Murder on the Home Front

2013 - 2013

Episode 1

Episode 1

First of a two-part crime drama set during the the birth of modern forensics - the London Blitz of 1940. When a number of young women are found murdered with swastikas carved on their tongues, DI Freddy Wilkins has a prime suspect in vulnerable loner Wilfred Ziegler. But the passionate and brilliant Home Office pathologist Dr Lennox Collins and his vivacious young secretary Molly Cooper have their doubts. Employing ground-breaking forensic techniques, can Lennox and Molly save a seemingly innocent man from the gallows or is there more to these murders than meets the eye?

Episode 2

Episode 2

Lennox soon finds out that he is not only fighting a battle to modernise the way in which crimes are solved, but he’s also clashing with a government who will go to any lengths to ensure the country’s morale is sustained even if that means covering up a murder.

Top Cast

Patrick Kennedy•Tamzin Merchant•Emerald Fennell

Director

Geoffrey Sax

Writer

David Kane

Crime drama set during the Blitz. After several women are murdered, pathologist Lennox Collins and his secretary Molly Cooper employ ground breaking forensic techniques in pursuit of the killer.

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Geoffrey Sax Image

Geoffrey Sax

Director

David Kane

Writer

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Christopher Hall

Producer

Gareth Neame Image

Gareth Neame

Executive Producer

Sally Woodward Gentle

Executive Producer

Rob Lane

Original Music Composer

David Higgs

Director of Photography

Paul Knight

Editor

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Suzanne Smith Crowley

Casting

Gilly Poole

Casting

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Suzie Davies

Production Design

Daniel Taylor

Art Direction

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Charlotte Dirickx

Set Decoration

Charlotte Holdich

Costume Design

Caroline Noble

Makeup Artist

Isabelle Webley

Makeup Artist

Nigel Heath

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