Brian Capron, best known as killer Richard Hillman in Coronation Street, and the five other talented cast members give superb performances to keep the audience fully involved in Talking Scarlet's production of thriller Strictly Murder.

This is one of the best stage plays written by the late Brian Clemens, creator of The Avengers and The Professionals, and is cleverly directed by his son Sam. It takes a while for the suspense to build up but there follows two dramatic killings, several red herrings and a totally unexpected twist.

Suzy and Peter, excellently played by Lara Lemon (Off Piste, The Pugilist) and Gary Turner (Emmerdale, Hollyoaks), live in a remote cottage in Provence, France, in 1939. Everything changes when the mysterious Ross (Capron) turns up to reveal dark secrets from Peter's past, labelling him the murderer of his pregnant wife. It seems the expectant Suzy could be his next victim.

Constant prowling by disturbing simple-minded neighbour with a rife Josef (Andrew Fettes) and chilling pre-war radio broadcasts spelling out the Nazi threat (delivered by Jan Walravens) add to the tension. But the biggest impacts are made by Capron and Corrinne Wicks (Doctors, Emmerdale). Capron brilliantly captures the contrasting characteristics of a smooth talking Englishman and his aggressive twin brother, while the equally accomplished Wicks is supremely commanding as an investigating officer.

Turner plays his big scene too quietly, but his earlier agitated behaviour and frantic dashing about the stage had increased the tempo, while Alex Marker's ideal set helped create the right atmosphere.