Case file · Series 19, Episode 3 · Season 19, Episode 3
Last Man Out
A radical new cricket tournament is followed by the death of its star player—and the return of a familiar former detective.
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The case places Winter beside his predecessor while a rule-breaking competition tests loyalties on and off the cricket field.
- Best for
- Cricket · Ben Jones returns · Undercover inquiry
- Archive category
- Landmark
- Team
- DCI John Barnaby with DS Jamie Winter
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Why it matters
The case places Winter beside his predecessor while a rule-breaking competition tests loyalties on and off the cricket field.
Lower Pampling stages a new-format cricket tournament that alarms traditionalists and attracts commercial interest. Star player Leo Henderson is murdered in the training shed, drawing Barnaby and Winter into allegations involving gambling, bribery and team politics.
A man calling himself Jack Morris repeatedly appears ahead of the investigation. Barnaby recognises his former sergeant Ben Jones, now a detective inspector working undercover, whose separate inquiry connects the tournament to burglary and a missing local woman.
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Who was the killer in Last Man Out? (spoiler)
The cricket corruption and undercover inquiry converge around the missing woman, stolen property and people using the tournament's money to conceal older crimes.
More episode detailsProduction, cast, deaths and filming information
Credits, context and checked facts
Production and cast
- TV series
- Series 19
- Episode number
- Episode 3
- Written by
- Jeff Povey
- Directed by
- Matt Carter
- Listed transmission date(s)
- 11 January 2017
- Reported filming period
- June–July 2016
- Detective
- DCI John Barnaby
- Partner
- DS Jamie Winter
- Pathologist
- Dr Kam Karimore · Manjinder Virk
- Principal setting
- Lower Pampling
- Casebook tone
- Landmark
Sources accompany the production credits and filming links.
Fictional settings and real filming places are listed separately. Filming links include 2 mapped areas; 4 exact sites.
Credits and archive connections
- Writer credits8 episodes credited to Jeff Povey
- Director credits8 episodes directed by Matt Carter
- Release positionCase 113 of 144
- Story characterLandmark · Cricket · Ben Jones returns
- Location evidence4 exact screen-use matches
Jason Hughes guest stars as the promoted DI Ben Jones, working undercover under the name Jack Morris.
Wormsley Estate Cricket Ground and pavilion host the matches; Bledlow village hall and Amersham's High and Over supply further story locations.
Sources for the production file
Published episode chronology and credits ↗Official ITV programme page ↗Filming-location reference index ↗Credits follow the linked chronology. Dates can differ between territories. Consult original credits for story, teleplay and adaptation wording. External synopses may contain spoilers.
Selected episode credits
Last Man Out cast
These selected cast entries link to their published profiles. They do not include every name shown in the end credits.
Fiona Dolman
Jason Hughes
Natasha Little
Parth Thakerar
Joe Dixon
Paul Reynolds
Mark Powley
Esther Hall
Tia Bannon
Frances Grey
Susan Jameson
Bruce Lawrence
John Bird
Jason Hughes
The performers behind this case
Core cast
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Neil Dudgeon
John Barnaby · Detective Chief Inspector- Messiah
- Life of Riley
- The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
Nick Hendrix
Jamie Winter · Detective Sergeant- Black Mirror
- Marcella
- The Crown
Manjinder Virk
Dr Kam Karimore · Police pathologist- The Arbor
- Trigger Point
- Out of Darkness
Image credits identify the licence used. No programme publicity stills are reproduced.
Forensic team
Dr Kam Karimore
- Credit
- Resident pathologist
- Played by
- Manjinder Virk
Spoiler-controlled deaths
Deaths recorded in this case
2 people die in this case, according to the linked death record.
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- Leo Henderson
Murder · Blunt force
Performer check- Leo Henderson: Bruce Lawrence
- Fitz Theara
Murder · Stabbing or impalement
Performer check- Fitz Theara: Parth Thakerar
Break a second seal: reveal the verified killer
Who was the killer in Last Man Out? (spoiler)
Germaine TroughtonGermaine killed Leo Henderson with the bowling machine after confronting him over his treatment of Cilla and their son, then killed witness Fitz Theara with her test-match trophy when his blackmail continued. Wade McMaster and Butler Styles's match-fixing scheme and Wade's abduction and attack on Jones remain separate offences.
Verified motive
Germaine acted in sudden rage after learning that Leo had always known about his son with Cilla yet cared only about keeping the truth from his wife; she fixated on the life Cilla and Germaine herself might otherwise have had. Fitz witnessed the killing and demanded money, so Germaine killed him to end the blackmail rather than as part of the separate match-fixing scheme.
Real place → fictional identity
Where was Last Man Out filmed?
High and Over
Used as: The modernist house appears as Elliot Luthando's home.
Representative photograph of the real filming location; the exact camera angle or building may differ.
Bledlow Village Hall
Used as: The hall becomes Lower Pampling's village hall.
Representative photograph of the real filming location; the exact camera angle or building may differ.Munden Estate
Used as: The estate stands in for Germaine Troughton's house.
Wormsley Estate Cricket Ground
Used as: The ground and pavilion host the fictional Lower Pampling cricket tournament.
Sources accompany the identified filming places.
Wider filming areas