Guest Stars James Grout as Chief Superintendent Strange Clare Holman as Dr Laura Hobson Michelle Fairley as Cathy Michaels Neil Dudgeon as David Michaels Christopher Fairbank as George Daley Malcolm Storry as D.C.I. Johnson Nicholas Le Prevost as Dr Alan Hardinge Robin Soans as Alisdair McBryde Alex Richardson as Mourner Gary Powell as Steven Parnell George Beach as DC Renton Mark Feakins as TV Reporter James D. White as Philip Daley Steven Crossley as Prison Chaplain Simon Scott as Croxley Maggie Shevlin as Margaret Daley Peter Needham as Estate Manager John Malcolm as Williams Shaun Williamson as Cashier Vivienne Ritchie as Claire Osborne Kay Stonham as Lynne Hardinge Uncredited Colin Dexter as Man at Concert in Opening