A Fatal Inversion

Overview

Adaptation of the Barbara Vine (aka Ruth Rendell) novel. After Adam inherits a country house from his great uncle, he and his friend Rufus decide to spend the summer there instead of abroad. An odd assortment of 'house guests' turns up through different means and it's an uneasy mix at best. A decade afterwards, the bodies of a young woman and an infant are discovered in the woods behind the house. As the police investigate, they naturally look to Adam as former owner of the house, and what happened all those years before starts to catch up with him.

Directed by Tim Fywell

Top cast

Douglas Hodge

Adam

Jeremy Northam

Rufus

Saira Todd

Zosie

Clara Salaman

Mary

Julia Ford

Vivien

Gordon Warnecke

Shiva

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Rachel Joyce

Anne

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Patricia Kerrigan

Marigold

Jane Wymark

Meg Chipstead

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Philip Bowen

Alec Chipstead

Nicholas Le Prevost

Robin Tatian

Ben Chaplin

Matthew

Nicholas Woodeson

Inspector Winder

Michael Simkins

DC Stretton

Philip Glenister

Young Detective

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Angharad Thomas

Abigail

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Lowri Thomas

Abigail

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Janet Steel

Lily

Shirley Dixon

Mrs Strawson

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Philippa Gail

Beryl Verne-Smith

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