Episodes
1. Miss Elmore
July 10, 1981
60 min
The story of Dr. Crippen, who killed his nymphomaniac wife Belle Elmore for the love of a young woman named Ethel Le Neve.
Guest Stars:
John Fraser, Joan Sims, Mark Wingett, Hannah Gordon, Robert Morley
2. Root of All Evil
July 17, 1981
60 min
The trial of Frederick Seddon for the murder of his lodger Eliza Barrow by poison gained from soaking fly papers.
Guest Stars:
Pam St. Clement, Michael Jayston, Michael Ripper, Trevor Cooper, Robert Morley
3. My Perfect Husband
July 24, 1981
60 min
The story of George Joseph Smith, the "brides in the bath" murderer.
Guest Stars:
Joan Hickson, Geoffrey Bayldon, Gordon Gostelow, Robert Morley, Kenneth Haigh
4. A Smile is Sometimes Worth a Million Dollars
July 31, 1981
60 min
The story of Ronald True, convicted of the murder of a prostitute in 1922.
Guest Stars:
Susan Skipper, Charles Kay, Mark Jones, Seymour Green, George Parsons
5. The Darlingest Boy
August 7, 1981
60 min
The true tale of Edith Thompson, a love triangle that ended in death for all three people involved.
Guest Stars:
Charles Kay, Christopher Villiers, Noel Johnson, Terrence Hardiman, Robert Morley
6. Make it a Double
August 14, 1981
60 min
The notorious case of Neville Heath, the handsome charmer who brutally murdered two women in 1946.
Guest Stars:
Christopher Ellison, Robert Morley, Ian Charleson, Alick Hayes, Jonathan Elsom
