The Blackheath Poisonings (TV series)
| The Blackheath Poisonings | |
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| Genre | Historical mystery |
| Created by | Kenny McBain |
| Based on | The Blackheath Poisonings by Julian Symons |
| Written by | Simon Raven |
| Directed by | Stuart Orme |
| Starring | Zoë Wanamaker Patrick Malahide Christien Anholt |
| Composer | Colin Towns |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ted Childs |
| Producers | Stephen Smallwood Grace Hartley |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Central Independent Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 7 December – 9 December 1992 |
The Blackheath Poisonings is a British period crime television series which originally aired on ITV in 3 episodes between 7 and 9 December 1992.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1978 novel of the same title by Julian Symons.
Cast
[edit]- Christine Kavanagh as Isabel Collard
- Ian McNeice as George Collard
- Zoë Wanamaker as Charlotte Collard
- Judy Parfitt as Harriet Collard
- Patrick Malahide as Robert Dangerfield
- James Faulkner as Roger Vandervent
- Christien Anholt as Paul Vandervent
- Julia St John as Beatrice Vandervent
- Nicholas Woodeson as Bertie Williams
- Ronald Fraser as Doctor Porter
- George Anton as Doctor Hassall
- Danny Schiller as Morley
- Andrew Robertson as Landlord
- Donald Sumpter as Inspector Titmarsh
- Ian Bartholomew as Jenkins
- Dafydd Hywel as Sergeant Davis
- Gabrielle Cowburn as Hilda
- Ralph Nossek as Family Solicitor
- Basil Hoskins as Napier
- Rosalind Knight as Lady Reading Poetry
- Bob Goody as Thompkins
- Douglas McFerran as Bookie's Clerk
- Lucy Briers as Maid
- Kenneth Haigh as Sir Charles Russell
- Colin Jeavons as Makepeace
- James Coyle as Chaplain
- Richard Strange as Oscar Wilde
- Robert Flemyng as Judge
- Robert Longden as Flossie
- Neville Phillips as Clerk of Court
References
[edit]- ^ Baskin p.266
Bibliography
[edit]- Baskin, Ellen . Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
- Forshaw, Barry. British Crime Film: Subverting the Social Order. Springer, 2012.
- Tanitch, Robert. Oscar Wilde on Stage and Screen. Methuen, 1999.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1992 British television series debuts
- 1992 British television series endings
- 1990s British drama television series
- 1990s British mystery television series
- 1990s British television miniseries
- British English-language television shows
- ITV television dramas
- Television series by ITV Studios
- Television series set in the 1890s
- Television shows based on British novels
- Television shows produced by Central Independent Television
- Television shows set in London