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1980
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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. Introduced by Robert Morley, seven hour-long dramas reconstruct sensational trials which shocked Britain, offering in-depth analyses of individuals' motives and methods.
Release:
July 20, 1980
Original language:
English
Type:
Reality
Status:
Ended
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Seasons
2
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Cast
Robert Morley
Self/Presenter (1 ep.)
Self/Presenter (1 ep.)
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Andrew Johns
Dr. B.H. Spilsbury (1 ep.)
Dr. B.H. Spilsbury (1 ep.)
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Charles Kay
Sir Henry Curtis Bennett, K.C. (4 ep.)
Sir Henry Curtis Bennett, K.C. (4 ep.)
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Lewis Flander
Sir Richard Muir (1 ep.)
Sir Richard Muir (1 ep.)
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George Parsons
Freke Palmer (3 ep.)
Freke Palmer (3 ep.)
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Margaret Lang
Mrs. Bates (3 ep.)
Mrs. Bates (3 ep.)
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John Fraser
Dr. 'Peter' Crippen (2 ep.)
Dr. 'Peter' Crippen (2 ep.)
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Joan Sims
'Belle' Elmore (voice) (2 ep.)
'Belle' Elmore (voice) (2 ep.)
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Zuleika Robson
Sarah (2 ep.)
Sarah (2 ep.)
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Leslie French
Judge (1 ep.)
Judge (1 ep.)
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Donald Eccles
Judge (1 ep.)
Judge (1 ep.)
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Gilbert Wynne
Mr. Blundell (1 ep.)
Mr. Blundell (1 ep.)
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Jonathan Elsom
Mr. Anthony Hawke (1 ep.)
Mr. Anthony Hawke (1 ep.)
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Paul Arlington
Mr. J.D. Casswell KC (1 ep.)
Mr. J.D. Casswell KC (1 ep.)
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Michael Byrne
Edward Marshall-Hall KC (1 ep.)
Edward Marshall-Hall KC (1 ep.)
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Rex Arundel
Clerk of Court (2 ep.)
Clerk of Court (2 ep.)
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Edward Hardwicke
Christmas Humphries (1 ep.)
Christmas Humphries (1 ep.)
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Ronald Lacey
Inspector Bannister (1 ep.)
Inspector Bannister (1 ep.)
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John Woodnutt
Mr. Justic McKinnon (1 ep.)
Mr. Justic McKinnon (1 ep.)
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Gordon Reid
William Harper Minnoch (1 ep.)
William Harper Minnoch (1 ep.)
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Colin Jeavons
Mr. A.T. Lawrence (1 ep.)
Mr. A.T. Lawrence (1 ep.)
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Pam St. Clement
Mary Chater (1 ep.)
Mary Chater (1 ep.)
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Joan Hickson
Carrie Esther Rapley (1 ep.)
Carrie Esther Rapley (1 ep.)
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Susan Skipper
Mrs. Frances True (1 ep.)
Mrs. Frances True (1 ep.)
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Christopher Villiers
Frederick Bywaters (1 ep.)
Frederick Bywaters (1 ep.)
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Christopher Ellison
Detective Inspector Spooner (1 ep.)
Detective Inspector Spooner (1 ep.)
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Geoffrey Toone
Brigadier Cecil Winbolt (1 ep.)
Brigadier Cecil Winbolt (1 ep.)
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Mark Wingett
Alfred (1 ep.)
Alfred (1 ep.)
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T. P. McKenna
Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C. (1 ep.)
Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C. (1 ep.)
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Laurence Payne
Victor Mishcon (1 ep.)
Victor Mishcon (1 ep.)
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Geoffrey Keen
Mr. Fulton (1 ep.)
Mr. Fulton (1 ep.)
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George Baker
Sir Terence O'Connor, Q.C. (1 ep.)
Sir Terence O'Connor, Q.C. (1 ep.)
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Ian McCulloch
John Inglis (1 ep.)
John Inglis (1 ep.)
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Michael Jayston
Frederick Henry Seddon (1 ep.)
Frederick Henry Seddon (1 ep.)
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Geoffrey Bayldon
Dr. Alfred Austin French (1 ep.)
Dr. Alfred Austin French (1 ep.)
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Noel Johnson
Sir Thomas Inskip, K.C. (1 ep.)
Sir Thomas Inskip, K.C. (1 ep.)
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Arthur Hewlett
Mr. Biffen (1 ep.)
