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The Long Call
★ 6.2/10•2021•46m•16•Crime•Drama
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Thou shalt not kill.

Detective Matthew Venn returns to the small North Devon community he grew up in with his husband and begins investigating a murder whilst coming to terms with his own traumatic past, having been excommunicated by his family and the church community they lived in.

Lee Haven Jones · Director

Kelly Jones · Writer

StatusEnded
Runtime46m
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 25, 2021

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E147m

Episode 1

A body is found on a beach in North Devon. DI Matthew Venn and his team search for a way into a case that has no witnesses, no forensics and no motive.

Oct 25, 2021

Episode 2 - Episode 2E246m

Episode 2

Matthew and the team continue to hunt for clues about the victim, and uncover secrets from the past and theorise who might have motive to murder. Connections are made between the victim and the Brethren community when it's uncovered that the victim had started attending meetings, while, closer to home, Matthew and his mother look to build bridges after years of silence.

Oct 26, 2021

Episode 3 - Episode 3E346m

Episode 3

The prospect of rebuilding a relationship with his mother blurs Matthew's ability to objectively examine the Brethren community, and he wrestles professional and personal issues to solve the case before anyone else gets hurt. Lucy and Gaby can no longer stay quiet as an important silence breaks and the extent of the lies suffocating the communities continues to widen.

Oct 27, 2021

Episode 4 - Episode 4E446m

Episode 4

Despite key breakthroughs, the team are frustrated until an important piece of evidence sets Matthew on the path to finding the murderer. Matthew finds clarity on the true events surrounding the murder at Crow Point and has a chance to solve the case with the killer in his sights, but he must be careful knowing someone else is in danger.

Oct 28, 2021

Actors

Ben Aldridge

Ben Aldridge

DI Matthew Venn

Pearl Mackie

Pearl Mackie

DS Jen Rafferty

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Dorothy Venn

Martin Shaw

Martin Shaw

Dennis Stephenson

Anita Dobson

Anita Dobson

Grace Stephenson

Dylan Edwards

Dylan Edwards

DC Ross Pritchard

Iona Anderson

Iona Anderson

Rosa Shapland

Grant Crookes

Grant Crookes

Grant Crookes

Siobhán Cullen

Siobhán Cullen

Caroline Reasley

Aoife Hinds

Aoife Hinds

Gaby Chadwell

Luke Ireland

Luke Ireland

Simon Walden

Steve Walsh

Steve Brethern

John-Paul Macleod

John-Paul Macleod

Alfie James

Declan Bennett

Declan Bennett

Jonathan Roberts

Neil Morrissey

Neil Morrissey

Christopher Reasley

Amit Shah

Amit Shah

Ed Raveley

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