Hidden Depths

Antonia Wilmot and Felicity Turner meet up for their Friday morning coffee, which they use to discuss each of their husbands. They each live in the same residence - Sandford House. Felicity starts by talking about her husband, who is apparently refusing to tell her about what's troubling him. The clean, Sarah, has even seen him heading to the roof numerous times. That happens again that morning. Suddenly, there are some cries from the roof and Felicity's husband falls down in full view of both the women. It doesn't look like anyone saw anything - no-one was near the roof, and the gardener, Steve Hope, was working on a bench on the other side of the house.

Barnaby and Scott are called in. His head and spine have been fatally wounded. The victim is Nick Turner, a solicitor. The cleaner, Sarah, thinks he might have taken his own life. But Felicity is sure her husband would never do such a thing. Barnaby learns from Antonia that Felicity and Nick may have fallen out over financial business. Barnaby and Scott ask to talk to Jack Wilmot, Antonia's husband, but he is at work.

The detectives visit his bank and learn that he was indeed in financial difficulty. He'd spent a lot of money on caring for Felicity's parents who were unwell at the time. And then there was a pompous old villager, Otto Benham, historian and also a solicitor, who had been spreading rumours about Nick. Most of the villagers had been told that Nick was taking money from his clients' accounts. His business partner, Jeff Martin, denies it but is made to check in case some money is missing.

CAST

Otto Benham- Oliver Ford Davies

Bernie Benham- Sara Kestelman

Antonia Wilmot- Nancy Carroll

Jack Wilmot- Matthew Flynn

Nick Turner- James Weber Brown

Felicity Turner- Lucy Russell

Mike Spicer- Robert Daws

Steve Hope- Steve Lightbody

Sarah- Vicki Hopps

Jane Hampton- Rebecca Charles

Viv Marshall- Simon Armstrong

Jeff Martin- Phillip Bird

Mr. Perkins- Robin Soans

George- Ian Talbot

Zara- Caroline Laskowska

Cabbie- David Hampshire

Estate Agent- Eileen Davies

Written By

David Hoskins

Directed By:

Sarah Hellings

Produced By:

Brian True-May