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Compelling crime anthology looks at some of Britain's most notorious murder trials, in which both male and female defendants stood accused of the murder of women. Presented by Robert Morley, seven hour-long dramas reconstruct sensational trials which shocked Britain, offering in-depth analyses of individuals' motives and methods.
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- E1 Murder at the Savoy HotelNext upJul 20, 1980 · 60 min
Synopsis
The story of Marie Marguerite Fahmy who shot dead her Egyptian husband in 1923 at London's Savoy Hotel.
Guest stars: Charles Kay (Sir Henry Curtis Bennett, K.C.), Edward Hammond (Roland Oliver), John Horsley (Mr. Justice Rigby Swift), George Parsons (Freke Palmer), Brian Miller (Bowker), David Buck (Percival Clarke, K.C.), Joseph Brady (Mr. Beattie), Carlos Douglas (Mariani)
- E2 Not for the NervousJul 27, 1980 · 60 min
Synopsis
The story of Kate Webster, a maid who killed her employer Julia Thomas in Richmond in 1879.
Guest stars: John Fraser (Dr. 'Peter' Crippen), T. P. McKenna (Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.), Peter Sallis (O'Brien), Michael Kitchen (Reverend Father M'Enery), Elaine Page (Kate Webster), Leslie French (Justice Denman), Riffi Lewis (Robert Porter), William Wilde (Warner Sleigh)
- E3 Lucky, Lucky Thirteen!Aug 3, 1980 · 60 min
Synopsis
The story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain.
Guest stars: Edward Hardwicke (Christmas Humphries), Laurence Payne (Victor Mishcon), Bernard Horsfall (Melford Stevenson, Q.C.), Georgina Hale (Ruth Ellis), Jane Lowe (Edna Baker), Andrew Johns (John Bickford), Jean Rimmer (Dr. Charity Taylor), Michael Johnson (Desmond Cussen)
- E4 Killing MiceAug 10, 1980 · 60 min
Synopsis
The story of Mary Pearcey, who murdered her employer and baby in 1890.
Guest stars: Ronald Lacey (Inspector Bannister), Geoffrey Keen (Mr. Fulton), Joanna David (Mary Eleanor Pearcey), George Parsons (Freke Palmer), Paul Nicholas (Frank Hogg), Doreen Mantle (Mrs. Wheeler), Elizabeth Bennett (Mrs. Clay), Deborah Norton (Clara Hogg)
- E5 Don't Let Them Kill Me on WednesdayAug 17, 1980 · 60 min
Synopsis
The case of Charlotte Bryant, who was hanged for poisoning her husband with weed-killer.
Guest stars: John Woodnutt (Mr. Justic McKinnon), George Baker (Sir Terence O'Connor, Q.C.), Rita Tushingham (Charlotte Bryant), Paul Arlington (Mr. J.D. Casswell), Colin George (Christopher George Arrow), Patricia Heneghan (Ethel Staunton), Gilbert Wynne (Dr. Thomas MacCarthy), Veronica Doran (Lucy Ostler)
- E6 Miss Madeleine SmithAug 24, 1980 · 60 min
Synopsis
The story of Madeleine Smith, a respectable spinster who was accused of killing her lover in 19th-century Edinburgh. The case was famously found to be "not proven".
Guest stars: Gordon Reid (William Harper Minnoch), Ian McCulloch (John Inglis), Philip Voss (Auguste de Mean), Elizabeth Richardson (Madeleine Hamilton Smith), Walter Carr (James Moncreiff), David McKail (The Rt. Hon. John Hope), Joan Scott (Miss Aitken), Eleanor McCready (Mrs. Jenkins)
- E7 Suffer Little ChildrenAug 31, 1980 · 60 min
Synopsis
The story of 'baby farmer' Amelia Dyer, convicted in 1896 of the murder of several children in her care.
Guest stars: Colin Jeavons (Mr. A.T. Lawrence), Joan Sims ('Belle' Elmore (voice)), Margaret Lang (Mrs. Bates), Zuleika Robson (Sarah), Leslie French (Judge), Jeremy Clyde (Mr. Kapadia), Belinda Sinclair (Miss Evelina Edith Marmon), Andrew Johns (Mr. Hendry)
Cast & crew
Created by Pieter Rogers
Robert Morley
