A Killing on the Exchange(1987)

A Killing on the Exchange is a six-part British crime drama from 1987 that follows the murder of a London merchant banker caught in the crossfire of a corporate takeover. When Charles Makepeace is found dead, Detective Sergeant Lance Thorne must navigate a tangled web of suspects—his wife, his mistress, and his colleagues—each harbouring secrets and motives tied to the merger battle and simmering personal grudges. As Thorne digs deeper, the case becomes less about finding a killer and more about untangling the lies, ambitions, and betrayals that define the cutthroat world of high finance. Produced by Anglia Television for ITV, the serial captures the tension and moral ambiguity of 1980s corporate intrigue, where everyone has something to hide and everyone stands to gain from Makepeace's death.