A young German girl mysteriously disappears from outside a pub and a group of environmentalist stage a sit in to prevent a bypass from being built through a forest.
George Baker - D.C.I. Reg Wexford Louie Ramsay - Dora Wexford Christopher Ravenscroft - Det. Insp. Burden Isobel Middleton - Det. Sgt. Malahyde Jack Klaff - King of the Wood (aka Conrad Tarling) Lex van Delden - Herr Ranke Lynne Wilmot - Freya Fiona Welburn - Myrna Diane Keen - Jenny Burden Ian Bartholomew - Stanley Trotter Natalie Walter - Tanya Paine Robert Morgan - Timothy Jordan Robin Kermode - Det. Sgt. Vine Deborah Poplett - Sheila Wexford (as Debra Poplett) John Forgeham - Pub Landlord Iain Fraser - Robert Barrett Neil McCaul - Chief Const. Ryder Margaret John - Mary Pearson Charon Bourke - Sylvia Wexford Joanna Scanlan - Audrey Barker Maryann Turner - Mrs. Peabody Amanda Boxer - Clare Cox Trevor Ray - Newspaper Editor Daniel de la Falaise - Andrew Struther (as Daniel de la Felaise) Nigel Pegram - Owen Struther Patricia Garwood - Kitty Struther Natasha Estelle Williams - Roxanne Johnson Timothy Evans - Ryan Barker Judith Scott - Det. Insp. Weaver James Allen - Det. Sgt. Slesar Jean Warren - Mrs. Dickson, Pub Landlady Chris Barfoot - R.J. Freeman - Desk sergeant Joanna Jeffrees - DT Insp Parker Andrew Roberts - Large Bailiff
