Lady Killers (1980)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 1980-07-20
Last Air Date: 1981-08-21
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 14
Created By: Pieter Rogers
Networks: ITV1
Top Cast
- Robert Morley as Self – Presenter
- Andrew Johns as Dr. Bernard Spilsbury
- Charles Kay as Sir Henry Curtis Bennett, K.C.
- Lewis Flander as Mr. R.D. Muir
- George Parsons as Freke Palmer
- Margaret Lang as Mrs. Bates
- John Fraser as Dr. 'Peter' Crippen
- Joan Sims as 'Belle' Elmore (voice)
- Leslie French as Justice Denman
- Zuleika Robson as Sarah
Seasons
Series 1 (1980)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Murder at the Savoy Hotel
The story of Marie Marguerite Fahmy who shot dead her Egyptian husband in 1923 at London's Savoy Hotel.
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Ep. 2: Not for the Nervous
The story of Kate Webster, a maid who killed her employer Julia Thomas in Richmond in 1879.
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Ep. 3: Lucky, Lucky Thirteen!
The story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain.
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Ep. 4: Killing Mice
The story of Mary Pearcey, who murdered her employer and baby in 1890.
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Ep. 5: Don't Let Them Kill Me on Wednesday
The case of Charlotte Bryant, who was hanged for poisoning her husband with weed-killer.
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Ep. 6: Miss Madeleine Smith
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".
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Ep. 7: Suffer Little Children
The story of 'baby farmer' Amelia Dyer, convicted in 1896 of the murder of several children in her care.
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