

A Mother's Son
2012-09-03 · 60 min / episode · ★ 6.7
A mother suspects that her son could be the killer of a recently found dead girl, and becomes caught in a torturous dilemma of whether to denounce him, or protect him and hide the act.
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- United Kingdom
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Hermione NorrisRosie
Martin ClunesBen
Paul McGannDavid
Alexander ArnoldJamie
Nicola WalkerDC Sue Upton
Annabelle ApsionKay Mullary
Antonia ClarkeJess
Jake DaviesRob
Charles DaishDCI McCleish
Ellie BamberOlivia
Josef AltinSean Christie
Shereen MartinPathologist
Philip WrightMurray
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