Mr. Biffen (1 ep.)
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Mark Jones
Dr. William Narwood East (1 ep.)
Dr. William Narwood East (1 ep.)
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Peter Sallis
O'Brien (1 ep.)
O'Brien (1 ep.)
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Bernard Horsfall
Melford Stevenson, Q.C. (1 ep.)
Melford Stevenson, Q.C. (1 ep.)
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Hannah Gordon
Ethel Le Neve (1 ep.)
Ethel Le Neve (1 ep.)
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Michael Ripper
William Seddon (1 ep.)
William Seddon (1 ep.)
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Gordon Gostelow
Charles Burnham (1 ep.)
Charles Burnham (1 ep.)
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Michael Kitchen
Reverend Father M'Enery (1 ep.)
Reverend Father M'Enery (1 ep.)
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Trevor Cooper
Oliver (1 ep.)
Oliver (1 ep.)
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Seymour Green
George Ramsay (1 ep.)
George Ramsay (1 ep.)
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Terrence Hardiman
Mr. Cecil Whitely, K.C. (1 ep.)
Mr. Cecil Whitely, K.C. (1 ep.)
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Joanna David
Mary Eleanor Pearcey (1 ep.)
Mary Eleanor Pearcey (1 ep.)
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Philip Voss
Auguste de Mean (1 ep.)
Auguste de Mean (1 ep.)
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Georgina Hale
Ruth Ellis (1 ep.)
Ruth Ellis (1 ep.)
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Edward Hammond
Roland Oliver (1 ep.)
Roland Oliver (1 ep.)
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John Horsley
Mr. Justice Rigby Swift (1 ep.)
Mr. Justice Rigby Swift (1 ep.)
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Brian Miller
Bowker (1 ep.)
Bowker (1 ep.)
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David Buck
Percival Clarke, K.C. (1 ep.)
Percival Clarke, K.C. (1 ep.)
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Joseph Brady
Mr. Beattie (1 ep.)
Mr. Beattie (1 ep.)
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Carlos Douglas
Mariani (1 ep.)
Mariani (1 ep.)
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Robert Stephens
Sir Edward Marshall Hall, K.C. (1 ep.)
Sir Edward Marshall Hall, K.C. (1 ep.)
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Susan Wooldridge
Janet Cole (1 ep.)
Janet Cole (1 ep.)
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Barbara Kellerman
Madame Marie Fahmy (1 ep.)
Madame Marie Fahmy (1 ep.)
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Richard Kay
Robert Churchill (1 ep.)
Robert Churchill (1 ep.)
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Barry McGinn
Dr. Ernest Henry Gordon (1 ep.)
Dr. Ernest Henry Gordon (1 ep.)
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Angus MacKay
Dr. James Henry Morton (1 ep.)
Dr. James Henry Morton (1 ep.)
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Peter Newton
Clerk of the Court (1 ep.)
Clerk of the Court (1 ep.)
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Elaine Page
Kate Webster (1 ep.)
Kate Webster (1 ep.)
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Riffi Lewis
Robert Porter (1 ep.)
Robert Porter (1 ep.)
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William Wilde
Warner Sleigh (1 ep.)
Warner Sleigh (1 ep.)
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Harry Littlewood
Henry Porter (1 ep.)
Henry Porter (1 ep.)
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Molly Veness
Mrs. Jane Ives (1 ep.)
Mrs. Jane Ives (1 ep.)
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Jenny Howe
Miss Thomas (1 ep.)
Miss Thomas (1 ep.)
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Richard Colson
Clerk of the Court (1 ep.)
Clerk of the Court (1 ep.)
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Jane Lowe
Edna Baker (1 ep.)
Edna Baker (1 ep.)
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Jean Rimmer
Dr. Charity Taylor (1 ep.)
Dr. Charity Taylor (1 ep.)
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Michael Johnson
Desmond Cussen (1 ep.)
Desmond Cussen (1 ep.)
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Robert Flemyng
Mr. Justice Havers (1 ep.)
Mr. Justice Havers (1 ep.)
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Eamon Boland
Anthony Findlater (1 ep.)
Anthony Findlater (1 ep.)
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Irene Sutcliffe
Gladys Yule (1 ep.)
Gladys Yule (1 ep.)
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Susan Derrick
Miss Holbrook (1 ep.)
Miss Holbrook (1 ep.)
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Anthony Benson
Clerk of Court (1 ep.)
