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A Talent for Deception

Season 2    Episode 7
May 30, 1993    60m    TV-14
Nick and Kate fall out when an old boyfriend of hers turns up. Soon after his arrival he becomes the prime suspect in a hit-and-run incident and Nick is forced to tell him not to leave the area while it's investigated. Meanwhile a local bank informs the police of a woman acting suspiciously around the bank. Nick and Phil go to investigate, only to discover the woman is in fact the famous crime writer, Amanda Young doing research for her next novel. Meanwhile Phil, on behalf of his football team organizes a talent contest where Greengrass is running a book on who will win. The hit-and-run incident is then revealed to be down to one of Phil's rivals on the football field. And Claude sells some moor land to the MoD and treats himself to a big and flashy pink Chrysler Imperial car!
Directed By
Terry Marcel
Cast of A Talent for Deception
  • Derek FowldsOscar Blaketon
  • William SimonsPC Alf Ventress
  • Bill MaynardClaude Jeremiah Greengrass
  • Nick BerryPC Nick Rowan
  • Niamh CusackDr. Kate Rowan
  • Mark JordonPC Phil Bellamy
  • Stuart GollandGeorge Ward
  • Tricia PenroseGina Ward
  • Frank MiddlemassDr. Alex Ferrenby
  • Dorothy TutinAmanda Young
  • Mike KellyMalcolm Mostyn
  • Dominic ArnoldPeter Hughes
  • Chris HargreavesMark Sutton
  • Anne HornbyBank Cashier
  • Ced BeaumontMr. Aldham
  • Nicholas BlaneBank Manager
  • Jane LancasterMavis's Mother
  • Nicholas FryMOD Official
  • Darryl GoddardHotel Clerk
  • James RussellDelivery Boy
  • Stephen Lloyd'Mersey Hound' band member
  • Alex Mousley'Mersey Hound' band member
  • Rosy ClaytonMrs. Bromley

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