Case 36 · Series 4, episode 1

The Mask of the Demon

First broadcast 4 January 2016. Plot solution deliberately omitted.

WriterJude Tindall
DirectorPaul Gibson
Research stateCase file + location evidence

Spoiler-light premise

A B-movie crew arrives in Kembleford, where the director is found dead wearing the production’s demon mask.

What to watch for

Inspector Mallory’s first case and Coughton Court doubling as the gloriously Gothic film set.

Stage & performanceLaw & justice

Location evidence

This case carries explicit location links in the research catalogue.

  • Coughton Court
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