Clerk of Court (1 ep.)
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Roberta Taylor
Roberta Martin (1 ep.)
Roberta Martin (1 ep.)
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Paul Nicholas
Frank Hogg (1 ep.)
Frank Hogg (1 ep.)
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Doreen Mantle
Mrs. Wheeler (1 ep.)
Mrs. Wheeler (1 ep.)
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Elizabeth Bennett
Mrs. Clay (1 ep.)
Mrs. Clay (1 ep.)
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Deborah Norton
Clara Hogg (1 ep.)
Clara Hogg (1 ep.)
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Jo Warne
Martha Styles (1 ep.)
Martha Styles (1 ep.)
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Geoffrey Leesley
John Charles Pearcey (1 ep.)
John Charles Pearcey (1 ep.)
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Paul Croucher
Billy Holmes (1 ep.)
Billy Holmes (1 ep.)
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Bernard Brown
Mr. Grain (1 ep.)
Mr. Grain (1 ep.)
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Rita Tushingham
Charlotte Bryant (1 ep.)
Charlotte Bryant (1 ep.)
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Colin George
Christopher George Arrow (1 ep.)
Christopher George Arrow (1 ep.)
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Patricia Heneghan
Ethel Staunton (1 ep.)
Ethel Staunton (1 ep.)
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Veronica Doran
Lucy Ostler (1 ep.)
Lucy Ostler (1 ep.)
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Peter Kelly
Leonard Parsons (1 ep.)
Leonard Parsons (1 ep.)
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Joan Heath
Mrs. Penfold (1 ep.)
Mrs. Penfold (1 ep.)
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Linda Polan
Priscilla Loveridge (1 ep.)
Priscilla Loveridge (1 ep.)
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Stephen Hancock
Dr. Roche Lynch (1 ep.)
Dr. Roche Lynch (1 ep.)
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Karen Cuff
Lily Bryant (1 ep.)
Lily Bryant (1 ep.)
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Stephen Cuff
Ernest Bryant (1 ep.)
Ernest Bryant (1 ep.)
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Kay Gallie
Miss Biffin (1 ep.)
Miss Biffin (1 ep.)
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Maggie Riley
Mrs. Eaves (1 ep.)
Mrs. Eaves (1 ep.)
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Frances Bennett
Mrs. Van der Elst (1 ep.)
Mrs. Van der Elst (1 ep.)
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John Line
Mr. Thomas (1 ep.)
Mr. Thomas (1 ep.)
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Elizabeth Richardson
Madeleine Hamilton Smith (1 ep.)
Madeleine Hamilton Smith (1 ep.)
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Walter Carr
James Moncreiff (1 ep.)
James Moncreiff (1 ep.)
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David McKail
The Rt. Hon. John Hope (1 ep.)
The Rt. Hon. John Hope (1 ep.)
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Joan Scott
Miss Aitken (1 ep.)
Miss Aitken (1 ep.)
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Eleanor McCready
Mrs. Jenkins (1 ep.)
Mrs. Jenkins (1 ep.)
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Elaine Wells
Miss Mary Arthur Perry (1 ep.)
Miss Mary Arthur Perry (1 ep.)
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Juliet Cadzow
Christina Haggart Mackenzie (1 ep.)
Christina Haggart Mackenzie (1 ep.)
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Andrew McCulloch
Mr. Ogilvie (1 ep.)
Mr. Ogilvie (1 ep.)
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Jeremy Clyde
Mr. Kapadia (1 ep.)
Mr. Kapadia (1 ep.)
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Belinda Sinclair
Miss Evelina Edith Marmon (1 ep.)
Miss Evelina Edith Marmon (1 ep.)
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Clare Kelly
Mrs. Sergeant (1 ep.)
Mrs. Sergeant (1 ep.)
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June Barry
Mary Ann Palmer (1 ep.)
Mary Ann Palmer (1 ep.)
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Terence Budd
Arthur Ernest Palmer (1 ep.)
Arthur Ernest Palmer (1 ep.)
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David Futcher
William Dyer (1 ep.)
William Dyer (1 ep.)
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Tim Seely
Dr. Forbes Winslow (1 ep.)
Dr. Forbes Winslow (1 ep.)
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Colin Edwynn
Dr. James Scott (1 ep.)
Dr. James Scott (1 ep.)
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Heather Chasen
Mrs. Martinetti (1 ep.)
