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.
Lady Killers (Season 1)
Murder at the Savoy Hotel (Episode 1)
Writer: Helena Osborne
Air date: 1980-07-20
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The story of Marie Marguerite Fahmy who shot dead her Egyptian husband in 1923 at London's Savoy Hotel.
Not for the Nervous (Episode 2)
Writer: Arden Winch
Air date: 1980-07-27
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The story of Kate Webster, a maid who killed her employer Julia Thomas in Richmond in 1879.
Lucky, Lucky Thirteen! (Episode 3)
Writer: Frances Galleymore
Air date: 1980-08-03
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain.
Killing Mice (Episode 4)
Writer: Edwin Pearce
Air date: 1980-08-10
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The story of Mary Pearcey, who murdered her employer and baby in 1890.
Don't Let Them Kill Me on Wednesday (Episode 5)
Writer: Jeremy Sandford
Air date: 1980-08-17
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The case of Charlotte Bryant, who was hanged for poisoning her husband with weed-killer.
Miss Madeleine Smith (Episode 6)
Writer: Susan Pleat
Air date: 1980-08-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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".
Suffer Little Children (Episode 7)
Writer: Nemone Lethbridge
Air date: 1980-08-31
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The story of 'baby farmer' Amelia Dyer, convicted in 1896 of the murder of several children in her care.
Seasons
Episodes 7
Episodes 7