In Suspicious Circumstances

Series 4

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.

Where to Watch In Suspicious Circumstances • Series 4

12 Episodes

  • Poisoned Whispers
    E1
    Poisoned WhispersIn April 1879, Liverpudlian merchant James Maybrick is poisoned with arsenic. His wife Florence is found guilty but did she get a fair trial?
  • The Man Who Melted Away
    E2
    The Man Who Melted AwayEvelyn Foster stops to pick up a man who's missed his last bus, but the part of the good Samaritan ends badly for her as she is killed.
  • One Little Hour
    E3
    One Little HourWith husband Percy away, Frederick Bywaters romances wife Edith Thompson. In 1922, Bywaters stabs Percy to death and both are hanged.
  • Crime Passionelle
    E4
    Crime PassionelleHaving bought his title, Prince Ali Fahmy Bey falls for sex worker Marguerite, and marries her, the marriage is a disaster, and ends in murder.
  • The Next Mrs Clements
    E5
    The Next Mrs ClementsDr Robert Clements married three times for money. In 1940, he took a fourth bride but she, too, soon becomes ill.
  • Absence of Mercy
    E6
    Absence of MercyIn the winter of 1863, poverty is rife, soon after taking out an insurance policy on her mother Mary, Alice Hewitt stands accused of murdering her mother by arsenic poisoning.
  • No Witness, No Case
    E7
    No Witness, No CaseGangland boss Jim Colosimo is obsessed with singer Dale Winter so hires Johnny Torrio and Al Capone to deal with business.
  • Poor Edith
    E8
    Poor EdithIn Edwardian Lancaster, the bodies of a respected family were exhumed, having died within one year of each other. Murder was suspected when Margaret Bingham, her brother James and father William had died from arsenic poisoning. Sister and daughter Edith Bingham was put on trial for their murder, but what was her ultimate fate.
  • The Boaster
    E9
    The BoasterIn June 1934, the body of Violet Kaye is found in a trunk, in Brighton. Kaye was in a violent relationship with drunk Tony Mancini.
  • Death Scene
    E10
    Death SceneWeldon Atherstone believes that his beau Elizabeth has been seeing his own son Thomas behind his back, when he aims to challenge the pair, tragedy strikes.
  • To Encourage the Others
    E11
    To Encourage the Others346 men who were shot at dawn during the Great War. James Crozier joined up at sixteen but suffering from shell shock he deserted.
  • Have a Drink on Me
    E12
    Have a Drink on MePrivates Wild and Crimmins go out drinking on the eve of the Battle of Somme, missing roll call and the battle the next morning.

Cast of Series 4

  • Edward WoodwardStoryteller
  • Sue DurkanProducer

 

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