Monday, April 18

Harry Wild (Acorn TV Original) | Episodes 5 and 6 of 8

EPISODE 5: A Corpse In My Soup

A stuffy dinner party in the home of one of Harry's former colleagues, Lawrence Cavendish, turns deadly when a vomiting bug sweeps through the guests, bar one: Harry. Further investigation uncovers the cause of the sickness is the corpse of Cavendish's wife in the house's well. With Charlie on holiday, the investigation is led by his sergeant, Vicky Boyle. Too eager to prove herself, Vicky makes some rash choices and when the evidence starts to point to Harry as the culprit, Vicky unwisely arrests her. It is left to Fergus, in the midst of his exams, to prove Harry's innocence.

EPISODE 6: Best Laid Schemes

A violent storm traps Harry, Fergus and Lola in the local pub. Cut off from the outside world by flooded roads and downed phone masts, events take a dangerous turn when they discover a kidnap victim in the boot of a car in the pub's car park. Freeing the man, they realize the kidnapper must be one of the handful of strangers trapped in the pub with them. Harry, Fergus and Lola, along with the pub's landlady and, resident dodgy bloke, Welsh Glenn, have to work together to uncover the identity of the kidnapper. But kidnapping soon turns to murder. (2 EPS, 2022)