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Lady Killers

All Episodes 1980 - 1981

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  • 1980-07-19T23:00:00Z
  • 1h
  • 14h (14 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
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. Introduced by Robert Morley, seven hour-long dramas reconstruct sensational trials which shocked Britain, offering in-depth analyses of individuals' motives and methods.

14 episodes

Series Premiere

1980-07-19T23:00:00Z

1x01 Murder at the Savoy Hotel

Series Premiere

1x01 Murder at the Savoy Hotel

  • 1980-07-19T23:00:00Z1h

The story of Marie Marguerite Fahmy who shot dead her Egyptian husband in 1923 at London's Savoy Hotel.

1980-07-26T23:00:00Z

1x02 Not for the Nervous

1x02 Not for the Nervous

  • 1980-07-26T23:00:00Z1h

The story of Kate Webster, a maid who killed her employer Julia Thomas in Richmond in 1879.

1980-08-02T23:00:00Z

1x03 Lucky, Lucky Thirteen!

1x03 Lucky, Lucky Thirteen!

  • 1980-08-02T23:00:00Z1h

The story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain.

1980-08-09T23:00:00Z

1x04 Killing Mice

1x04 Killing Mice

  • 1980-08-09T23:00:00Z1h

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.

1980-08-23T23:00:00Z

1x06 Miss Madeleine Smith

1x06 Miss Madeleine Smith

  • 1980-08-23T23:00:00Z1h

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".

Season Finale

1980-08-30T23:00:00Z

1x07 Suffer Little Children

Season Finale

1x07 Suffer Little Children

  • 1980-08-30T23:00:00Z1h

The story of 'baby farmer' Amelia Dyer, convicted in 1896 of the murder of several children in her care.

Season Premiere

1981-07-09T23:00:00Z

2x01 Miss Elmore

Season Premiere

2x01 Miss Elmore

  • 1981-07-09T23:00:00Z1h

The story of Dr. Crippen, who killed his nymphomaniac wife Belle Elmore for the love of a young woman named Ethel Le Neve.

1981-07-16T23:00:00Z

2x02 Root of All Evil

2x02 Root of All Evil

  • 1981-07-16T23:00:00Z1h

The trial of Frederick Seddon for the murder of his lodger Eliza Barrow by poison gained from soaking fly papers.

1981-07-23T23:00:00Z

2x03 My Perfect Husband

2x03 My Perfect Husband

  • 1981-07-23T23:00:00Z1h

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.

1981-08-06T23:00:00Z

2x05 The Darlingest Boy

2x05 The Darlingest Boy

  • 1981-08-06T23:00:00Z1h

The true tale of Edith Thompson, a love triangle that ended in death for all three people involved.

1981-08-13T23:00:00Z

2x06 Make it a Double

2x06 Make it a Double

  • 1981-08-13T23:00:00Z1h

The notorious case of Neville Heath, the handsome charmer who brutally murdered two women in 1946.

Season Finale

1981-08-20T23:00:00Z

2x07 A Boy's Best Friend

Season Finale

2x07 A Boy's Best Friend

  • 1981-08-20T23:00:00Z1h

The story of Sidney Harry Fox, accused of murdering his mother in 1929.

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