Original title
Lady Killers
Released
7/20/1980
Origin country
GB
Genre
Crime, Drama
Production companies
Granada Television
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
14
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.
The story of Marie Marguerite Fahmy who shot dead her Egyptian husband in 1923 at London's Savoy Hotel.
The story of Kate Webster, a maid who killed her employer Julia Thomas in Richmond in 1879.
The story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain.
The story of Mary Pearcey, who murdered her employer and baby in 1890.
The case of Charlotte Bryant, who was hanged for poisoning her husband with weed-killer.
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".
The story of 'baby farmer' Amelia Dyer, convicted in 1896 of the murder of several children in her care.
The story of Dr. Crippen, who killed his nymphomaniac wife Belle Elmore for the love of a young woman named Ethel Le Neve.
The trial of Frederick Seddon for the murder of his lodger Eliza Barrow by poison gained from soaking fly papers.
The story of George Joseph Smith, the "brides in the bath" murderer.
The story of Ronald True, convicted of the murder of a prostitute in 1922.
The true tale of Edith Thompson, a love triangle that ended in death for all three people involved.
The notorious case of Neville Heath, the handsome charmer who brutally murdered two women in 1946.
The story of Sidney Harry Fox, accused of murdering his mother in 1929.
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