| On a freezing December night in 1963, 13-year-old Alison Carter took her dog for a walk and was never seen again. As the entire country watched, newly-promoted Detective Inspector George Bennett turned up enough evidence to see his suspect hanged and was hailed a hero by the people of Scardale. More than four decades later, the lingering cloud left by the missing body of Alison Carter compels controversial filmmaker Catherine Heathcote to turn her camera to Bennett. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Ingleby | DI George Bennett | 3 |
| Emma Cunniffe | 3 | |
| Emma Cunniffe | Ruth Hawkin | 3 |
| Philip Jackson | Old George Bennett | 3 |
| Juliet Stevenson | Catherine Heathcote | 3 |
| Zoe Telford | 3 | |
| Zoe Telford | Nicola Curry | 3 |
| Greg Wise | Philip Hawkin | 3 |
| Tony Maudsley | DS Tommy Clough | 3 |
| Sheila Reid | 3 | |
| Sheila Reid | Ma Lomas | 3 |
| Danny Sapani | 3 | |
| Danny Sapani | Keith Slocombe | 3 |
| Philip Whitchurch | 2 | |
| Peter Cartwright | 2 | |
| Andrew Woodall | 1 | |
| Julia St. John | 1 |