Lady Killers

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.

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Robert Morley

Episodes

Season 1

7 episodes

Dramatic reconstructions of some of Britain's most infamous murder trials involving women.

S1 E1 · Murder at the Savoy Hotel

1980-07-20

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

S1 E2 · Not for the Nervous

1980-07-27

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

S1 E3 · Lucky, Lucky Thirteen!

1980-08-03

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

S1 E4 · Killing Mice

1980-08-10

The story of Mary Pearcey, who murdered her employer and baby in 1890.

S1 E5 · Don't Let Them Kill Me on Wednesday

1980-08-17

The case of Charlotte Bryant, who was hanged for poisoning her husband with weed-killer.

S1 E6 · Miss Madeleine Smith

1980-08-24

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".

S1 E7 · Suffer Little Children

1980-08-31

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

Season 2

7 episodes

S2 E1 · Miss Elmore

1981-07-10

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

S2 E2 · Root of All Evil

1981-07-17

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

S2 E3 · My Perfect Husband

1981-07-24

The story of George Joseph Smith, the "brides in the bath" murderer.

S2 E4 · A Smile is Sometimes Worth a Million Dollars

1981-07-31

The story of Ronald True, convicted of the murder of a prostitute in 1922.

S2 E5 · The Darlingest Boy

1981-08-07

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

S2 E6 · Make it a Double

1981-08-14

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

S2 E7 · A Boy's Best Friend

1981-08-21

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