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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: The reason why Matthew Whateley's body was mutilated. [[spoiler: The killers knew that it would divert the investigation from the school if it seemed like a ritualistic killing]].
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* TheCastShowoff: Hardly obnoxious, but Lynley is shown riding dressage in this episode. NathanielParker is an equine enthusiast and amateur equestrian in real life.
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* TheCastShowoff: Hardly obnoxious, but Lynley is shown riding dressage in this episode. NathanielParker Creator/NathanielParker is an equine enthusiast and amateur equestrian in real life.
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* BeleagueredChildhoodFriend: John Corntel is in considerable danger of being a victim of PaedoHunt, thanks to some of his students' propoganda that AllGaysArePaedophiles.
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* BeleagueredChildhoodFriend: John Corntel is in considerable danger of being a victim of PaedoHunt, thanks to some of his students' propoganda house prefect's insinuation that AllGaysArePaedophiles.
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* DepravedHomosexual: John Corntel fears that this is how he is perceived by everyone, including his old friend Lynley.
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* DepravedHomosexual: John Corntel fears that this is how he is perceived by everyone, including his old friend Lynley.
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Chas Quilter. Also Edward Hsu in the backstory]].
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Chas Quilter. Also Edward Hsu in the backstory]].Quilter]].
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* PaedoHunt: The investigation initially follows this line of enquiry, and dredges up Mike Canerone. Canerone is the prime suspect until Havers manages to coax out the BigSecret behind why he had parked his truck right outside school premises on the night of Matthew's murder -- [[spoiler: he was cheating on his wife with a barmaid he had picked up from a nearby pub]].
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* MeaningfulName: Erebus, the name of the house under Corntel's supervision. It's "the primal darkness that emerged after chaos."
* PaedoHunt:The investigation initially follows this line of enquiry, and dredges up Mike Canerone. Canerone is the prime suspect until Havers manages to coax out the BigSecret behind why he had parked his truck right outside A boys' school premises on the night of Matthew's murder -- [[spoiler: he was cheating on his wife with and a barmaid he had picked up from a nearby pub]].[[AllGaysArePaedophiles gay housemaster]]. 'Nuff said.
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* PrincelyYoungMan: Chas Quilter, Head Boy.
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* TeacherStudentRomance: The reason [[spoiler: John Corntel]] was being blackmailed. [[spoiler: In reality, [[JailBaitWait he waited until the student left school]], but there was no evidence to prove this.]]
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* TeacherStudentRomance: The reason [[spoiler: John Corntel]] was being blackmailed. [[spoiler: In reality, [[JailBaitWait he waited until the student left school]], but there was no evidence to prove this.]]]]
* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: For the first time, we hear Lynley call Havers "Barbara" when [[spoiler: her father passes away]]. This will become something of a hallmark of their most poignant moments together.
* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: For the first time, we hear Lynley call Havers "Barbara" when [[spoiler: her father passes away]]. This will become something of a hallmark of their most poignant moments together.
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* BoardingSchoolOfHorrors: Bredgar Hall certainly seems like one in this episode.
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* BoardingSchoolOfHorrors: Bredgar Hall certainly seems like one BeleagueredChildhoodFriend: John Corntel is in this episode.considerable danger of being a victim of PaedoHunt, thanks to some of his students' propoganda that AllGaysArePaedophiles.
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* PaedoHunt: The investigation initially follows this line of enquiry, and dredges up Mike Canerone. HilarityEnsues when Canerone divulges the BigSecret behind why he had parked his truck right outside school premises on the night of Matthew's murder -- [[spoiler: he was cheating on his wife with a barmaid he had picked up from a nearby pub]].
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* PaedoHunt: The investigation initially follows this line of enquiry, and dredges up Mike Canerone. HilarityEnsues when Canerone divulges is the prime suspect until Havers manages to coax out the BigSecret behind why he had parked his truck right outside school premises on the night of Matthew's murder -- [[spoiler: he was cheating on his wife with a barmaid he had picked up from a nearby pub]].
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* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: Cowfrey Pitt sponsored Matthew Whateley to make up for having [[DrivenToSuicide driven Matthew's biological father to suicide]]]].
