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Resort to Murder

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Resort to Murder

1995- 1995

1 Seasons

5 Episodes

7.0(1 votes)

Ended

Mystery

Crime

Drama

Overview

Post-grad Joshua Penny investigates the murder of his mother in Brighton, who was killed after witnessing another murder. He delves into the local underworld to find the real killer, as police suspect his father.

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BBC

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

6 featured cast members

Starring

Ben Chaplin

Ben Chaplin

Joshua Penny

Steven Waddington

Steven Waddington

Neville Ilingworth

Kelly Hunter

Kelly Hunter

Lucy Chapman

Peter Firth

Peter Firth

Peter Dennigan

John Stahl

John Stahl

DI Reed

Sean Gilder

Sean Gilder

PC Graham

Creative team

Created by: Tony McHale
Showrunner: Michael Wearing
Johan Eliasch
Produced by: Barry Hanson

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