Rubbish is the third episode of the first series of The Bill spin off Murder Investigation Team.
The dismembered body of a small child is found on a Thames rubbish barge. A painstaking search through layers of decaying rubbish reveals some clues but a discovery during the post mortem is even more disturbing. The little boy's heart has been crudely removed from his body and it looks like his murder could be African ritualistic killing. The murdered child's parents have logged a missing persons report, but their priest prevents Friend from making contact. Offering to act as their interpreter, the priest speaks on their behalf, but Friend soon realises the parents do, in fact, speak English. Does the priest know more about the child's murder than he is letting on? And where is their younger child Francis?
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 final interrogation scene, there is a short sequence where we hear Friend's thoughts as the interview resumes. This is the only time this occurs in the series.