BANTLING BOY
First Broadcast: January 16, 2005
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Bruce
Hartley, owner of the famous Bantling Boy, along with his wife, hope for
another round of success in the Causton Gold Cup. Marianna Hartley
doesn't actually own the horse - but three others do too. Bruce
Hartley's father left it divided to four people: Bruce himself, who
keeps the horse in his own stables, Dr. John Osgood, the village doctor,
Trevor Machin, wheelchair-bound and the Hartley family's ex-gardener and
Joanna Craxton, who nursed Bruce's father when he was ill. However it
seems to be the cover up of a secret reason the syndicate don't want to
expose. |
| At the Causton Races, the Barnabys have placed a bet on Bantling Boy to win, as have many other villagers. The horse's trainer, Jake Foley, is angry that Bruce has disallowed him from riding the horse and a more professional jockey was put on him instead. Bantling Boy wins, and millionaire Sam Tate offers Bruce money to buy the horse; but it ends with a row and Bruce punches Tate in the face. |
| Marianna
calls on Dr. John Osgood, her secret lover. Bruce also calls a meeting
with the syndicate. Joanna and Trevor want to sell the horse for money,
but Bruce disapproves and they end up not selling as Osgood is on his
side. That evening, Marianna is abused yet again by Bruce, who also
earlier argued with his poor mother, Angela. During that time, Bruce is
murdered in the stables with a hammer. Barnaby and Scott, who have already eye-witnessed Bruce's reputation, take the case and find themselves having to dig over the similarities between the Bantling men and into the family history to find the killer that strikes again on Dr. John Osgood. But this time, he is gagged with a triangular white cloth - ritualistically silenced. Barnaby is sure that past affairs have something to do with the present ones.
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DCI
Tom Barnaby |
John
Nettles |
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DS
Daniel Scott |
John
Hopkins |
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Joyce
Barnaby |
Jane
Wymark |
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Cully
Barnaby |
Laura
Howard |
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Dr.
George Bullard |
Barry
Jackson |
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Angela
Hartley |
Caroline
Blakiston |
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Bruce
Hartley |
Simon
Kunz |
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Marianna
Hartley |
Anna
Wilson-Jones |
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Geoffrey
Bantling |
Philip
McGough |
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Ray
Craxton |
Shane
Attwool |
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Joanna
Craxton |
Julia
Ford |
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Peter
Craxton |
Thomas
Grant |
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Trevor
Machin |
Richard
O’Callaghan |
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Dr.
John Osgood |
Barnaby
Kay |
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Sam
Tate |
Geoffrey
Freshwater |
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Jake
Foley |
Charlie
Condou |
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Major
Dickson |
Hugh
Dickson |
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Bookie |
Stewart
Harwood |
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Vicar |
Paul
Viragh |
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Screenplay |
Steve
Trafford |
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Director |
Sarah
Hellings |
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Producer |
Brian
True-May |
Page Links
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Stunt Animal Works - |
Animal Dramatics |
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Behind the Scenes - |
Graphic Work |
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Filming - |
Dorney, Berkshire |