An Unkindness of Ravens
Episode 10 / Series 3
First transmitted in two parts in 1990
Adapted from the novel by Robert Smith
Directed by John Gorrie
Produced for ITV by Television South
Arria Paeta was a Roman matron, the wife of Caecina Paetus. Of course she was obliged to take his name. Ancient Rome was known for its gross oppression and exploitation of women.
DCI Wexford believes that the disappearance of Rodney Williams is a simple case of a husband who has run off with another woman. But when his body is discovered, buried in a wood, investigations reveal the victim’s shocking double life.
Credits
- DCI Wexford
- George Baker
- DI Burden
- Christopher Ravenscroft
- Dora Wexford
- Louie Ramsay
- Jenny Burden
- Diane Keen
- DS Martin
- Ken Kitson
- Sheila Wexford
- Deborah Poplett
- Sylvia Fairfax
- Charon Bourke
- Robin Fairfax
- Matthew Grundy
- Edgar Ovington
- Owen Scott
- Dr Len Crocker
- John Burgess 1
- Sara Williams
- Karen Westwood
- Jane Gardner
- Chloë Annett
- Pat Burden
- Emma Smith
- Helen Blake
- Natascha Taylor
- Miles Gardner
- Sidney Livingstone
- Rodney Williams
- James Snell
- Paulette Harmer
- Rachel Robertson
- Colin Budd
- Gary Mathers
- Edwina Fitzgerald
- Judith Parish
- Wendy Williams
- Cheryl Prime
- Joy Williams
- Norma West
- Kevin Williams
- Brian Mitchell
- John Harmer
- Brian Smith
- Parson
- Tim Meats 2
- Veronica
- Imogen Boorman
- Script Executive
- Corinne Cartier 3
- Original music composed by
- Brian Bennett
- Casting Director
- Doreen Jones 4
- Production Manager
- Graeme MacArthur
- Location Manager
- Ian Strachan
- 1st Assistant Director
- Jon Older
- P.A./Continuity
- Sian Prosser
- Stage Manager
- Mike Fisher
- Production Secretary
- Theresa Smith
- Graphic Designer
- John Hamon
- Costume Designer
- Jan Collins
- Makeup Supervisor
- Deborah McKinlay
- Production Buyer
- Graham Curtis
- Dubbing Mixer
- Tony Cunningham
- Dubbing Editor
- Peter Dansie
- Sound Recordist
- Maurice Hillier
- Camera Operator
- Julian Barber
- Film Editor
- Nigel Bate
- Lighting Cameraman
- David Feig
- Designer
- Christine Ruscoe
- Executive Producer
- Graham Benson
- Producer
- Neil Zeiger
Soundtrack
- Wexford’s Theme
- Suite from An Unkindness of Ravens
- Wexford’s Theme (Reprise)
Notes
Jenny was written as being quite straight, but she is slightly off the wall at times and even capable of being batty. I think that came from me. She is a light and easy person, very aware of the world around her. She teases her husband about being so straight and tries to lighten him up. He takes that quite well, as he has mellowed a bit now. She is also very strong-minded and very good at seeing things from two different points of view, but once she has made up her mind about an issue, she is difficult to shift.
—Diane Keen
Footnotes
John Burgess 1933-2010: obituary by Mike Leigh, The Guardian. ↩︎
Doreen Jones 1940-2017: obituary by Derek Granger, The Guardian. ↩︎