| 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. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Morley | 14 | |
| Robert Morley | Self - Presenter | 13 |
| Charles Kay | Sir Henry Curtis Bennett, K.C. | 4 |
| Joan Sims | 'Belle' Elmore (voice) | 2 |
| John Fraser | Dr. 'Peter' Crippen | 2 |
| Christopher Banks | Mr. Justice Bucknill | 1 |
| Tenniel Evans | Speed | 1 |
| George Baker | Sir Terence O'Connor, Q.C. | 1 |
| T. P. McKenna | Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C. | 1 |
| Colin Jeavons | Mr. A.T. Lawrence | 1 |
| Rita Tushingham | Charlotte Bryant | 1 |
| Hannah Gordon | Ethel Le Neve | 1 |
| Joan Hickson | Carrie Esther Rapley | 1 |
| Ronald Lacey | Inspector Bannister | 1 |
| Geoffrey Bayldon | Dr. Alfred Austin French | 1 |
| Robert Stephens | Sir Edward Marshall Hall, K.C. | 1 |
| Ian Charleson | Neville Heath | 1 |
| Robert Morley | Self/Presenter | 1 |
| Peter Sallis | O'Brien | 1 |
| Jeremy Clyde | Mr. Kapadia | 1 |
| Michael Byrne | Edward Marshall-Hall KC | 1 |
| Michael Byrne | Edward Marshall-Hall | 1 |
| Paul Nicholas | Frank Hogg | 1 |
| Matyelok Gibbs | Dolly Hill | 1 |
| Joanna David | Mary Eleanor Pearcey | 1 |
| Leslie French | Justice Denman | 1 |
| Leslie French | Judge | 1 |
| Heather Chasen | Mrs. Martinetti | 1 |
| David McKail | The Rt. Hon. John Hope | 1 |
| Geoffrey Keen | Mr. Fulton | 1 |
| Norma West | Miss Symonds | 1 |
| Edward Hardwicke | Christmas Humphries | 1 |
| David Buck | Percival Clarke, K.C. | 1 |
| Christopher Cazenove | Ronald True | 1 |
| Christopher Villiers | Frederick Bywaters | 1 |
| Doreen Mantle | Mrs. Wheeler | 1 |
| Mark Wingett | Alfred | 1 |
| Terrence Hardiman | Mr. Cecil Whitely, K.C. | 1 |
| Sarah Berger | Maggie Seddon | 1 |
| Michael Jayston | Frederick Henry Seddon | 1 |
| Carlos Douglas | Mariani | 1 |
| Roberta Taylor | Roberta Martin | 1 |
| John Horsley | Mr. Justice Rigby Swift | 1 |
| Robin Sachs | Gervais Rentoul | 1 |
| Michael Ripper | William Seddon | 1 |
| Michael Kitchen | Reverend Father M'Enery | 1 |
| Margaret Tyzack | Mrs. Lillian Bywaters | 1 |
| John Tordoff | Mr. Fairfax | 1 |
| Barbara Kellerman | Madame Marie Fahmy | 1 |
| Elizabeth Bennett | Mrs. Clay | 1 |
| Eric Carte | James Armstrong | 1 |
| Lloyd Lamble | Dr. George Billing | 1 |
| Dorothea Phillips | Mrs. Blodgett - Wardress | 1 |
| John Grillo | Mr. Manners | 1 |
| Robert East | J.D. Cassels, K.C. | 1 |
| Tim Seely | Dr. Forbes Winslow | 1 |
| Philip Voss | Auguste de Mean | 1 |
| Ian McCulloch | John Inglis | 1 |
| Angus MacKay | Dr. James Henry Morton | 1 |
| Geoffrey Leesley | John Charles Pearcey | 1 |
| Robert Flemyng | Mr. Justice Havers | 1 |
| Susan Wooldridge | Janet Cole | 1 |
| Christopher Ellison | Detective Inspector Spooner | 1 |
| Eamon Boland | Anthony Findlater | 1 |
| Kenneth Haigh | George Joseph Smith | 1 |
| Arthur Hewlett | Mr. Biffen | 1 |
| John Justin | Mr. Justice Scrutton | 1 |
| Juliet Cadzow | Christina Haggart Mackenzie | 1 |
| Terence Budd | Arthur Ernest Palmer | 1 |
| Jonathan Elsom | Mr. Hutton | 1 |
| Jonathan Elsom | Mr. Anthony Hawke | 1 |
| Michael Johnson | Desmond Cussen | 1 |
| John Woodnutt | Mr. Justic McKinnon | 1 |
| Deborah Norton | Clara Hogg | 1 |
| Bernard Horsfall | Melford Stevenson, Q.C. | 1 |
| Linda Polan | Priscilla Loveridge | 1 |
| Laurence Payne | Victor Mishcon | 1 |
| Jane Lowe | Edna Baker | 1 |
| Pam St. Clement | Mary Chater | 1 |
| Mark Jones | Dr. William Narwood East | 1 |
| Paul Jerricho | Montague Morgan | 1 |
| Veronica Doran | Lucy Ostler | 1 |
| Ann Thornton | Avis Graydon | 1 |
| Irene Sutcliffe | Gladys Yule | 1 |
| David Meyer | Mr. Armstrong | 1 |
| Geoffrey Toone | Brigadier Cecil Winbolt | 1 |
| Geoffrey Russell | Mr. Justice M'Cardle | 1 |
| Harry Littlewood | Henry Porter | 1 |
| Joseph Brady | Mr. Beattie | 1 |
| Jenny Howe | Miss Thomas | 1 |
| Richard Kay | Robert Churchill | 1 |
| Andrew McCulloch | Mr. Ogilvie | 1 |
| Seymour Green | George Ramsay | 1 |
| Gilbert Wynne | Dr. Thomas MacCarthy | 1 |
| Gilbert Wynne | Mr. Blundell | 1 |
| Clare Kelly | Mrs. Sergeant | 1 |
| Gordon Reid | William Harper Minnoch | 1 |
| Maggie Riley | Mrs. Eaves | 1 |
| Dennis Chinnery | Albert Burton | 1 |
| June Barry | Mary Ann Palmer | 1 |
| Stephen Murray | Archibald Bodkin | 1 |
| Richard Mathews | Justice Rowlatt | 1 |
| Trevor Cooper | Oliver | 1 |
| Sandy Walsh | Lily | 1 |
| Phyllis Calvert | Rosaline Fox | 1 |
| Georgina Hale | Ruth Ellis | 1 |
| Jill Dixon | Edith Mabel Pegler | 1 |
| Dennis Edwards | William Graydon | 1 |
| Terence Soall | Dr. John Morton | 1 |
| John Line | Mr. Thomas | 1 |