In Suspicious Circumstances
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.
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Season 5
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The Silent Witness
Jan 1926; Kathleen Smith meets Jack Derham but her husband Frank is determined to win her back.
Aug 5, 1996 -
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The Great Romancer
1919; Arthur Goslett has two wives, Evelyn and Daisy. Daisy confronts him and he decides to murder Evelyn.
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Ring of Truth
1865; Adolf Beck is identified as swindler John Smith. He is sentenced to twelve years. His name is finally cleared in 1907.
Aug 12, 1996 -
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The Golden Goose
1909; George Storrs fears for his life but the police fail react to a ringing bell and he is found dead.
Aug 12, 1996 -
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Murder of a Memsahib
Sept 1911; Frances Orme was found dead at the Savoy, in Lucknow. Her friend Eva Stephens is put on trial for poisoning her.
Aug 19, 1996 -
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A Place of Execution
1884; John Lee was due to hang for the murder of Emma Keyse but on three occasions it failed.
Aug 19, 1996 -
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An Evil Business
1560; Queen Elizabeth I's close friendship Robert Dudley is frowned on. When Dudley's wife dies, scandal threatens the monarchy.
Aug 26, 1996 -
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Dearest Pet
1855 Glasgow; Madeleine Smith is the prime suspect in the murder of Emile L'Angelier, a man considered outside of her class, but whom she had an illicit affair with. L'Angelier is murdered with arsenic, arsenic that Smith was known to purchase.
Aug 26, 1996 -
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Who's Sorry Now?
Jan 1928; Harry Pace dies of arsenic poisoning. His wife Beatrice was released due a lack of evidence and the possibility Harry killed himself.
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The Woman in Grey
February 1882; Esther Pay is tried for poisoning Georgina Moore but acquitted due to faulty evidence.
Oct 4, 1996 -
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The Monster of Reading
1929; American stage actor Philip Yale Drew is accused of murdering a tobacconist, in Reading but he claims to have no memory.
Oct 11, 1996 -
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The Letter Killeth
August 1908; Major General Charles Luard is the prime suspect when his adored and much loved wife Daisy is killed. Charles receives a string of poison pen letters, and is driven to a tragic act.
Oct 11, 1996