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Ep. 108 - DEATH VALLEY - Series 1, Episode 6 (The one at the high school reunion)
56 minutes Posted Jun 10, 2026 at 1:00 pm.
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This episode we’re covering Death Valley, the Welsh cozy mystery on BritBox that's basically Midsomer Murders but with even more unpronounceable town names and a retired actor solving crimes for fun. This is also our first video episode! Come check us out on YouTube or patreon.com/cluedunnitpodcast! 
In this episode: Retired TV detective actor John Chapel (Timothy Spall) teams up with eager-but-junior DS Janie Mallowan (Gwyneth Keyworth) to investigate a murder at a 15-year high school reunion.
The guesses:
🌿 Jessica suspects the school administrator — a Ray Gruber from Fisk type who, in her fully elaborated theory, murders Dean to avoid hiring the odious Rhys into his will-and-trust side business. It's... intricate.
💪 Jacob goes with the momfluencer Rhiannon — the aromatherapist influencer whose rock is Rhys.
Things that came up:
Jacob's pop-up sign at work is actively trying to eat his fingers
Timothy Spall: RADA-trained, Royal Shakespeare Company veteran, Harry Potter's Peter "Wormtail" Pettigrew, Enchanted henchman, and cancer survivor. Also: possible eyebrow toupee.
Jessica accidentally calls Harry Potter "Harry Tale"
Wales vs. Hawaii: a linguistic theory about where all the consonants went
What we learned:
DS Janie Mallowan's name is a double Agatha Christie homage: "Mallowan" (Christie's second husband Max Mallowan) + "Jane" (Miss Jane Marple's first name)
Director Simon Hynd also helmed Ghosts, Motherland, and Can You Keep a Secret (Dawn French fakes her own death)
Standings: Jacob leads. Jessica has no jerseys. No motives. Nothing.
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