1932年11月的英国。高斯福德庄园是一个名流云集之地， William McCordle爵士和他的妻子Sylvia约请了亲朋好友进行了一个狩猎会。邀请的客人包罗万象：伯爵夫人、一战英雄、英国音乐偶像，以及正在拍摄《陈查利》影片的美国电影制片人。当客人们聚集在楼上金碧辉 煌的画室时，侍候他们的贴身男女仆人们排站在硕大的住宅内，而佣人们则挤满了厨房和楼下的走道。随着一声尖叫，爵士死了。在调查此案的过程中，发现各人与各人之间隐藏着深不可测的矛盾，而事实的真相不叫人惊讶，叫人惊讶的是所谓的名流背后那些不堪入目的真面目。
Legendary film, theatre and television actress, Brenda Blethyn OBE, is to return to the iconic role of Vera for one, final series.
The Academy and Emmy nominated actress has confirmed she has decided to hang up DCI Vera Stanhope’s infamous trench coat and hat following the filming of series 14 this summer, which she’ll film alongside the cast, crew and production team she values as friends in her beloved Northumberland and North East.
