Case 86 · Series 8, episode 6

The Numbers of the Beast

First broadcast 13 January 2020. Plot solution deliberately omitted.

WriterDan Muirden
DirectorPaul Gibson
Research stateExpanded case file

Spoiler-light premise

A fortune teller predicts Mrs McCarthy's winning bingo numbers before a woman investigating fraud is murdered.

What to watch for

Loan sharks, church fundraising and a vulnerable suspect make this less supernatural than the title suggests.

Faith & church

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