Case 27 · Series 3, episode 7

The Kembleford Boggart

First broadcast 13 January 2015. Plot solution deliberately omitted.

WriterJonathan Neil
DirectorJohn Greening
Research stateRecord-level BBC evidence
Broadcast positionCase 27 of 140

Spoiler-light premise

A successful young writer’s father dies in a locked room, apparently killed in the manner of a creature from her book.

What to watch for

Folklore and publishing collide in a classic impossible-crime setup.

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