DALZIEL AND PASCOE: PROJECT APHRODITE

DALZIEL AND PASCOE: PROJECT APHRODITE

There's a top episode of Dalziel and Pascoe on ABC1 on Friday, 07 March @ 8.30pm, why this series never quite gets the publicity opf a Midsomer Murders or a Morse we are not sure as it is high quality whodunnit entertainment.

In Project Aphrodite Dalziel and Pascoe investigate a car bomb explosion outside the home of Louise Roach (Barbara Marten). Across town at Mid Yorks University Biosciences Department, Louise's son - brilliant PhD chemist Declan Roach (Jack Ryan), suffocates to death in a laboratory due to a liquid nitrogen leak.

They discover that Declan was a political fire-brand, always protesting about something. A syringe filled with blood together with a threatening note is also found at the scene.

Dalziel meets Declan's parents, Louise and Kieran Roach (Dean Williamson), an Alzheimer's sufferer. Louise explains they have been targeted by animal rights campaigners because of Declan's work.

At the university, Pascoe meets administrator, Adam Bolt (Kevin Doyle), who confirms they have had trouble with animal rights activists. Declan had been working on a nanotechnology project which aimed to slow down the ageing process.

At a local pharmaceutical company, Eternus, managing director Joe Furst (Anthony Calf) meets volunteers trialling a new product, among them Grace Beck (Tracie Bennett) and Liz Reid (Angela Clerkin).

Dalziel and Pascoe discover Eternus paid Declan £20,000 shortly before he died. Joe Furst tells them that Declan was coming to work for him, and shows them around the trial at Eternus - for a miracle cream that will restore lost youth, based on Fran Cunningham's (Amelia Bullmore) research. Meanwhile, Fran starts to worry Grace is suffering a reaction to the product. Joe ignores her fears.

The Roaches' home is set on fire and Kieran, trapped inside, dies. Fran is killed also, pushed to her death from a high rise building. The hard drive goes missing from Fran's computer. Fran turns out to have been the victim of an internet hate campaign. Grace falls ill at Eternus and Liz disappears.

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