Case 108 · Series 10, episode 8

The Sands of Time

First broadcast 24 February 2023. Plot solution deliberately omitted.

WriterNeil Irvine
DirectorDominic Keavey
Research stateExpanded case file

Spoiler-light premise

A celebrated clock disappears as its owner's son is killed, leaving the repairer and a young servant under suspicion.

What to watch for

Coal dust, a concealed pregnancy and a refugee's past provide the mechanism behind the apparently crushing clock.

Family secrets

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