Murder Call

Lucy Bell

DS Tessa Vance

Gary Day

DI Malcolm Thorne

Jennifer Kent

PC Dee Suzeraine

Geoff Morrell

DSS Lance Fisk

Glenda Linscott

Dr. Imogene 'Tootsie' Soamses

Seasons

Series 1

16 episodes

Premiered Aug 10, 1997

Series 2

20 episodes

Premiered Jul 6, 1998

Series 3

20 episodes

Premiered Apr 20, 1999

Episodes

1–6 of 16

Ep 1

Ashes to Ashes

Aug 11, 1997

A man out for an early morning surf gets more than he bargained for when surf blows a corpse out of the water and into his face. It appears to be a routine investigation, natural causes being indicated... but complications arise when Tessa and Steve find they cannot identify the victim, and no-one steps forward to claim him. Surely someone should be missing a well-groomed man in his fifties?

Ep 2

The Burial

Aug 18, 1997

Late night. A voice recites limericks on a moonlit beach. Suddenly, all goes quiet. A grey dawn, and a dog and its owner, the stern Major Richter, make a gruesome discovery - a human head attached to the very dead body of Adrian McCafferty who is buried up to his neck under the sand. Adrian drowned when the tide came in and covered him. Tessa and Steve learn that there was a beach party last night. Adrian was buried as part of a joke. Is his death simply a stupid party prank gone wrong, or is there something more sinister to discover?

Ep 3

Cat and Mouse

Aug 25, 1997

Wheelchair bound Spinner congratulates himself on finishing a piece of artwork by pouring a cold beer and logging on to his favourite internet games forum. His pleasure is short lived, however, as a shadow falls across him and a lead pipe takes him out of the game... permanently. Tessa and Steve arrive on the scene to find the killer has taken the time to send the message ""Spinner Resigns"" over the internet to the victim's games partner. The murder takes on new importance when Dee reveals she knows the victim. While Dee tries to come to terms with her friend's murder, Steve and Tessa struggle to put together the pieces of the puzzle.

Ep 4

Dead Clean

Sep 1, 1997

While investigating a series of bizarre murders, Steve and Tessa are drawn to the local community centre, a drop in for former mental patients. With a handful of suspects, but no real clues, Steve and Tessa must race against the clock to find the killer before he strikes again.

Ep 5

Who Killed Cock Robin?

Sep 8, 1997

To the outside world former football star Robin Cochrane was a picture of charm, but when he is found poisoned by a chemical solvent, Tessa and Steve are forced to put together a picture of the not so pleasant private life of Robin Cochrane.

Ep 6

Hot Shot

Sep 15, 1997