Detective Cooper investigates the bizarre circumstances surrounding the murder of Matilda who was found dead in her bath wearing the Scold's Bridle.
Bob Peck
as Detective Sergeant Cooper
Miranda Richardson
as Dr. Sarah Blakeney
Douglas Hodge
as Jack Blakeney
Trudie Styler
as Joanna Lascelles
Beth Winslet
as Ruth Lascelles
Siân Phillips
as Mathilda Gillespie
Virginia McKenna
as Violet Orloff
Paul Brooke
as Duncan Orloff
Miles Anderson
as Detective Inspector Harmer
Hugh Bonneville
as Tim Duggan
Finbar Lynch
as Dave Hughes
Alan MacNaughtan
as James Gillespie