Guest Stars James Grout as Chief Superintendent Strange Brian Cox as Michael Steppings Penny Downie as Wendy Hazlitt Ian McNeice as Pathologist Jason Durr as John Brewster Richard Owens as Mathew Brewster Robert Swann as Mark Felsham Adam Maxwell as Policeman Kate Hillier as Nurse Fiona Farley as Fingerprint Officer Jenny Lynch as W.P.C. Connor Byrne as Constable Willis John Bett as Thomas Neely Martin East as Policeman Jestyn Philips as Card Player David Goudge as Policeman Nicholas Haverson as Operator Peter Leafe as Caretaker Keith Hazemore as Policeman Sarah Souster as Nurse Peter Aubrey as Sergeant Benson Lou Wakefield as Forensic Scientist Timothy Morand as Mr Hart Patrick Godfrey as Doctor Greer Charlie Hawkins as Policeman Su Elliot as Mrs Hart Janet Suzman as Claire Brewster Carol Starks as Jane Folley Uncredited Colin Dexter as College porter showing Morse and Lewis to John Brewster