Introduced by renowned English actor Edward Woodward, In Suspicious Circumstances is an anthology of reenactments depicting real-life murder mysteries, some famous and some obscure, exploring cases with elements of miscarriage of justice, unsolved mysteries, and unusual circumstances, often spanning different historical periods.
In Suspicious Circumstances (Season 5)
The Silent Witness (Episode 1)
Writer: Stephen Wakelam
Air date: 1996-08-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Jan 1926; Kathleen Smith meets Jack Derham but her husband Frank is determined to win her back.
The Great Romancer (Episode 2)
Writer: Ron Rose
Air date: 1996-08-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 1919; Arthur Goslett has two wives, Evelyn and Daisy. Daisy confronts him and he decides to murder Evelyn.
Ring of Truth (Episode 3)
Writer: Mike Stott
Air date: 1996-08-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 1865; Adolf Beck is identified as swindler John Smith. He is sentenced to twelve years. His name is finally cleared in 1907.
The Golden Goose (Episode 4)
Writer: Nick McCarty
Air date: 1996-08-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 1909; George Storrs fears for his life but the police fail react to a ringing bell and he is found dead.
Murder of a Memsahib (Episode 5)
Writer: Olwen Wymark
Air date: 1996-08-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Sept 1911; Frances Orme was found dead at the Savoy, in Lucknow. Her friend Eva Stephens is put on trial for poisoning her.
A Place of Execution (Episode 6)
Writer: John Brown
Air date: 1996-08-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 1884; John Lee was due to hang for the murder of Emma Keyse but on three occasions it failed.
An Evil Business (Episode 7)
Writer: Peter Whelan
Air date: 1996-08-26
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 1560; Queen Elizabeth I's close friendship Robert Dudley is frowned on. When Dudley's wife dies, scandal threatens the monarchy.
Dearest Pet (Episode 8)
Writer: Carolyn Sally Jones
Air date: 1996-08-26
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 1855 Glasgow; Madeleine Smith is the prime suspect in the murder of Emile L'Angelier, a man considered outside of her class, but whom she had an illicit affair with. L'Angelier is murdered with arsenic, arsenic that Smith was known to purchase.
Who's Sorry Now? (Episode 9)
Writer: Jane Carter Woodrow
Air date: 1996-10-04
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Jan 1928; Harry Pace dies of arsenic poisoning. His wife Beatrice was released due a lack of evidence and the possibility Harry killed himself.
The Woman in Grey (Episode 10)
Writer: Carolyn Sally Jones
Air date: 1996-10-04
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: February 1882; Esther Pay is tried for poisoning Georgina Moore but acquitted due to faulty evidence.
The Monster of Reading (Episode 11)
Writer: Glenn Chandler
Air date: 1996-10-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 1929; American stage actor Philip Yale Drew is accused of murdering a tobacconist, in Reading but he claims to have no memory.
The Letter Killeth (Episode 12)
Writer: Michael Robson
Air date: 1996-10-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: August 1908; Major General Charles Luard is the prime suspect when his adored and much loved wife Daisy is killed. Charles receives a string of poison pen letters, and is driven to a tragic act.
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