In Plain Sight

In Plain Sight
In Plain Sight

Miniseries

Distributed by BBC Worldwide

2016 3 x 60 minutes

Three-part ITV drama that follows Scottish Detective William Muncie (Douglas Henshall) as he tries to apprehend serial killer Peter Manuel (Martin Compston). The story begins in 1946 when Muncie arrests a 16-year-old Manuel for a number of sexual assaults in Lanarkshire. Nine years later, Manuel is released from prison, only to commit more crimes on random victims and taunt Muncie from a distance. When justice finally catches up with him once again Manuel chooses to represent himself in court and does so successfully but Muncie remains convinced of his guilt. With an unprecedented killing spree gripping the area, can Muncie finally find a way to put Manuel away for good?

Writer

  • Nick Stevens

Director

  • John Strickland

Producer

  • Gillian McNeill

Top Billed Cast

  • Douglas Henshall
  • Martin Compston

Executive Producers

  • Simon Heath
  • Kirstie Macdonald

Available On

  • DVD
A good old fashioned scrap between right and wrong
Telegraph

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