Moses Jones is a British television crime drama series first broadcast on BBC Two in February 2009. The series was written by Joe Penhall, directed by Michael Offer and produced by Cameron Roach. The series follows DI Moses Jones (Shaun Parkes), a Scotland Yard detective who is seconded onto an enquiry investigating a mutilated body found floating in the Thames. The complete series was released on DVD on 9 March 2009.
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Synopsis
The discovery of the bizarrely mutilated body in the Thames who seems to have been the victim of a ritualistic witchcraft killing sparks a wave of violence amongst London's Ugandan exile community. DI Moses Jones (Shaun Parkes) is seconded to the case from Scotland Yard due to his supposed cultural links with the local African community and assisted by young, hopeful DS Dan Twentyman (Matt Smith), he sets out to uncover the truth.
Jones and Twentyman find their investigations lead to the victim's niece Joy (Wunmi Mosaku) and her friend Solomon (Eamonn Walker) at the Afrigo Club where the ex-pat community go to unwind to the African beats of Solomon's band. As the investigation continues, the violence escalates and the evidence all seems to point towards Matthias Mutukula (Jude Akuwudike), a mysterious godfather figure rumoured to have both terror links and supernatural powers.
Forced to ask himself tough questions about his cultural identity, Moses Jones embarks on a frightening quest to track down his man and redeem himself before the community implodes... or takes revenge itself.
Cast
Shaun Parkes - DI Moses Jones
Matt Smith - DS Dan Twentyman
Eamonn Walker - Solomon
Wunmi Mosaku - Joy
Femi Elufowoju Jr. - Peter
David Fishley - Paul
Jude Akuwudike - Matthias Mutukula
Obi Abili - Joseph
Indira Varma - Dolly
Dennis Waterman - Frank Costello
Tom Goodman-Hill - DCI Dick Catherwood
Christianne Oliveira - Lita
Ellen Thomas - Libby Jones
Mark Oliver - Selwyn
Shaun Dingwall - Roger Dankorth
Struan Rodger - Father Fred Bone
Lee Ross - Mick Mahoney
Adam Kotz - Dr. Michael Michaels