Case 89 · Series 8, episode 9

The Fall of the House of St Gardner

First broadcast 16 January 2020. Plot solution deliberately omitted.

WriterRachel Smith
DirectorJennie Paddon
Research stateExpanded case file
Broadcast positionCase 89 of 140

Spoiler-light premise

A gossip columnist is murdered while Bunty helps stage a fashion show for an aristocratic designer.

What to watch for

Glamour gives way to debts, addiction, assault and a dangerous secret from London's back streets.

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