The Village of Little Auburn has stood abandoned since World War Two but plans are afoot to restore it to its former glory, However, the grand reopening takes a grisly turn when a man is murdered. DCI Barnaby and his new partner, DS Jamie Winter, are soon on the case, and must unravel a web of lies connecting past and present to bring the killer to justice.
Quest roles:
Anthony Calf(Julian Lennard), Caroline Blakiston(Sylvia Lennard), Raj Awasti(Postman), Edwin Thomas(Finn Thornberry), Catherine Steadman(Corina Craven), Angus Wright(Roderick Craven), Hugh Dennis(Milo Craven), Sally Phillips(Lucy Keswick), Pippa Haywood(Andrea Craven), Matti Houghton(Dottie Craven), William Melling(Josh Craven), Christopher Colquhoun(Blake Keswick), David Burke(Fred Messenger), Seeta Indrani(Susan Lennard)