Case 24 · Series 3, episode 4

The Sign of the Broken Sword

First broadcast 8 January 2015. Plot solution deliberately omitted.

WriterStephen McAteer
DirectorIan Barber
Research stateExpanded case file

Spoiler-light premise

A legendary broken sword kills a major during a Dunkirk commemoration at an army base.

What to watch for

A loose adaptation of Chesterton’s story, centred on military honour and a buried wartime truth.

War & espionage

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