Lady Killers (1980)

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.

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as as Self - Presenter as Self/Presenter

as Dr. Bernard Spilsbury as Bernard Spilsbury as Mr. Hendry as Sir Bernard Spilsbury as Dr. B.H. Spilsbury as John Bickford

as Sir Henry Curtis Bennett, K.C.

as Mr. R.D. Muir as R.D. Muir as Said Enani as Sir Richard Muir

as Freke Palmer

as Dr. 'Peter' Crippen

as 'Belle' Elmore (voice)

as Justice Denman as Judge

as Judge as Dr. A.J. Pepper

as Mr. Blundell as Dr. Thomas MacCarthy

as Mr. Hutton as Mr. Anthony Hawke

as Mr. J.D. Casswell KC as Mr. J.D. Casswell

as Edward Marshall-Hall as Edward Marshall-Hall KC

as Clerk of Court

Edward Hardwicke

Edward Hardwicke

as Christmas Humphries

as Inspector Bannister

as Mr. Justic McKinnon

as William Harper Minnoch

as Mr. A.T. Lawrence

Pam St. Clement

Pam St. Clement

as Carrie Esther Rapley

as Mrs. Frances True

Christopher Villiers

Christopher Villiers

as Frederick Bywaters

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

as Detective Inspector Spooner

as Brigadier Cecil Winbolt

as Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.

as Victor Mishcon

as Sir Terence O'Connor, Q.C.

Michael Jayston

Michael Jayston

as Frederick Henry Seddon

Geoffrey Bayldon

Geoffrey Bayldon

as Dr. Alfred Austin French

as Sir Thomas Inskip, K.C.

as Dr. William Narwood East

Bernard Horsfall

Bernard Horsfall

as Melford Stevenson, Q.C.

as Ethel Le Neve

as William Seddon

Gordon Gostelow

Gordon Gostelow

as Charles Burnham

Michael Kitchen

Michael Kitchen

as Reverend Father M'Enery

as George Ramsay

Terrence Hardiman

Terrence Hardiman

as Mr. Cecil Whitely, K.C.

as Mary Eleanor Pearcey

as Auguste de Mean

as Roland Oliver

as Mr. Justice Rigby Swift

as Percival Clarke, K.C.

Robert Stephens

Robert Stephens

as Sir Edward Marshall Hall, K.C.

Susan Wooldridge

Susan Wooldridge

Barbara Kellerman

Barbara Kellerman

as Madame Marie Fahmy

as Robert Churchill

as Dr. Ernest Henry Gordon

as Dr. James Henry Morton

as Clerk of the Court

as Kate Webster

as Robert Porter

as Warner Sleigh

Harry Littlewood

Harry Littlewood

as Henry Porter

as Mrs. Jane Ives

as Clerk of the Court

as Dr. Charity Taylor

Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson

as Desmond Cussen

as Mr. Justice Havers

as Anthony Findlater

Irene Sutcliffe

Irene Sutcliffe

as Miss Holbrook

as Clerk of Court

as Roberta Martin

as Mrs. Wheeler

Elizabeth Bennett

Elizabeth Bennett

as Martha Styles

Geoffrey Leesley

Geoffrey Leesley

as John Charles Pearcey

as Billy Holmes

Rita Tushingham

Rita Tushingham

as Charlotte Bryant

as Christopher George Arrow

Patricia Heneghan

Patricia Heneghan

as Ethel Staunton

as Leonard Parsons

as Mrs. Penfold

as Priscilla Loveridge

Stephen Hancock

Stephen Hancock

as Dr. Roche Lynch

as Ernest Bryant

Frances Bennett

Frances Bennett

as Mrs. Van der Elst

Elizabeth Richardson

Elizabeth Richardson

as Madeleine Hamilton Smith

as James Moncreiff

as The Rt. Hon. John Hope

Eleanor McCready

Eleanor McCready

as Mrs. Jenkins

as Miss Mary Arthur Perry

as Christina Haggart Mackenzie

Andrew McCulloch

Andrew McCulloch

Belinda Sinclair

Belinda Sinclair

as Miss Evelina Edith Marmon

as Mrs. Sergeant

as Mary Ann Palmer

as Arthur Ernest Palmer

as William Dyer

as Dr. Forbes Winslow

as Dr. James Scott

as Mrs. Martinetti

as Judge - Lord Alverstone

as Mr. A.A. Tobin

as Chief Inspector Dew

Elizabeth Burger

Elizabeth Burger

as Clerk of Court

Dorothea Phillips

Dorothea Phillips

as Mrs. Blodgett - Wardress

Carol Drinkwater

Carol Drinkwater

as Margaret Seddon

as Maggie Seddon

Christopher Banks

Christopher Banks

as Mr. Justice Bucknill

as Gervais Rentoul

as Amelia Vonderahe

as Dr. Henry Sworn

as Ernest Grant

as Harry Taylor

as George Joseph Smith

as Edith Mabel Pegler

as Mr. Justice Scrutton

as Archibald Bodkin

as Philip de Vere Annesley

as Alfred Apps Hogbin

as Margaret Crossley

as Dr. George Billing

as Louisa Blatch

as Clerk of Court

as Jury Foreman

Charles Haggith

Charles Haggith

Christopher Cazenove

Christopher Cazenove

as Mrs. Grace Angus

as Henry Jacoby

George Pensotti

George Pensotti

Geoffrey Russell

Geoffrey Russell

as Mr. Justice M'Cardle

Dennis Chinnery

Dennis Chinnery

as Albert Burton

as James Armstrong

as Montague Morgan

as Clerk of Court

as Jury Foreman

Gayle Hunnicutt

Gayle Hunnicutt

as Edith Thompson

Margaret Tyzack

Margaret Tyzack

as Mrs. Lillian Bywaters

as Mr. Justice Shearman

as William Graydon

as Avis Graydon

as Dora Pittard

as Ethel Hutton

as Dr. John Morton

Christopher Quinn

Christopher Quinn

as Jury Foreman

as Neville Heath

as Mr. Justice Morris

as Clerk of Court

as Miss Symonds

as Dr. Grierson

as Sidney Harry Fox

Phyllis Calvert

Phyllis Calvert

as Rosaline Fox

Richard Mathews

Richard Mathews

as Justice Rowlatt

as J.D. Cassels, K.C.

Derek Hockridge

Derek Hockridge

as Clerk of Court

as Louise Bickmore

as Samuel Hopkins

as Mr. Armstrong

Marina McConnell

Marina McConnell

as Gwendoline Bugg

Roger Llewellyn

Roger Llewellyn

as Dr Robert Bronte

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Episodes season 1

1x1

Murder at the savoy hotel
1x2

Not for the nervous
1x3

Lucky, lucky thirteen!
1x4

Killing mice
1x5

Don't let them kill me on wednesday
1x6

Miss madeleine smith
1x7

Suffer little children

Episodes season 2

2x1

Miss elmore
2x2

Root of all evil
2x3

My perfect husband
2x4

A smile is sometimes worth a million dollars
2x5

The darlingest boy
2x6

Make it a double
2x7

A boy's best friend

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