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SUNDAY JANUARY 23

Cosy murder mysteries abound on TV these days – how are you going to stand out from the crowd? creator Robert Murphy went big on the guest casting for the first feature-length episode of this second season: not just the bankably funny Rob Brydon, but Patsy Kensit, Martin Kemp, Rupert Graves and Cathy Tyson – all of whom were big deals four decades

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