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The elderly Tom Parfitt (Sir Michael Palin) fakes a fall at his long-term terraced house in bleak Yorkshire, to escape to a care home. However, moments after arriving, the social worker that delivered Tom is thrown from the seemingly impenetrable fourth floor window of Tom's room; with only her and the frail Tom inside. This mystifies teenager care assistant Hannah Ward (Jody Comer), although local Police, including depressed Detective Rob Fairholme (Mark Addy) are largely uninterested. One by one, strange things begin happening to those in contact with Tom, including Hannah and her family, and Tom soon vanishes from his hospital bed without explanation. Returning to Tom's home, Hannah starts to piece together several clues which lead her to Scarborough, where a dark secret from Tom's past comes to light and it becomes apparent that the paranormal are moving against them.
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Episode 1
Episode #1.1
Sun, Jul 16, 201757 mins
After faking a fall at his house elderly Tom Parfitt contrives to have himself admitted to a care home, telling neighbour Roshana not to visit. On his first day there care assistant Hannah finds him cowering in a corner clutching a torn photo and muttering "There was something missing" whilst the social worker who admitted him, Alison, has fallen to her death from a window. Sergeant Rob Fairholme investigates as Tom is taken to hospital and Hannah goes to his home to collect some belongings. She finds a wealth of old photos and numerous music sheets for the song Scarborough Fair though Tom reacts angrily when she tries to sing it to him. Roshana's sons break into Tom's house but flee when they see evidence of a poltergeist. Hannah returns home to her little brother and mother Jan, who has hit the bottle since being widowed. She has a nightmare involving a veiled woman on a deserted beach.
