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Murder On The Home Front, a crime drama set during the London Blitz of World War II, is a two-part serial produced by Carnival Films for ITV1. Loosely based on the memoirs of Molly Lefebure, the story centres on Dr Lennox Collins, the passionate and brilliant Home Office Pathologist, and Molly Cooper, his vivacious young secretary, as they use cutting edge forensics to help solve murders often committed under the cover of the city’s bombings.

David Kane adapted the book for television and Geoffrey Sax directed the series. Sally Woodward Gentle and Gareth Neame were the executive producers on behalf of Carnival Films while Christopher Hall served as producer. The programme was first broadcast in the UK on ITV1 on 9 May 2013 and 16 May 2013.

Plot
Dr Lennox Collins is a pathologist new to murder cases, obsessed with pursuing the truth through all means available. He is often at the cutting edge of new thinking in pathology from chemical tests to the controversial inclusion of the study of the psyche. This pits him against his superiors, and in particular the highly respected Professor Henry Stephens. Molly Cooper is not only the first secretary to a pathologist, she is the first woman allowed into a very male world. All Lennox knows is that she has a strong stomach, 60 words a minute and a keen brain. When together they discover a serial killer at large under cover of the Blitz, Lennox has his work cut out convincing his unsympathetic boss to have faith in his methods and theories.

Cast

 * Patrick Kennedy as Dr Lennox Collins
 * Tamzin Merchant as Molly Cooper
 * Emerald Fennell as Issy Quennell
 * David Sturzaker as D.I Freddy Wilkins
 * James Fleet as Professor Henry Stevens