The Long Call

The Long Call

Thou shalt not kill.

Ended First aired 25/Oct/2021 United Kingdom English 1 season(s) 4 episode(s)
CrimeDrama
Detective Matthew Venn returns to the small North Devon community he grew up in with his husband and begins investigating a murder whilst coming to terms with his own traumatic past, having been excommunicated by his family and the church community they lived in.
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Season 1 · Season 1
4 episode(s) · Air date: 25/Oct/2021
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S1E4
Episode 4
Air date: 28/Oct/2021 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 46 min
Summary

Despite key breakthroughs, the team are frustrated until an important piece of evidence sets Matthew on the path to finding the murderer. Matthew finds clarity on the true events surrounding the murder at Crow Point and has a chance to solve the case with the killer in his sights, but he must be careful knowing someone else is in danger.

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Despite key breakthroughs, the team are frustrated until an important piece of evidence sets Matthew on the path to finding the murderer. Matthew finds clarity on the true events surrounding the murder at Crow Point and has a chance to solve the case with the killer in his sights, but he must be careful knowing someone else is in danger.

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S1E3
Episode 3
Air date: 27/Oct/2021 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 46 min
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The prospect of rebuilding a relationship with his mother blurs Matthew's ability to objectively examine the Brethren community, and he wrestles professional and personal issues to solve the case before anyone else gets hurt. Lucy and Gaby can no longer stay quiet as an important silence breaks and the extent of the lies suffocating the communities continues to widen.

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The prospect of rebuilding a relationship with his mother blurs Matthew's ability to objectively examine the Brethren community, and he wrestles professional and personal issues to solve the case before anyone else gets hurt. Lucy and Gaby can no longer stay quiet as an important silence breaks and the extent of the lies suffocating the communities continues to widen.

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Episode 2
Air date: 26/Oct/2021 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 46 min
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Matthew and the team continue to hunt for clues about the victim, and uncover secrets from the past and theorise who might have motive to murder. Connections are made between the victim and the Brethren community when it's uncovered that the victim had started attending meetings, while, closer to home, Matthew and his mother look to build bridges after years of silence.

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Matthew and the team continue to hunt for clues about the victim, and uncover secrets from the past and theorise who might have motive to murder. Connections are made between the victim and the Brethren community when it's uncovered that the victim had started attending meetings, while, closer to home, Matthew and his mother look to build bridges after years of silence.

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S1E1
Episode 1
Air date: 25/Oct/2021 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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A body is found on a beach in North Devon. DI Matthew Venn and his team search for a way into a case that has no witnesses, no forensics and no motive.

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A body is found on a beach in North Devon. DI Matthew Venn and his team search for a way into a case that has no witnesses, no forensics and no motive.

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Ben Aldridge
Ben Aldridge
DI Matthew Venn
Pearl Mackie
Pearl Mackie
DS Jen Rafferty
Juliet Stevenson
Juliet Stevenson
Dorothy Venn
Martin Shaw
Martin Shaw
Dennis Stephenson
Anita Dobson
Anita Dobson
Grace Stephenson
Dylan Edwards
Dylan Edwards
DC Ross Pritchard
Iona Anderson
Iona Anderson
Rosa Shapland
Grant Crookes
Grant Crookes
Grant Crookes
Siobhán Cullen
Siobhán Cullen
Caroline Reasley
Aoife Hinds
Aoife Hinds
Gaby Chadwell
Luke Ireland
Luke Ireland
Simon Walden
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Steve Walsh
Steve Brethern
John-Paul Macleod
John-Paul Macleod
Alfie James
Declan Bennett
Declan Bennett
Jonathan Roberts
Neil Morrissey
Neil Morrissey
Christopher Reasley
Amit Shah
Amit Shah
Ed Raveley
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Sarah Gordy
Lucy Craddle
Alan Williams
Alan Williams
Maurice Craddle

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Lee Haven Jones
Lee Haven Jones
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Samuel Sim
Samuel Sim
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Ann Cleeves
Ann Cleeves
Book
Kelly Jones
Kelly Jones
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