The first episode of Stone Series 2, a BBC Radio 4 detective series created and written by Danny Brocklehurst, starring Hugo Speer as "Stone". The Deserved Dead was originally broadcast in the Afternoon Play slot on 29 September 2010.

In The Deserved Dead, DCI John Stone and his team shake up the Bridgeton Estate when they embark upon an investigation into the brutal murder of a known sex offender. Stone must act quickly when he realises that someone is taking it upon themselves to clean up the Estate.

Starring Hugo Speer as John Stone, Craig Cheetham as Tanner and Deborah McAndrew as Sue. Also featured in the cast are Conrad Nelson, Russell Dixon, William Ash, Warren Brown, Tachia Newall and Terence Mann. Directed by Nadia Molinari.