Murder Island
Series 1 / Episode 1
Tuesday 05 October 2021
Channel 4
21:30
Story by Ian Rankin
Devised by Ian Rankin
Music Composer: Kenny Inglis
Director: Rachel Lob-Levyt
Director: Kat Bannon
Director: Ben Sheldon
Director: Tom Cross
Director: Rory Jackson
Director: Jamie Pickup
Director: Ben Mann
Series Producer: Kat Bannon
Series Producer: Ben Mann
Series Producer: Jamie Pickup
Series Producer: Rory Jackson
Series Producer: Tom Cross
Series Producer: Rachel Lob-Levyt
Series Producer: Ben Sheldon
Executive Producer: Melanie Darlaston
Executive Producer: Craig Hunter
Executive Producer: Sara Evans
Executive Producer: David Clews
Executive Producer: Jonathan Smith
Executive Producer: Ian Rankin
Series 1 / Episode 1
Tuesday 05 October 2021
Channel 4
21:30
Story by Ian Rankin
Devised by Ian Rankin
Music Composer: Kenny Inglis
Director: Rachel Lob-Levyt
Director: Kat Bannon
Director: Ben Sheldon
Director: Tom Cross
Director: Rory Jackson
Director: Jamie Pickup
Director: Ben Mann
Series Producer: Kat Bannon
Series Producer: Ben Mann
Series Producer: Jamie Pickup
Series Producer: Rory Jackson
Series Producer: Tom Cross
Series Producer: Rachel Lob-Levyt
Series Producer: Ben Sheldon
Executive Producer: Melanie Darlaston
Executive Producer: Craig Hunter
Executive Producer: Sara Evans
Executive Producer: David Clews
Executive Producer: Jonathan Smith
Executive Producer: Ian Rankin
A body has been discovered and a murder investigation has begun.
But this is no ordinary murder; it is a murder mystery written by Ian Rankin, one of Great Britain's most successful crime writers.
But this is no ordinary murder; it is a murder mystery written by Ian Rankin, one of Great Britain's most successful crime writers.
Trying to unpick his plot and solve the crime are eight ordinary members of the public who believe they have what it takes to find the murderer and win the £50,000 reward.
In this genre-bending crime reality format that blends factual, drama and competition, the four teams of Amateur Detectives arrive on an island by boat, greeted by Senior Investigating Officer Parm Sandhu and her two deputies, Simon Harding and Graham "Maca" McMillan.
They are whisked off to the crime scene, the Manse, where the body of Charly Hendricks was discovered a few hours earlier.
In this genre-bending crime reality format that blends factual, drama and competition, the four teams of Amateur Detectives arrive on an island by boat, greeted by Senior Investigating Officer Parm Sandhu and her two deputies, Simon Harding and Graham "Maca" McMillan.
They are whisked off to the crime scene, the Manse, where the body of Charly Hendricks was discovered a few hours earlier.
The Manse is an old, rundown property that Charly had been renting from the local pub landlord Tony Slade.
A murder investigation begins.
Among the blood and forensics are the clues to understanding the victim and her lifestyle.
Simon and Maca remind the sleuths of an old police saying: if you can discover how a victim lived it will help you to find out how they died.
As each team searches the scene, they find evidence of a land dispute.
A murder investigation begins.
Among the blood and forensics are the clues to understanding the victim and her lifestyle.
Simon and Maca remind the sleuths of an old police saying: if you can discover how a victim lived it will help you to find out how they died.
As each team searches the scene, they find evidence of a land dispute.
A rich businesswoman from London seems to be buying up property to create a resort, but the die-hards on the island are fighting back.
And who is the woman with Charly in the photos on the fridge?
And who is the woman with Charly in the photos on the fridge?
The teams go straight from the crime scene to speak to the last people to see Charly alive but they soon discover that everyone seems to have something to hide.
And just as they begin to understand the events of the night of the murder, new evidence lands that changes the way they must think about Charly, her life, and her death.
And just as they begin to understand the events of the night of the murder, new evidence lands that changes the way they must think about Charly, her life, and her death.
CHARACTERS
Charly Hendricks – Victim
Hamish Gowdie – Suspect
Jean Grant – Suspect
Tony Slade – Suspect
Sonya Sisoulou – Suspect
Freddie Forrester – Suspect
Ishbel Corrie – Suspect
Logan Corrie – Suspect
Alicia Devere – Suspect
Hamish Gowdie – Suspect
Jean Grant – Suspect
Tony Slade – Suspect
Sonya Sisoulou – Suspect
Freddie Forrester – Suspect
Ishbel Corrie – Suspect
Logan Corrie – Suspect
Alicia Devere – Suspect
CAST
Hannah Donaldson as Charly Hendricks
Jenni Keenan Green as Ishbel Corrie
Jenni Keenan Green as Ishbel Corrie