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Overview
On a freezing December night in 1963, 13-year-old Alison Carter took her dog for a walk and was never seen again. As the entire country watched, newly-promoted Detective Inspector George Bennett turned up enough evidence to see his suspect hanged and was hailed a hero by the people of Scardale. More than four decades later, the lingering cloud left by the missing body of Alison Carter compels controversial filmmaker Catherine Heathcote to turn her camera to Bennett.
Status
Ended
Network
ITV1
Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries
Episodes
Episode 1
Catherine Heathcote (Juliet Stevenson), a high-flying journalist, is putting the finishing touches to a documentary about the case of schoolgirl Alison Carter, who vanished from her home in 1963 and was never seen again. Her film focuses on DI George Bennett, then a young and ambitious detective, who became closely involved with the case. However, Bennett suddenly withdraws his cooperation and Catherine must travel to the place where it all happened to find out why.
Episode 2
Catherine Heathcote reluctantly starts to fear that DI George Bennett manipulated evidence.
Episode 3
Desperate to end the secrets in Scarsdale, Catherine makes a fateful final visit to the village.
Top Cast
Juliet Stevenson
Catherine Heathcote
Lee Ingleby
DI George Bennett
Philip Jackson
Old George Bennett
Greg Wise
Philip Hawkin
Tony Maudsley
DS Tommy Clough
Elizabeth Day
Sasha Heathcote
Danny Tennant
PC Swindells
Poppy Goodburn
Alison Carter
Mikey North
Charlie Lomas
Sheila Reid
Ma Lomas
Danny Sapani
Keith Slocombe
Joy Blakeman
Kathy Lomas
