Meat Is Murder
S06E08

As the series comes to an end, the desiccated, neatly carved-up body of a butcher who disappeared more than 30 years ago is discovered, leading Sandra Pullman and her boys to pay a visit to Smithfield meat market in London, the original murder scene. It's a pity the butcher is dead, because he has a few questions to answer about why the body of a doctor was found hanging from a meat hook all those years ago at the back of his market stall. It's an episode peppered with revelations. We discover Gerry Standing's very interesting family history - he's descended from French Huguenots and is thus tormented by his colleagues for being a fake cockney, much to his annoyance: "Je suis ang-bleedingglais!" he protests. But it's Sandra who has to face up to a startling personal disclosure that has a direct bearing on the case and also throws a whole new light on her father. For once Gerry, Brian and Jack are left completely speechless.

Regie

Martyn Friend

Drehbuch

Roy Mitchell

Gastdarsteller

Anthony Calf (Robert Strickland), David Calder (Sid Lestade), Christopher Fulford (Barry Lestade), Kenneth Farrington (David Snow), Jo Stone-Fewings (Tom Eldridge), Diana Quick (Julia Eldridge), Michael Melia (Vernon Murnaghan), Tony Selby (Danny Paye), Tom Turner (Care Worker), Jan Harvey (Miranda Carson), Ellie Haddington (Jean Bennett), Sam Cox (Paul Rees), Leo Richardson (Stallholder)