Red Heads is the fifth episode of the first series of The Bill spin off Murder Investigation Team.
When the body of Penny Wake, a young red-haired housewife, is found in undergrowth by a mother and son out jogging, Vivien and the team are called in to investigate her death. There are no signs of a struggle but her body has been cleaned inside and out with bleach, and the team know they are looking for a calculating and forensically aware killer. Her husband, Neil, has no alibi for the night of her murder and is consequently their prime suspect, but when another red-haired woman is brought into the local hospital drugged and disorientated, a new line of enquiry opens up for the team which leads them to one man's terrible and dark secret. The question is, is he prepared to kill again?
Cast[]
- Lindsay Coulson as DC Rosie McManus
- Samantha Spiro as DI Vivien Friend
- Richard Hope as DS Barry Purvis
- Michael McKell as DS Trevor Hands
- Steven Pacey as DCI Malcolm Savage
- Vincenzo Pellegrino as Dr. Fergus Gallagher
- Joe Shaw as DC Scott Grainger
- Andrew Somerville as DC Patrick Lincoln
- Howard Ward as DS Jim Daws
Notes[]
During the sequence at the train station towards the end of the episode, a person in the background clearly looks towards the main cast in the foreground. It is unknown if this was a member of the public or a background artist.