A woman is found murdered in a seaside house along the coast from Brighton in the county of East Sussex, England. Local D.I. Fred Fellows and D.S. Jim Wilks lead an investigation methodically following up leads and clues mostly in Brighton and Hove but also further afield. _-= Based on the novel "Sleep Long My Love" by Hillary Waugh and Inspired by the Brighton Trunk Murders of the late 1930's =-_
Direction
Val Guest's documentary-style realism feels shockingly modern.
Cinematography
Bleak Brighton locations—beachfront noir at its greyest.
Acting
Jack Warner's weary dignity anchors every scene.
Director
Val Guest
Jack Warner
Det. Insp. Fred Fellows
Yolande Donlan
Jean Sherman
Michael Goodliffe
Clyde Burchard
John Le Mesurier
Mr Simpson
John Barron
Ray Tenby
Moira Redmond
Joan Simpson
Brian Oulton
Restlin
Ray Barrett
Sgt Gorman
Ronald Lewis
Det. Sgt. Jim Wilks
Timothy Bateson
Porter (uncredited)
Geoffrey Bayldon
Constable at Murder Scene (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Guest filmed during the actual investigation of the 1961-62 'Bottle Murder,' making this accidentally contemporary.
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