Case file · Series 15, Episode 2 · Season 15, Episode 2
Murder of Innocence
A man convicted of murder returns to Binwell as the people on his prison death list begin to die.
The 60-second case card
Should I watch this one?
The obvious suspect has both a public grievance and a strong alibi, forcing Jones to re-examine a conviction from his early career.
- Best for
- Returned prisoner · Death list · Jones's past
- Mood
- Dark
- Team
- DCI John Barnaby with DS Ben Jones
- Spoiler guidance
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Why it matters
The obvious suspect has both a public grievance and a strong alibi, forcing Jones to re-examine a conviction from his early career.
Grady Felton served a prison sentence for killing Daniel Denning while insisting that he was innocent. On release he returns to Binwell, where the people he blamed for his conviction—including Ben Jones, then a constable—are named on a death list and start becoming murder victims.
Grady's alibis prevent Barnaby from accepting the obvious solution, and an arson attack against him further complicates the pattern. Jones must revisit the original investigation while new deaths ask whether the list is a plan, a frame or an attempt to correct an older injustice.
Break the seal: reveal the finding
The death list is being used to direct suspicion towards Grady while the true motive remains tied to Daniel Denning's death. Reopening the old case reveals who benefited from the conviction.
Spoiler-safe viewing companion
Three questions to carry into the episode
Use these spoiler-safe prompts to notice the setting, the investigation and the details that may matter.
- Place
How does Binwell shape what people say openly, delay, or leave unsaid?
- Theme
Which details seem to carry more than one meaning, and what might be a red herring?
- Teamwork
Compare how DCI John Barnaby and DS Ben Jones gather information: who watches the room, and who presses the conversation forward?
More episode detailsProduction, cast, deaths and filming information
Credits, context and checked facts
Production and cast
- TV series
- Series 15
- Episode number
- Episode 2
- Written by
- Elizabeth-Anne Wheal
- Directed by
- Renny Rye
- Listed transmission date(s)
- 21 March 2012
- Reported filming period
- November–December 2011
- Detective
- DCI John Barnaby
- Partner
- DS Ben Jones
- Pathologist
- Dr Kate Wilding · Tamzin Malleson
- Principal setting
- Binwell
- Casebook tone
- Dark
Check the credits, then follow the source trail for production and filming details. Counts below describe this archive’s records.
The fictional setting and the real filming sites are separate pieces of information. The location desk currently connects it to 1 broader filming area and 7 exact on-screen site identities.
Credits and archive connections
- Writer credits4 episodes credited to Elizabeth-Anne Wheal
- Director credits23 episodes directed by Renny Rye
- Release positionCase 91 of 144
- Story characterDark · Returned prisoner · Death list
- Location evidence7 exact screen-use matches
The case reaches back to Ben Jones's work as a uniformed constable and makes his own past evidence in the inquiry.
Aldbury supplies the police station and village store, while Chesham contributes St Peter's Church and the fitness centre.
Sources for the production file
Published episode chronology and credits ↗Official ITV programme page ↗Filming-location reference index ↗The chronology is the reference for the credits shown here. A programme homepage does not independently verify a filming date or every production detail. Where multiple transmission dates are listed, territory attribution needs checking. Story, teleplay and adaptation distinctions require the original credit wording; links to external synopses may reveal plot details.
Selected episode credits
Murder of Innocence cast
These selected cast entries link to their published profiles. They do not include every name shown in the end credits.
Fiona Dolman
Lisa Dillon
Jamie Michie
Sharon Duce
Jack Pierce
Sam Callis
Georgia Mackenzie
Katie Buchholz
Christopher Mellows
Dylan Brown
Ian Redford
Rupert Hill
Julie Teal
Matthew Hopkinson
Amanda Wright
Joseph Scatley
Kate Bowes Renna
Mark Armstrong
The performers behind this case
Core cast
Actor profiles for the detective, investigating partner and pathologist credited to this episode.
Neil Dudgeon
John Barnaby · Detective Chief InspectorAn English actor whose television work before Causton included Piece of Cake, The Mrs Bradley Mysteries, Messiah and the sitcom Life of Riley. He also appeared in Midsomer Murders years earlier as a different character in Garden of Death.
- Messiah
- Life of Riley
- The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
Jason Hughes
Ben Jones · Police Constable · Detective Sergeant · InspectorA Welsh actor who first became widely known as Warren Jones in the BBC drama This Life. His later television work includes Marcella and The Pact, alongside substantial theatre work at venues including the Donmar Warehouse and Royal Court.
- This Life
- Marcella
- The Pact
Tamzin Malleson
Dr Kate Wilding · Police pathologistAn English actor whose best-known television work includes Dangerfield, Teachers, the medical drama Bodies and Unforgotten. She has also appeared in Poirot, Marcella and A Touch of Frost.
