The Riddle (film)
The Riddle is a Brendan Foley film released in 2007.
Plot
When a woman is murdered following her discovery of an unpublished Charles Dickens manuscript, an unusual trio team up to investigate. The three are Mike (Jones), an ambitious sports reporter determined to make a name for himself, Kate (Cox), a police officer, and an eccentric old man (Jacobi). Together they must track down the mystery and we are taken back to the world of Charles Dickens. Only when they solve the riddle of the manuscript are they able to solve the present day crime, but they must also face opposers: a greedy detective (Moriarty), a publisher (Redgrave), and a ruthless construction company owner (Flemyng).
Principal cast
Vinnie Jones as Mike Sullivan
Derek Jacobi as The Tramp / (19th century) Charles Dickens
Julie Cox as Kate Merril
Vanessa Redgrave as Roberta Elliot
Jason Flemyng as Don Roberts
P. H. Moriarty as D.I. Willis / (19th century) Constable Frederick
Mel Smith as Professor Cranshaw
Vera Day as Sadie Miller