Towards Zero
2025 · BBC iPlayer · 57 min · 1 season
S01E03 · Episode 3
Sun, 2 Mar, 5:00 pm
When the killer strikes again, Detective Leach is drawn into a toxic maze of deceit and dysfunction and must rediscover his deepest copper's instincts if he is to find the truth.
About
England, 1936. After a scandalous celebrity divorce, British tennis star Nevile Strange and his ex-wife Audrey make the unthinkable decision to spend a summer together at Gull's Point, their childhood home and the coastal estate of Nevile's aunt, Lady Tressilian.
With unfinished business between the former childhood sweethearts, plus the presence of Nevile's new wife Kay, tensions are running high. Add to this a long-suffering lady's companion, a mysterious gentleman's valet, an exiled cousin with a grudge, a venerable family lawyer, an inquisitive orphan and a French con man, and soon there will be murder. A troubled detective must rediscover his purpose to untangle a toxic web of jealousy, deceit and dysfunction. Can he solve the crime before another victim meets their death?
An explosive love triangle, a formidable matriarch and a house party of enemies. All compelled… Towards Zero.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Sun, 2 Mar· 56 minAfter a scandalous divorce, a tennis star, his ex-wife, and a volatile mix of guests converge on a coastal estate, where a troubled detective wrestles with his own despair.
- E02
Episode 2
Sun, 2 Mar· 59 minAfter an explosive night, a shocking murder is discovered at the estate, and Detective Leach must find his purpose again if he is to uproot the dark secrets of Gull's Point.
- E03
Episode 3
Sun, 2 Mar· 57 minWhen the killer strikes again, Detective Leach is drawn into a toxic maze of deceit and dysfunction and must rediscover his deepest copper's instincts if he is to find the truth.
Cast
Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Nevile Strange
Ella Lily Hyland
Audrey Strange
Mimi Keene
Kay Elliot
Matthew Rhys
Inspector Leach
Anjana Vasan
Mary Aldin
Jack Farthing
Thomas Royde
Clarke Peters
Frederick Treves
