Murder in Mind Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Murder in Mind: Season 3 (2003)

• Season 3 Episode 8: Cornershop

  A mild-mannered shop owner finds his endurance tested to the limit by a thug whose demands for more money are putting him out of business. Deciding enough is enough, he stands up to his aggressor - but it may be an act he will come to regret. Bhasker Patel and Tim Healy star

• Season 3 Episode 7: Justice

  A gang of youths humiliate a lonely divorcee, exposing his underlying obsessive tendencies - and when he discovers his ex-wife's new boyfriend appears to have been involved, his retaliation can only lead to tragedy. Tense thriller, starring Adrian Dunbar, Helen Baxendale and Colin Salmon

• Season 3 Episode 6: Landlord

  Nicholas Lyndhurst stars as the landlord from hell who has no misgivings about renting his dilapidated flats to desperate tenants. When an Australian student leases a property, she quickly discovers this may mean taking her life into her own hands. Ruth Gemmell and Amber Sainsbury also star

• Season 3 Episode 5: Contract

  Three city slickers think they have pulled off an elaborate fraud netting them millions, until they realise they have been rumbled and hire a hit-man to rid them of their problem - with devastating consequences. Tense thriller, starring Adam Faith, with Jamie Theakston

• Season 3 Episode 4: Suicide

  A woman is found dead in her bed by police who believe she committed suicide - until the pathologist's report proves otherwise and her next-door neighbour confirms things have been moved in her house. After the inquest is upgraded to a murder inquiry, a handyman becomes prime suspect in the case. Diana Rigg stars

• Season 3 Episode 3: Stalker

  A children's author becomes the object of a manipulative stalker's affections. Politely refusing his attentions, she is shocked when he begins following her and even forces his way into her home. As the situation becomes more desperate and the police show no interest, the mother of his first victim appears to be her only hope. Psychological thriller, starring Natasha Little, Neil Morrissey and Barbara Flynn

• Season 3 Episode 2: Favours

  Escaped convict Jamie Holt's life seems to be going smoothly - since fleeing to the North Yorkshire Moors he has married, had two children and is running a pub and B&B with wife Alyson, who knows nothing about his history. Unfortunately the past rears its ugly head when old acquaintance Chaz Hadley arrives and asks him to get rid of a love rival - a job which carries a handsome reward, but also the danger of a lengthy prison sentence. Will Jamie choose to pay off his debts at the risk of losing his family? Crime drama, starring Gary Kemp, Gaynor Faye and Phil Davis

• Season 3 Episode 1: Echoes

  Married couple Daniel and Liz Morton move back into the old family home, which dates from the mid-19th century, and make a grim discovery when they uncover a body buried in the back garden. Convinced by a series of strange events that the house is haunted, they enlist the help of psychic Matthew Hopkins to solve the Victorian murder mystery, and discover Daniel's ancestor Sir Richard Morton initiated the fatal chain of events with his passion for the opposite sex. Tara Fitzgerald and James Wilby star

Murder in Mind: Season 2 (2002)

• Season 2 Episode 8: Regrets

  In the last of the psychological drama series, Dennis Waterman plays an ailing businessman whose livelihood is threatened by his bank's refusal to help him out of his financial straits. As he is forced to watch his life's work fall apart, he pours all his energy into plotting the ultimate revenge on all who have led to his downfall. With Samantha Beckinsale, Audrey Grendle and Phil Cornwell

• Season 2 Episode 7: Memories

  A gifted surgeon finds his cosy family life threatened by a recurring nightmare which preys on his psyche and hints at hidden trauma from the past. Desperate to shake off the disturbing dream, he turns to a psychiatrist for help : unaware of the dark secrets that will be uncovered as the truth is revealed. Thriller, starring Neil Pearson and Rebecca Lacey

• Season 2 Episode 6: Victim

  A playwright struggling to make ends meet decides to rent out spare rooms in his house to a couple of friends : setting the scene for tragedy when his new tenants become convinced he is behind a series of local murders. When personal possessions go missing from their rooms, their suspicions are further aroused, prompting them to risk everything in their quest for the truth. Starring Neil Stuke, Camilla Power and Frances Grey

