The team investigate the disappearance of an attractive young mum and her six-month old son in the 1970s. They also have to submit to a physical and psychological assessment.The team investigate the disappearance of an attractive young mum and her six-month old son in the 1970s. They also have to submit to a physical and psychological assessment.The team investigate the disappearance of an attractive young mum and her six-month old son in the 1970s. They also have to submit to a physical and psychological assessment.
Photos
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn one scene, Brian Lane catches PC Clark taking a piece of evidence during an illegal search, This was one of the main reasons why Brian Lane was suspended from the police force.
- Quotes
Brian Lane: The owner of the bag was identified through this: a baby's vaccination card. William Adamson, born twenty-first of January 1971. Reported missing fifteenth of August 1971, along with his mother, Donna, age twenty-four.
Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman: Shouldn't it have gone to the station who originally filed the mother and child missing?
Brian Lane: It did.
Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman: So it's their case.
Brian Lane: It's *my* case.
Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman: Excuse me. *I* decide which investigations we pursue.
Brian Lane: No, I mean it *is* my case, *was* my case, when I was stationed at Finsbury Park nick.
Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman: You're not going to go all obsessive, are you, Brian?
Brian Lane: Probably.
This is weird because in an episode of George Gently-"Gently in the Blood" a young unmarried "white" woman had a baby by her lover that is "white" too. The episode shows she gave birth to a "black" baby. The lover/father did not know he was a Arab and did not think he was the father after seeing the baby. They show a "black" baby not brownish like an Arab. So I don't understand why the Adamson's baby was "black" like the mother and not "white" like the father and the mom in Gently's is white and her lover looks white but the baby his black in color.
Anyway another woman went missing on the same day. She was Donna's friend. As usual the husband of Donna and the husband of Jill are suspected in the wife's missing and probably death. Jill also has mental problems. There are other male suspects who might have killed them both.
The intrigue is good and acting is good. The man that plays PC Clark/Chiké Okonkwo is very professional and black. This episode included talks of blacks and whites intermarriage. I suspect it was not any easy subject for him to listen to or act in. The words used by actors was tasteful not tacky.
When you hear what happens at the end and why it is asinine. There is no justice, a builder's wife leaves him and he did not commit any murders. So many people were suspected for killing these women and their missing has nothing to do with any of the accusers.
Stupid ending, pity for the criminals no justice for the suspects little consolation for the husbands.
Waste of time.
- ctyankee1
- Aug 8, 2015