The Ruth Rendell Mysteries. Simisola.

First broadcast 26th January/2nd/9th February 1996.

Wexford's new Nigerian doctor reports his 22 year old daughter missing and the last person known to have seen her is found murdered.

George Baker ... Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford
Christopher Ravenscroft ... Det. Insp. Mike Burden
Jane Lapotaire ... Anouk Khoori
George Harris ... Dr. Raymond Akande
Charon Bourke ... Sylvia Wexford / Fairfax
Philip Bird ... Neil
Louie Ramsay ... Dora Wexford
Adrian Martin ... Robin
Tom Donaldson ... Ben
Ellen Thomas ... Laurette Akande
Sasha Mitchell ... DS Karen Malahyde
Robin Kermode ... Sgt. Vine
Idris Elba ... Raffy
Daniel Ilsley ... Gary
David Doyle ... Dean
Barrie Shore ... Mrs. Stowlap
Trevor Byfield ... Leyton
Razaaq Adoti ... Patrick Akande
Alison Fielding ... Ingrid Pamber
Charles Simon ... Percy Hammond
Pauline Munro ... Mrs. Harris
Jane Wyatt ... Newsreader
Naomi Buch ... Susan Riding
Emily Hamilton ... Sophie Riding
Michael Cochrane ... Swithun Riding
Shaughan Seymour ... Bruce Snow
Meg Davies ... Carolyn Snow
Joanna Jeffrees ... Fortune Teller
Diane Keen ... Jenny Burden
Tim Stern ... Minister Fletcher
Adrian Martin ... Robin
Tom Donaldson ... Ben
Marcia Tucker ... Oni Johnson
Robin McCallum ... Mavrikiev (as Robin Lermitte)
Loretta Parnell ... Simisola (Sojourner)
Julie Peasgood ... Cookie Dix
Robert Fyfe ... Alexander Dix
Robert Portal ... Christopher Riding
Guy Oliver-Watts ... Zack Nelson
Paul Trussell ... Market trader
Kelly Reilly ... Kimberley
Robert Reynolds ... Det. Cons. Mark Drayton
Jane Bautista ... Rosenda Lopez
Gracy Goldman ... Melanie Akande (as Grace Mattaka)