Dalziel and Pascoe

Arkham House. The location where the underwater sequence takes place is named Arkham House. This references the stories of H.P. Lovecraft. Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890 – 1937), of Providence, Rhode Island, was an American author of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. The fictional town of Arkham is the site of Miskatonic University and appears in many Lovecraft stories.

Dalziel: Horlicks and Pride and Prejudice. Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 novel by Jane Austen. It had been adapted into a BBC production starring Colin Firth and later into a film starring Keria Knightley and Mathew Macfadden in 2005. Horlicks is a brand name of a malted milk hot drink, said to help people go to sleep when drunk at bedtime.

Pascoe: 'Yet each man kills the thing he loves. By each let this be heard.' Oscar Wilde, the Ballad of Reading Gaol. Oscar Wilde was an author, poet and playwright during the 19th century. Born in Dublin, Ireland on Oct 16th, 1854. Wrote works such as The Picture of Dorian Grey, as well as wrote and produced nine plays. For the whole Ballad see this link: http://www.hoboes.com/html/FireBlade/Wilde/gaol/