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Chas Quilter. Also Edward Hsu in the backstory]].
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* PaedoHunt: The investigation initially follows this line of enquiry, and dredges up Mike Canerone. HilarityEnsues when Canerone divulges the BigSecret behind why he had parked his truck right outside school premises on the night of Matthew's murder -- [[spoiler: he was cheating on his wife with a barmaid he had picked up from a nearby pub]].
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* DiabolicalMastermind: Subverted with [[spoiler: Clive Pritchard]]. He believed himself to be this, but as it turns out, he wasn't the only one pulling the strings.
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* DiabolicalMastermind: Subverted with [[spoiler: Clive Pritchard]]. He believed himself to be this, but as it turns out, he wasn't the only one pulling the strings.strings.
* HomoeroticSubtext: Brian's feelings for Chas seem borderline romantic. [[spoiler: This explains [[LoveMakesYouEvil Brian's part in Matthew's murder]]]].
* HomoeroticSubtext: Brian's feelings for Chas seem borderline romantic. [[spoiler: This explains [[LoveMakesYouEvil Brian's part in Matthew's murder]]]].
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* LoveMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler: Why else would a nice, bright kid like Brian Byrne commit murder?]]
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The headmaster was Lockwood, not Lynley\'s former schoolmate Corntel.
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Twelve-year-old Matthew Whateley, a pupil at the prestigious boys' school Bredgar Hall, is found dead and mutilated in a cemetery. Lynley, who went to Eton with Bredgar Hall's headmaster, decides to take Havers along to investigate, since she can look at the institution with fresh eyes. As they probe into the truth, the school's respectable facade of "proper" British upbringing begins to crumble to reveal a subculture of blackmail and oppression, of which Matthew isn't the only victim.
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Twelve-year-old Matthew Whateley, a pupil at the prestigious boys' school Bredgar Hall, is found dead and mutilated in a cemetery. Lynley, who went to Eton with one of Bredgar Hall's headmaster, housemasters, decides to take Havers along to investigate, since she can look at the institution with fresh eyes. As they probe into the truth, the school's respectable facade of "proper" British upbringing begins to crumble to reveal a subculture of blackmail and oppression, of which Matthew isn't the only victim.
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* AdultsAreUseless: Several schoolmasters in Bredgar Hall fit this trope to a T.
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* AdultsAreUseless: Several schoolmasters in Bredgar Hall fit this trope to a T.T; for example, Lockwood, the headmaster, is much more concerned about preserving the school's reputation than he is with helping to find Matthew Whateley's killers.
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* ScholarshipStudent: Matthew Whateley was one -- meaning that he was not only a StrangerInAStrangeSchool but also too smart to blindly put up with "accepted" norms. This proved to be a fatal combination.
* TeacherStudentRomance: The reason [[spoiler: John Corntel]] was being blackmailed. [[spoiler: In reality, [[JailBaitWait he waited until the student left school]], but there was no evidence to prove this.]]
* TeacherStudentRomance: The reason [[spoiler: John Corntel]] was being blackmailed. [[spoiler: In reality, [[JailBaitWait he waited until the student left school]], but there was no evidence to prove this.]]
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* TheCastShowoff: Hardly obnoxious, but Lynley is shown riding dressage in this episode. NathanielParker is an equine enthusiast and amateur equestrian in real life.
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* PastimesProvePersonality: Lynley is shown riding dressage in this episode. There is no more stereotypically "snooty", aristocratic sport than English riding, and ''especially'' dressage.
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* BoardingSchoolOfHorrors: Bredgar Hall certainly seems like one in this episode.
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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: The reason why Matthew Whateley's body was mutilated. [[spoiler: The killers knew that it would divert the investigation from the school if it seemed like a ritualistic killing]].
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* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: [[spoiler: Matthew Whateley]].
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* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: [[spoiler: Matthew Whateley]].
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No, Lynley is definitely an Eton alum, although the script doesn\'t make it very clear. He and John Corntel went to school together, but not to Bredgar.