• Season 2 Episode 5: Flashback

  A lawyer uses his legal knowledge to plot the murder of a prostitute threatening to reveal details of their assignations. Abusing his position of authority, he plans to shift blame for the killing on a hapless client accused of another crime : but even the most meticulous planning fails to anticipate every consequence of the scheme. Nigel Havers, Patsy Kensit and Art Malik star

• Season 2 Episode 4: Swan Song

  EastEnder Michael Greco stars as the naive toyboy lover of a married nightclub singer, plotting to murder her rich but obnoxious husband, little realising he has been set up by the detective assigned to investigate. As the case progresses, matters come to a head and the duplicitous showgirl begins to realise she is in over her head. Psychological thriller, also starring Samantha Robson and Jesse Birdsall

• Season 2 Episode 3: Rage

  A timid bachelor succumbs to road rage and murders a married father of two in a moment of madness. Confessing all to his overbearing mother, he is persuaded to remain silent : but in a peculiar twist of fate, he falls in love with his victim's widow, and his world falls apart. Drama, starring Neil Dudgeon, Annette Crosbie and Maggie O'Neill

• Season 2 Episode 2: Disposal

  Rob Brydon stars as unassuming bin-man Barry Coates, whose uneventful, peaceful world is turned upside-down when he discovers his wife has embarked on a torrid affair with his brother : a mistake which could cost her dearly when her betrayed husband vows to exact murderous revenge. Drama, with Geraldine Somerville

• Season 2 Episode 1: Passion

  A call centre employee becomes obsessed with her happily married boss - leading her to kill the woman she suspects he's having an affair with, and framing his wife in the process. Pauline Quirke, Mark Womack and Lucy Davis star

Murder in Mind: Season 1 (2001)

• Season 1 Episode 7: Sleeper

  A woman discovers the root of her sleepwalking problem lies in her mistrust of her boyfriend - but after she confronts him, things take a turn for the worse, as she wakes up in bed, covered in blood with a claw hammer beside her. Has she meted out the ultimate punishment, or is someone else taking advantage of her affliction? Chilling thriller, starring Keeley Hawes and Scot Williams. Last in series

• Season 1 Episode 6: Neighbours

  Suburbanite Nigel and his wife Joanne find their world turned upside down by the arrival of selfish, inconsiderate neighbours the Squires. As the tension reaches breaking point, they begin to realise there is only one solution to their problem. Black comedy, starring Kevin Whately, John Thomson and Denise Van Outen

• Season 1 Episode 5: Vigilante

  After reading in the newspaper that a paedophile is living in the area, a vigilante group decide to give him a 'friendly warning' to persuade him to leave town. Unfortunately they accidentally kill him, and attempt to cover their tracks with the expert advice of one of their number - a police officer who's assigned to investigate the case. Tense thriller, starring Ian Kelsey, Tim Healy, Tom Goodman-Hill and Alan Stocks

• Season 1 Episode 4: Mercy

  A gentle country doctor reluctantly assists in the suicide of his terminally ill wife. To the police he is a criminal, to the local community a loving husband who allowed his partner a dignified death : fuelling a public debate on euthanasia. But is there more to the case than meets the eye? Starring Timothy West, Judy Parfitt and John Gordon Sinclair

• Season 1 Episode 3: Motive

  A seemingly ordinary couple in a small coastal village stab their babysitter and then attempt to blame the crime on an intruder. The police quickly realise that their story does not add up, but are baffled as to the motive for the killing. Anthony Horowitz's psychological thriller exploring the motives behind murder, starring Susannah Harker and Reece Dinsdale as the guilty pair

• Season 1 Episode 2: Flame

  Steve McFadden plays a fireman who decides to hire a hit man over the internet to murder his unfaithful wife. It seems like the perfect crime, until he becomes the prime suspect and cannot trace the mysterious assassin - or even find any proof that he ever existed. Keith Allen also stars

• Season 1 Episode 1: Teacher

  Series of psychological thrillers, exploring the act and impact of murder, through the eyes of the killer. Each episode features a different cast and a major star in the role of the calculating murderer out to commit the 'perfect crime'. In the first episode, David Suchet plays a teacher who kills a rent boy - only to find himself a target for blackmail. Also starring Gillian Kearney