Mrs. Martinetti (1 ep.)
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Lewis Shaw
Judge - Lord Alverstone (1 ep.)
Judge - Lord Alverstone (1 ep.)
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Alex Johnston
Mr. A.A. Tobin (1 ep.)
Mr. A.A. Tobin (1 ep.)
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Alan Downer
Chief Inspector Dew (1 ep.)
Chief Inspector Dew (1 ep.)
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Elizabeth Burger
Mrs. Thomas (1 ep.)
Mrs. Thomas (1 ep.)
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Bill Croasdale
Clerk of Court (1 ep.)
Clerk of Court (1 ep.)
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Dorothea Phillips
Mrs. Blodgett - Wardress (1 ep.)
Mrs. Blodgett - Wardress (1 ep.)
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Carol Drinkwater
Margaret Seddon (1 ep.)
Margaret Seddon (1 ep.)
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Sarah Berger
Maggie Seddon (1 ep.)
Maggie Seddon (1 ep.)
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Christopher Banks
Mr. Justice Bucknill (1 ep.)
Mr. Justice Bucknill (1 ep.)
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Robin Sachs
Gervais Rentoul (1 ep.)
Gervais Rentoul (1 ep.)
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Hilda Kriseman
Amelia Vonderahe (1 ep.)
Amelia Vonderahe (1 ep.)
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Sandy Walsh
Lily (1 ep.)
Lily (1 ep.)
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Eric Dodson
Dr. Henry Sworn (1 ep.)
Dr. Henry Sworn (1 ep.)
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Kevin Woodrow
Ernest Grant (1 ep.)
Ernest Grant (1 ep.)
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Ellis Jones
Harry Taylor (1 ep.)
Harry Taylor (1 ep.)
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Suzanne Green
Ada Seddon (1 ep.)
Ada Seddon (1 ep.)
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Johanna Borman
Lily Seddon (1 ep.)
Lily Seddon (1 ep.)
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Philip York
Peter (1 ep.)
Peter (1 ep.)
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Kenneth Haigh
George Joseph Smith (1 ep.)
George Joseph Smith (1 ep.)
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Jill Dixon
Edith Mabel Pegler (1 ep.)
Edith Mabel Pegler (1 ep.)
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John Justin
Mr. Justice Scrutton (1 ep.)
Mr. Justice Scrutton (1 ep.)
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Stephen Murray
Archibald Bodkin (1 ep.)
Archibald Bodkin (1 ep.)
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Edmund Kente
Philip de Vere Annesley (1 ep.)
Philip de Vere Annesley (1 ep.)
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Matyelok Gibbs
Dolly Hill (1 ep.)
Dolly Hill (1 ep.)
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Edwin Finn
Alfred Apps Hogbin (1 ep.)
Alfred Apps Hogbin (1 ep.)
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Betty Alberge
Margaret Crossley (1 ep.)
Margaret Crossley (1 ep.)
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Lloyd Lamble
Dr. George Billing (1 ep.)
Dr. George Billing (1 ep.)
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Irene Prador
Louisa Blatch (1 ep.)
Louisa Blatch (1 ep.)
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Alfie Curtis
Mr. Waters (1 ep.)
Mr. Waters (1 ep.)
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George Hagan
Clerk of Court (1 ep.)
Clerk of Court (1 ep.)
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Keith Ladd
Jury Foreman (1 ep.)
Jury Foreman (1 ep.)
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Charles Haggith
Court Usher (1 ep.)
Court Usher (1 ep.)
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Christopher Cazenove
Ronald True (1 ep.)
Ronald True (1 ep.)
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Helen Cherry
Mrs. Grace Angus (1 ep.)
Mrs. Grace Angus (1 ep.)
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Michael Bruce
Henry Jacoby (1 ep.)
Henry Jacoby (1 ep.)
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George Pensotti
Gallagher (1 ep.)
Gallagher (1 ep.)
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Judy Wilson
Emily Steel (1 ep.)
Emily Steel (1 ep.)
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Geoffrey Russell
Mr. Justice M'Cardle (1 ep.)
Mr. Justice M'Cardle (1 ep.)
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Dennis Chinnery
Albert Burton (1 ep.)
Albert Burton (1 ep.)
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Tenniel Evans
Speed (1 ep.)
Speed (1 ep.)
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Brian Orrell
Corbett (1 ep.)
Corbett (1 ep.)
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Eric Carte
James Armstrong (1 ep.)