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Twelve-year-old Matthew Whateley, a pupil at the prestigious boys' school Bredgar Hall, is found dead and mutilated in a cemetery. Lynley, who is an alumnus of went to Eton with Bredgar Hall, Hall's headmaster, decides to take Havers along to investigate, since she can look at the institution with fresh eyes. As they probe into the truth, the school's respectable facade of "proper" British upbringing begins to crumble to reveal a subculture of blackmail and oppression, of which Matthew isn't the only victim.
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Twelve-year-old Matthew Whateley, a pupil at the prestigious boys' school Bredgar Hall, is found dead and mutilated in a cemetery. Lynley, who went to Eton with Bredgar Hall's headmaster, decides to take Havers along to investigate, since she can look at the institution with fresh eyes. As they probe into the truth, the school's respectable facade of "proper" British upbringing begins to crumble to reveal a subculture of blackmail and oppression, of which Matthew isn't the only victim.
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Twelve-year-old Matthew Whateley, a pupil at the prestigious boys' school Bredgar Hall, is found dead and mutilated in a cemetery. Lynley, who went to Eton with is an alumnus of Bredgar Hall's headmaster, Hall, decides to take Havers along to investigate, since she can look at the institution with fresh eyes. As they probe into the truth, the school's respectable facade of "proper" British upbringing begins to crumble to reveal a subculture of blackmail and oppression, of which Matthew isn't the only victim.
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* ChildrenAreInnocent: {{Averted}}. Even though the boys in the story range from children to young adults, some of them are capable of are no less shocking than the works of the most depraved criminals.
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* DepravedHomosexual: John Corntel fears that this is how he is perceived by everyone, including his old friend Lynley.
* DiabolicalMastermind: Subverted with [[spoiler: Clive Pritchard]]. He believed himself to be this, but as it turns out, he wasn't the only one pulling the strings.
* KidsAreCruel: The Bredgar Hall boys
* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: [[spoiler: Matthew Whateley]].
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Twelve-year-old Matthew Whateley, a pupil at the prestigious boys' school Bredgar Hall, is found dead and mutilated in a cemetery. Lynley, who is an alumnus of went to Eton with Bredgar Hall, Hall's headmaster, decides to take Havers along to investigate, since she can look at the institution with fresh eyes. As they probe into the truth, the school's respectable facade of "proper" British upbringing begins to crumble to reveal a subculture of blackmail and oppression, of which Matthew isn't the only victim.
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[[caption-width-right:300: "One tug on the old school tie and you come running, eh, sir?"]]
-> '''Thomas Lynley''': I wanted you here because you'll come to the school with fresh eyes - without prejudice.
-> '''Barbara Havers''': Without prejudice? Apart from my opinion that a system which dumps kids with relative strangers is fundamentally rotten?
Twelve-year-old Matthew Whateley, a pupil at the prestigious boys' school Bredgar Hall, is found dead and mutilated in a cemetery. Lynley, who is an alumnus of Bredgar Hall, decides to take Havers along to investigate, since she can look at the institution with fresh eyes. As they probe into the truth, the school's respectable facade of "proper" British upbringing begins to crumble to reveal a subculture of blackmail and oppression, of which Matthew isn't the only victim.
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* ChildrenAreInnocent: {{Averted}}. Even though the boys in the story range from children to young adults, some of them are capable of are no less shocking than the works of the most depraved criminals.
[[caption-width-right:300: "One tug on the old school tie and you come running, eh, sir?"]]
-> '''Thomas Lynley''': I wanted you here because you'll come to the school with fresh eyes - without prejudice.
-> '''Barbara Havers''': Without prejudice? Apart from my opinion that a system which dumps kids with relative strangers is fundamentally rotten?
Twelve-year-old Matthew Whateley, a pupil at the prestigious boys' school Bredgar Hall, is found dead and mutilated in a cemetery. Lynley, who is an alumnus of Bredgar Hall, decides to take Havers along to investigate, since she can look at the institution with fresh eyes. As they probe into the truth, the school's respectable facade of "proper" British upbringing begins to crumble to reveal a subculture of blackmail and oppression, of which Matthew isn't the only victim.
!! Tropes
* ChildrenAreInnocent: {{Averted}}. Even though the boys in the story range from children to young adults, some of them are capable of are no less shocking than the works of the most depraved criminals.
