Case 127 · Series 12, episode 7

The Deserving Poor

First broadcast 21 February 2025. Plot solution deliberately omitted.

WriterLou Ramsden
DirectorCaroline Slater
Research stateExpanded case file

Spoiler-light premise

A harsh almshouse owner falls from the roof and Blind 'Arry confesses to killing him.

What to watch for

The threatened sale of the residents' homes makes poverty, security and coerced confession more important than the apparent fall.

Faith & church

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