Episodes
1. Murder at the Savoy Hotel
July 20, 1980
60 min
The story of Marie Marguerite Fahmy who shot dead her Egyptian husband in 1923 at London's Savoy Hotel.
Guest Stars:
Charles Kay, Robert Morley, Edward Hammond, John Horsley, George Parsons
2. Not for the Nervous
July 27, 1980
60 min
The story of Kate Webster, a maid who killed her employer Julia Thomas in Richmond in 1879.
Guest Stars:
John Fraser, T. P. McKenna, Peter Sallis, Michael Kitchen, Robert Morley
3. Lucky, Lucky Thirteen!
August 3, 1980
60 min
The story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain.
Guest Stars:
Edward Hardwicke, Laurence Payne, Bernard Horsfall, Georgina Hale, Robert Morley
4. Killing Mice
August 10, 1980
60 min
The story of Mary Pearcey, who murdered her employer and baby in 1890.
Guest Stars:
Ronald Lacey, Geoffrey Keen, Joanna David, George Parsons, Robert Morley
5. Don't Let Them Kill Me on Wednesday
August 17, 1980
60 min
The case of Charlotte Bryant, who was hanged for poisoning her husband with weed-killer.
Guest Stars:
John Woodnutt, George Baker, Robert Morley, Rita Tushingham, Paul Arlington
6. Miss Madeleine Smith
August 24, 1980
60 min
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, Ian McCulloch, Philip Voss, Robert Morley, Elizabeth Richardson