James Armstrong (1 ep.)
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Paul Jerricho
Montague Morgan (1 ep.)
Montague Morgan (1 ep.)
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Naomi Buch
Mary Wilson (1 ep.)
Mary Wilson (1 ep.)
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Colin Bean
Clerk of Court (1 ep.)
Clerk of Court (1 ep.)
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Stuart Richman
Jury Foreman (1 ep.)
Jury Foreman (1 ep.)
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Gayle Hunnicutt
Edith Thompson (1 ep.)
Edith Thompson (1 ep.)
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Margaret Tyzack
Mrs. Lillian Bywaters (1 ep.)
Mrs. Lillian Bywaters (1 ep.)
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Hugh Morton
Mr. Justice Shearman (1 ep.)
Mr. Justice Shearman (1 ep.)
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Dennis Edwards
William Graydon (1 ep.)
William Graydon (1 ep.)
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Ann Thornton
Avis Graydon (1 ep.)
Avis Graydon (1 ep.)
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Jean Holness
Dora Pittard (1 ep.)
Dora Pittard (1 ep.)
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Theresa Watson
Ethel Hutton (1 ep.)
Ethel Hutton (1 ep.)
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John Grillo
Mr. Manners (1 ep.)
Mr. Manners (1 ep.)
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Ray Armstrong
Mr. Bishop (1 ep.)
Mr. Bishop (1 ep.)
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Terence Soall
Dr. John Morton (1 ep.)
Dr. John Morton (1 ep.)
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Christopher Quinn
Jury Foreman (1 ep.)
Jury Foreman (1 ep.)
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Ian Charleson
Neville Heath (1 ep.)
Neville Heath (1 ep.)
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Alick Hayes
Mr. Justice Morris (1 ep.)
Mr. Justice Morris (1 ep.)
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Alan Cullen
Mr. Mordant (1 ep.)
Mr. Mordant (1 ep.)
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Frank Elliott
Clerk of Court (1 ep.)
Clerk of Court (1 ep.)
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Norma West
Miss Symonds (1 ep.)
Miss Symonds (1 ep.)
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Kenneth Oxtoby
Mr. Watson (1 ep.)
Mr. Watson (1 ep.)
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Nigel Bowden
Mr. Collins (1 ep.)
Mr. Collins (1 ep.)
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Tom Chatto
Dr. Grierson (1 ep.)
Dr. Grierson (1 ep.)
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Mary Allen
Mrs. Heath (1 ep.)
Mrs. Heath (1 ep.)
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Alan Foss
Mr. Heath (1 ep.)
Mr. Heath (1 ep.)
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Sally Kinghorn
Rose (1 ep.)
Rose (1 ep.)
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Roger Kemp
Dr. Hubert (1 ep.)
Dr. Hubert (1 ep.)
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Sheila Gill
Aunt Jessie (1 ep.)
Aunt Jessie (1 ep.)
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Tim Brierley
Sidney Harry Fox (1 ep.)
Sidney Harry Fox (1 ep.)
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Phyllis Calvert
Rosaline Fox (1 ep.)
Rosaline Fox (1 ep.)
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John Tordoff
Mr. Fairfax (1 ep.)
Mr. Fairfax (1 ep.)
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David Millett
Mr. Davies (1 ep.)
Mr. Davies (1 ep.)
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Richard Mathews
Justice Rowlatt (1 ep.)
Justice Rowlatt (1 ep.)
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Robert East
J.D. Cassels, K.C. (1 ep.)
J.D. Cassels, K.C. (1 ep.)
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Derek Hockridge
Clerk of Court (1 ep.)
Clerk of Court (1 ep.)
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Anna Lindup
Louise Bickmore (1 ep.)
Louise Bickmore (1 ep.)
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Robert Grange
Samuel Hopkins (1 ep.)
Samuel Hopkins (1 ep.)
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David Meyer
Mr. Armstrong (1 ep.)
Mr. Armstrong (1 ep.)
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Steve Gardner
Mr. Eaves (1 ep.)
Mr. Eaves (1 ep.)
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Marina McConnell
Gwendoline Bugg (1 ep.)
Gwendoline Bugg (1 ep.)
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Roger Llewellyn
Mr. Dellow (1 ep.)
Mr. Dellow (1 ep.)
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James Berwick
Dr Robert Bronte (1 ep.)
Dr Robert Bronte (1 ep.)
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