An acclaimed writer of best-selling books and award-winning television, Lynda La Plante is the most prolific creator of taut, meticulously observed and forensically correct detective thrillers in the UK. This superb collection brings together three of her most exciting, intense and compelling stories; each unique, and each presenting the kind of sharply written, outspoken and commanding characters she is famous for.Above Suspicion: DC Anna Travis (Kelly Reilly) has been assigned to her first murder case. Under the watchful eye of DCI James Langton (Ciarn Hinds), she... joins a team investigating a series of brutal and shocking murders. For eight years the body count of prostitutes and drug users has risen. Determined to prove herself, Travis links one man to the killings, an actor on the brink of stardom. He seems above suspicion, but in getting close to the truth, is she getting too close to a killer?Trial & Retribution: Sins Of The Father: DS Walker (David Hayman) and DI Connor (Victoria Smurfit) are joined at the hip in their search for justice - a search which will follow them from case to courtroom. Young Emily Harrogate the daughter of an apparently happily married couple is found dead in the family home. Appearances prove deceptive as the investigation uncovers a house full of secrets and lies. Any one of them could lead to the true killer - and does - but will justice be done?The Commander: Windows Of The Soul: On an East London estate a priest has been brutally beaten and stabbed to death. Suspicion falls on a fighter from the local boxing club. Commander Blake (Amanda Burton) and DCI James (Mark Lewis Jones) find themselves on opposite sides as the case echoes James's rough-edged youth. Following a vicious attack on a fellow detective, the two are forced to put aside their differences and find the killer before he strikes again. [show more]
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A celebration of the TV screenwriter Lynda La Plante Three complete episodes trace her career ABOVE SUSPICION TRIAL AND RETRIBUTION and THE COMMANDER
A collection of TV dramas based on the work of crime writer Lynda La Plante. 'Above Suspicion' finds DCI James Langton (Ciarán Hinds) and DC Anna Travis (Kelly Reilly) on the trail of a famous actor suspected of murder. 'Trial and Retribution: Sins of the Father' follows DS Walker (David Hayman) and DI Connor (Victoria Smurfit) as they seek the murderer of a child found dead in her home. Finally, 'The Commander: Windows of the Soul' pairs Commander Blake (Amanda Burton) with DCI James (Mark Lewis Jones) as they attempt to put their personal differences aside and capture a killer before he strikes again.
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