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Dead Letters
Season 9, Episode 2
Barnaby and Jones investigate when the body of a woman is pulled from the river during the local Oak Apple carnival. Closer inspection suggests the drowning was deliberate - and, as the detectives find out more about the villagers, they learn the killing could be linked to the death of the victim's daughter eight years previously. John Nettles and Jason Hughes play the intrepid policemen, with guest star Simon Callow
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16x9
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Detective/Thriller
Movie/Drama
Mystery
Cast & Crew
John Nettles
(Actor)
.. DCI Tom Barnaby
Jason Hughes
(Actor)
.. DC Ben Jones
Jane Wymark
(Actor)
.. Joyce Barnaby
Barry Jackson
(Actor)
.. Dr Bullard
Claire Askam
(Actor)
.. Marion Slade
Tom Bennett
(Actor)
.. Rob Pride
Elizabeth Spriggs
(Actor)
.. Ursula Gooding
David Bamber
(Actor)
.. John Starkey
Jenny Jackson
(Actor)
.. Vicki
Richard Cant
(Actor)
.. Alistair Gooding
Tom Georgeson
(Actor)
.. Ron Chalk
Tracy Brabin
(Actor)
.. Ruth Chalk
Simon Callow
(Actor)
.. Dr Wellow
Caroline Goodall
(Actor)
.. Grace Starkey
Sophie Thompson
(Actor)
.. April Gooding
Paul Ireland
(Actor)
.. Mark Castle
Louise Brecon-Richards
(Actor)
.. Helen Castle
Cally Hamilton
(Actor)
.. Sadie Castle
Clemmie Hooton
(Actor)
.. Phoebe
Alice Knight
(Actor)
.. Queen of Hearts
Josef Lindsay
(Actor)
.. Robin Hood
Sarah Pritchard
(Actor)
.. Bella
Peter J Hammond
(Writer)
Brian True-May
(Producer)
Renny Rye
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
John Nettles
(Actor)
.. DCI Tom Barnaby
Born:
October 11, 1943
in
St Austell, Cornwall
Best Known For:
Playing Jim Bergerac.
Early-life:
John Vivian Drummond Nettles was born on October 11, 1943, in St Austell, Cornwall. He was adopted at birth by a carpenter and his wife, who was a cleaner. John later discovered his biological mother was an unmarried Irish nurse who died of tuberculosis at the age of 28. Despite these humble beginnings, he won a scholarship to study philosophy and history at Southampton University. He trained to be a teacher, but drifted into acting after appearing in a touring version of the play Camus during his time at university.
Career:
While appearing in amateur drama productions, Nettles was spotted by an agent who arranged work for him at the Royal Court Theatre. He made his debut as a standard bearer in Macbeth, opening doors for Alec Guinness. His first movie was The Red, White and Black in 1970. His big break came in 1972's A World At War, followed by a four-year stint in The Liver Birds. Nettles became a household name thanks to Bergerac, which ran for 10 years until 1991. TV projects since include Romeo And Juliet, The Hound of the Baskervilles and Midsomer Murders. He has also provided the narration for such programmes as Airport and The Hunt.
Quote:
'I live in the tranquility and splendour which befits someone of my seniority.'
Trivia:
Nettles received an OBE in 2010.
Jason Hughes
(Actor)
.. DC Ben Jones
Jane Wymark
(Actor)
.. Joyce Barnaby
Barry Jackson
(Actor)
.. Dr Bullard
Claire Askam
(Actor)
.. Marion Slade
Tom Bennett
(Actor)
.. Rob Pride
Elizabeth Spriggs
(Actor)
.. Ursula Gooding
David Bamber
(Actor)
.. John Starkey
Jenny Jackson
(Actor)
.. Vicki
Richard Cant
(Actor)
.. Alistair Gooding
Tom Georgeson
(Actor)
.. Ron Chalk
Tracy Brabin
(Actor)
.. Ruth Chalk
Simon Callow
(Actor)
.. Dr Wellow
Born:
June 15, 1949
in
London
Best Known For:
Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Early-life:
Simon Phillip Hugh Callow was born on June 15, 1949, in London. His parents separated when he was two years old and he was raised by his mother and grandmother. He spent time at the London Oratory Grammar School, and also had a stint on the African continent, between the ages of nine and 12. His mother, who had once enjoyed an affluent lifestyle, attempted to cover up the family's poor economic status by making sure her son's diction was perfect.
Career:
Following spells at Belfast's Queen's University and London's Drama Centre, Callow worked in the Old Vic's box office after being recommended for the post by Laurence Olivier. Acclaimed stage roles followed, as did several small parts in such TV shows as The Sweeney and Carry On Laughing! He had the lead in 1984 sitcom Chance in a Million, and made his film debut the same year in Amadeus. Since then he's continued to appear regularly on stage and TV. His most notable movies include A Room with a View, Postcards from the Edge, Shakespeare in Love, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and The Phantom of the Opera. He was also a judge on the show Popstar to Operastar in 2011.
Quote:
'People expect me to be constantly merry, and I'm not. Sometimes I'm quite melancholy. I have an in-built sense of regret about things.'
Trivia:
He has written biographies of Oscar Wilde, Charles Laughton and Orson Welles.
Caroline Goodall
(Actor)
.. Grace Starkey
Sophie Thompson
(Actor)
.. April Gooding
Born:
January 20, 1962
in
Hampstead, London
Best Known For:
Playing Mafalda Hopkirk in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1.
Early-life:
Born on January 20, 1962 in Hampstead, London to actress Phyllida Law and actor Eric Thompson. She is the younger sister of actress Emma Thompson. She first appeared on TV at age 15, starring in the BBC adaptation of A Traveller in Time. She then went on to study at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Career:
Thompson appeared in a number of films during the 1990s, including Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Emma (1996) and Dancing at Lughnasa (1998). She also made a number of TV appearances in the 1990s and 2000s, including in Jonathan Creek, Persuasion, Midsomer Murders and Doc Martin. From 2006 to 2007 she played Stella Crawford in EastEnders. More recently, she has appeared in such films as Eat Pray Love (2010), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (2010) and That Day We Sang (2014), as well as such TV series as Lightfields, Detectorists and Jericho. Aside from TV and film, Thompson has had a successful stage career that has seen her nominated for Olivier Awards on several occasions, and even winning one when she portrayed The Baker's Wife in Into the Woods from 1998 to 1999. In 2014, Thompson won Celebrity Masterchef and released a recipe book, My Family Kitchen, the year after.
Quote:
'I wonder what it was like to be an actor years ago. We're so respected now and I don't think it does us any good. We used to be vagabonds. I want to be a vagabond!'
Trivia:
She released her first children's book, Zoo Boy, in 2016.
Paul Ireland
(Actor)
.. Mark Castle
Louise Brecon-Richards
(Actor)
.. Helen Castle
Cally Hamilton
(Actor)
.. Sadie Castle
Clemmie Hooton
(Actor)
.. Phoebe
Alice Knight
(Actor)
.. Queen of Hearts
Josef Lindsay
(Actor)
.. Robin Hood
Sarah Pritchard
(Actor)
.. Bella
Peter J Hammond
(Writer)
Brian True-May
(Producer)
Renny Rye
(Director)
