe Walsh, the General Secretary of the Crane
Drivers’ Union, whose body was found in the Thames in 1975, as
the detective drama continues. At the time of his death,Walsh
stood accused of stealing money from the Union’s account.
Pullman and Standing visit Walsh’s daughter, Anita, a glamorous and
successful author. She tells them she’s always believed the generally
accepted story that her father took his own life. Claiming to be
ignorant of her father’s involvement with union finances,Anita
directs them to Walsh’s deputy, Brendan Dyer – who subsequently
reveals that he and Labour peer George McCready were the last
two people to see Walsh alive.As the team delves further into the
case, it finds itself at the centre of a political minefield, with
suggestions of misappropriated union funds, MI5 involvement and a
union leader whose threats of strike action were gravely
threatening the national interest.
The influential “New Labour” peer McCready is a suspect in the
inquiry, but the team know they have to tread carefully. DAC
Strickland manages to secure a meeting for them at the House of
Lords. McCready, keen to avoid scandal, points the finger of
suspicion at Dyer, revealing that Dyer’s wife, Rose, was having an
affair with Walsh.
Throughout, the team’s investigation is hampered by Lane’s
increasingly erratic behaviour. Unknown to his colleagues or his
wife, Lane has decided to swap the conventional medicines taken
to manage his various neuroses for an array of alternative
treatments.The new regime leads to alarming outbursts, even by
Lane’s eccentric standards.
Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman is played by Amanda
Redman, Gerry Standing by Dennis Waterman, Jack Halford by
James Bolam, Brian Lane by Alun Armstrong, DAC Strickland by
Anthony Calf, Anita Walsh by Frances Barber, George McCready
by Kenneth Cranham, Brendan Dyer by Dave Hill and Rose Dyer
by Maggie Steed.
the murky death of Joe Walsh, the General Secretary of the Crane
Drivers’ Union, whose body was found in the Thames in 1975, as
the detective drama continues. At the time of his death,Walsh
stood accused of stealing money from the Union’s account.
Pullman and Standing visit Walsh’s daughter, Anita, a glamorous and
successful author. She tells them she’s always believed the generally
accepted story that her father took his own life. Claiming to be
ignorant of her father’s involvement with union finances,Anita
directs them to Walsh’s deputy, Brendan Dyer – who subsequently
reveals that he and Labour peer George McCready were the last
two people to see Walsh alive.As the team delves further into the
case, it finds itself at the centre of a political minefield, with
suggestions of misappropriated union funds, MI5 involvement and a
union leader whose threats of strike action were gravely
threatening the national interest.
The influential “New Labour” peer McCready is a suspect in the
inquiry, but the team know they have to tread carefully. DAC
Strickland manages to secure a meeting for them at the House of
Lords. McCready, keen to avoid scandal, points the finger of
suspicion at Dyer, revealing that Dyer’s wife, Rose, was having an
affair with Walsh.
Throughout, the team’s investigation is hampered by Lane’s
increasingly erratic behaviour. Unknown to his colleagues or his
wife, Lane has decided to swap the conventional medicines taken
to manage his various neuroses for an array of alternative
treatments.The new regime leads to alarming outbursts, even by
Lane’s eccentric standards.
Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman is played by Amanda
Redman, Gerry Standing by Dennis Waterman, Jack Halford by
James Bolam, Brian Lane by Alun Armstrong, DAC Strickland by
Anthony Calf, Anita Walsh by Frances Barber, George McCready
by Kenneth Cranham, Brendan Dyer by Dave Hill and Rose Dyer
by Maggie Steed.