Strangler's Wood

The brazilian model and star of a cigarette company Carla Constanza is found strangled with a neck tie in Raven's Wood. An expensive Rolex watch is found by the body. It belongs to John Merrill, who is connected to the cigarette company.
Why would John put his Rolex watch by the victim?

Barnaby and Troy visits The Fox and Goose Hotel, where Carla was staying one night. Gloria Bradley, who works at the hotel had heard two people fighting in Carla's room a time.
Barnaby also discovers a strange relationship between the hotel owner and his mother.

Nine years before Carla was strangled, three young girls were strangled in the same way and sexually assaulted, in the same wood. That's why some people in the village call it Strangler's Wood.

More strange things happen. An old detective wants to be a part of the investigation, but Barnaby says no.
The detective was apparently leading the investigation of the three strangled girls nine years earlier.
At his home Barnaby and Troy finds old newspapers and photographs of the victims. He seems obsessed with the case.
His wife tells them that he used to sit alone in Strangler's Wood, waiting for the murderer.

CAST

Leonard Pike- Peter Byre

Dorothea Pike- Kathleen Byron

George Meakham- Frank Windsor

Emily Meakham- Anne Stallybrass

Liz Francis- Trudie Styler

Bill Mitchell- Jeremy Clyde

Kate Merrill- Phyllis Logan

John Merrill- Nick Farrell

David Merrill- Tom Eilenberg

Anne Santatos- Debbie Chazen

Carla Constanza- Betti Romani

Dan Peterson- Toby Jones

Sebastian Renwick- Cyril Shaps

Gloria Bradley- Katy Brittain

PC Angel- Neil Conrich

Nick- Frank Carson

Milkman- Anthony Howes

Ticket Seller- Elizabeth Tyrrell

Ad Woman- Tara Hugo

Written by:

Anthony Horowitz

Directed by:

Jeremy Silbertson

Produced by:

Brian True-May