The Sister Boniface Mysteries is set in 1960s rural Warwickshire and follows the investigations of Sister Boniface, Bride of Christ, vintner, and Crime Scene Investigator. Police forensics is rudimentary by today’s standards. DNA is yet to be discovered. Blood testing can take days. The notion of trace evidence is in its infancy and the preservation of crime scenes is shockingly hit and miss. Fortunately, the Great Slaughter Constabulary has a secret weapon in its fight against crime.

Hidden deep in the countryside in St Vincent’s Convent, among a small community of winemaking nuns is lives Sister Boniface. An IQ of 156 and a PHD in forensic science, plus an addiction to popular detective fiction and a fully equipped crime laboratory make Boniface an invaluable aid to Police investigations. Mud, blood, stains, hairs and fibres. If there is evidence to be found Boniface will find it. Poisons, trace evidence, bloodstains, etymology. She’s more up to speed on the latest forensic techniques than the Police.

Shot in the Cotswolds, Steve has been commissioned to direct two charming and characterful hour long episodes of the Sister Boniface Mysteries.