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- The Long Call combines Crime and Drama storytelling.
- The principal cast includes Ben Aldridge, Pearl Mackie, Juliet Stevenson.
TV series
The Long Call
Thou shalt not kill.
Detective Matthew Venn returns to the small North Devon community he grew up in with his husband and begins investigating a murder whilst coming to terms with his own traumatic past, having been excommunicated by his family and the church community they lived in.
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Cast
Ben AldridgeDI Matthew Venn
Pearl MackieDS Jen Rafferty
Juliet StevensonDorothy Venn
Martin ShawDennis Stephenson
Anita DobsonGrace Stephenson
Dylan EdwardsDC Ross Pritchard
Iona AndersonRosa Shapland
Grant CrookesGrant Crookes
Siobhán CullenCaroline Reasley
Aoife HindsGaby Chadwell
Luke IrelandSimon Walden
Steve WalshSteve Brethern
John-Paul MacleodAlfie James
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Best suited to viewers looking for Crime, Drama. The available catalogue spans 1 season.
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based on novel or booksmall townpolice detectivemurder investigation
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