First broadcast 11th/18th November 1988.

Roy Marsden - Commander Adam Dalgliesh
Wendy Hiller - Lady Ursula Berowne
Simon Ward - Stephen Lampart
Fiona Fullerton - Lady Barbara Berowne
Penny Downie - Inspector Kate Miskin
Morag Hood - Carole Washburn
Avril Elgar - Emily Wharton
Oliver Ford Davies - Father Francis Barnes
Tat Whalley - Darren Wilkes
Kate Buffery - Sarah Berowne
Rob Spendlove - Ivor Garrod
Matthew Marsh - Dominic Swayne
Derek Newark - Gordon Halliwell
Paul Alfred - Schoolboy
Patsy Byrne - Millicent Gentle
Constance Chapman - Gran
David McAlister - Asst Commissioner Nichols
David Belcher - Miles Gilmartin
Robin Marchal - Insp. Nick Robins
Gabrielle Lloyd - Evelyn Matlock, aka 'Mattie'
Terence Edmond - Alan Scully