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When Jack Blake picks up a woman and her daughter stranded when their car breaks down, he is struck by the daughter's resemblance to his own murdered child. Jack sees an opportunity to unwittingly involve both women in a scheme which he hopes will unmask his daughter's killer. Written

DirectorNicholas Renton
WriterDaniel Boyle

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Cast · Directed by Nicholas Renton

JHJohn Hurt
John Hurt
Jack Blake
SHSheila Hancock
Sheila Hancock
Pam Raeburn
RSRachael Stirling
Rachael Stirling
Stephanie Raeburn
ABAngeline Ball
Angeline Ball
Millicent White
JFJonathan Firth
Jonathan Firth
Vincent White
NFNicholas Farrell
Nicholas Farrell
Alfred White
MSMatthew Scurfield
Matthew Scurfield
DCI Fynch

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Bait is streaming on Amazon Prime Video in United Kingdom. It's not currently on Netflix.

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