Case 72 · Series 7, episode 2

The Passing Bell

First broadcast 8 January 2019. Plot solution deliberately omitted.

WriterDavid Semple
DirectorIan Barber
Research stateExpanded case file

Spoiler-light premise

The captain of St Mary's bell ringers is found dead in the tower after publicly antagonising almost everyone around him.

What to watch for

Gambling, blackmail and forbidden relationships make the ringing chamber a compact catalogue of motives.

Kembleford mystery

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