Nick Cheney was once a successful director, but he has now ended up mainly directing low-budget films. We meet him as he is directing The Scarlet Pimpernel at Magna Manor. A former convict, Jed Norris, has been hired as a security guard on the film set, and one night he finds the director dead, beheaded by the use of a guillotine.
Quest roles:
Richard Hope(Neville Hayward), Nicky Henson(Terence Charteris), Marian McLoughlin(Gwen Morrison), Desmond Barrit(Raymond Clandillon), Matthew Marsh(Jack Braxton), Adam Farr(Police Constable), Emily Hamilton(Leonie Charteris), Kieran Bew(Danny Twyman), Jonathan Moore(Jed Norris), Jay Villiers(Nick Cheyney), Fiona Mollison(Diane Charteris), Paul Grunert(Freddie Greenaway), Mark Webb(Assistant Director), Gemma Page(Lady Blakeney)