- Teachers
- Bodies
- Unforgotten
Portraits are used only where a reusable licence or public-domain release has been verified. Publicity stills and stock photographs are not copied into this independent guide.
Forensic desk
Dr Kate Wilding
- Credit
- Resident pathologist
- Played by
- Tamzin Malleson
Bullard's assured, no-nonsense successor combines forensic authority with a more informal chemistry around the John Barnaby team.
Meet the Casebook pathologists →Spoiler-controlled deaths desk
Deaths recorded in this case
5 people die in this case, according to the linked death record.
Break the seal: reveal the death ledger
- Giles Harrison
Murder · Poisoning
Performer check- Giles Harrison: Christopher Mellows
- Kyle Gideon
Murder · Poisoning
Performer check- Kyle Gideon: Rupert Hill
- Caroline Garrett (solicitor)
Murder · Explosion
Performer check- Caroline Garrett (solicitor): not listed in the current published cast recordNo Caroline Garrett performer appears in the current published cast record.
- Keith Mulory
Murder · Other recorded death
Performer check- Keith Mulory: not listed in the current published cast recordNo Keith Mulory performer appears in the current published cast record.
- Daniel Denning
Murder · Blunt force · historical or before the main case
Performer check- Daniel Denning: Joseph Scatley · cautious partial-name matchThe historical victim’s full name is Daniel Denning; the published cast record lists Joseph Scatley only as ‘Young Daniel’, so this remains a cautious partial-name match.
Break a second seal: reveal the verified killer
Verified killer
Grady FeltonFelton killed Giles Harrison, Kyle Gideon, Caroline Garrett and his disguised former cellmate Keith Mulory, then tried to kill Jones and Ted Denning. Deirdre Denning accidentally caused Daniel's death during a sibling argument; her silence led to Felton's wrongful conviction, but the episode does not recast that accident as one of his murders.
Verified motive
Grady took revenge on the people he blamed for scapegoating him and stealing eighteen years of his life, culminating in attacks on Jones and Ted Denning. He killed accomplice Keith Mulory after the failed cottage sale made Mulory a threat to the identity-swap scheme that had freed Grady to act.
Verified important clue
Archive case 91 · checked 17 September 2026The fingerprint-and-DNA mismatch on the supposed Grady FeltonThe dead man's digitised fingerprints match Grady while his DNA identifies cellmate Keith Mulory; recent scars, a tattoo and eye surgery confirm the substitution, overturning the CCTV alibi and proving that the real Grady has been free to carry out the revenge killings.
Verified decisive clue
Archive case 91 · checked 25 September 2026The fingerprint and DNA mismatch on the supposed Grady FeltonThe dead man's digitised prints match Grady's record, but his DNA identifies Keith Mulory. The original paper prints do not match him, and recent scars, a tattoo and eye surgery support the impersonation. The mismatch breaks the apparent bus CCTV alibi: the real Grady has been free to commit the revenge murders while his former cellmate posed as him.
Verified death and discovery order
Archive case 91 · checked 16 September 2026- deathDaniel Denning dies in 1994
Deirdre accidentally causes her brother's fatal injury during an argument, then the group conceals what happened.
- discoveryGrady is wrongly convicted
The concealed account and planted evidence send Grady Felton to prison for Daniel's death for eighteen years.
- deathGiles Harrison is killed
Grady begins his revenge by killing the barrister connected with the case and disguising the death as natural.
- deathKyle and Caroline are killed
Kyle Gideon and prosecutor Caroline Garrett become the next targets in Grady's campaign against those he blames.
- deathKeith Mulory is silenced
Grady kills the former cellmate whose disguise and identity swap had allowed him to operate unseen.
- discoveryThe old accident and new revenge are separated
The resolution exposes Daniel's accidental death, Grady's wrongful conviction and his interrupted attacks on Jones and Ted Denning as distinct events.
Real place → fictional identity
What was filmed where?
Aldbury Village Hall
Used as: The hall is dressed as Binwell Police Station.
Aldbury village store
Used as: The shop appears as Binwell Village Store.
St Mary's Church
Used as: The exterior represents St Peter's Church in Binwell.
Representative photograph of the real filming location; the exact camera angle or building may differ.The Elgiva
Used as: The theatre exterior becomes the local fitness centre.
Representative photograph of the real filming location; the exact camera angle or building may differ.Lowndes Park
Used as: The park and duck pond appear in several Binwell scenes.
Representative photograph of the real filming location; the exact camera angle or building may differ.Terraced flat
Used as: A flat supplies Thomas Brightwell's home.
Rickmansworth Fire Station
Used as: The station appears as Binwell Fire Station.
Sources support the listed site uses; they do not establish every filming location in an episode.
Wider filming areas