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Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

Darkly comic murder mystery adapted from a novel by Booker Prize-winning author Bernice Rubens. Luke Wakefield is not so much a knight in shining armour as an oddball in a suit. And his crusade is more of a "who ami" than a "whodunit".

Top Cast

  • Peter Capaldi

    Peter Capaldi

    Luke Wakefield

  • Richard Griffiths

    Richard Griffiths

    Porter

  • Michael Maloney

    Michael Maloney

    Richard

  • Pam Ferris

    Pam Ferris

    Mad Marion

  • Miranda Richardson

    Miranda Richardson

    Sandra

  • Paul Brooke

    Paul Brooke

    Doctor

  • Gillian Raine

    Gillian Raine

    Sebastian's Housekeeper

  • Mossie Smith

    Mossie Smith

    Connie

  • Doreen Mantle

    Doreen Mantle

    Chrissie

Overview

Darkly comic murder mystery adapted from a novel by Booker Prize-winning author Bernice Rubens. Luke Wakefield is not so much a knight in shining armour as an oddball in a suit. And his crusade is more of a "who ami" than a "whodunit".

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