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Lady Killers

TV·1980–1981·2 seasons, 14 episodes·ITV1·Crime, Drama·1h·Created by Pieter Rogers

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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. Presented 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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Episodes by season

Season017Episodes1980AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Murder at the Savoy HotelJuly 20, 1980The story of Marie Marguerite Fahmy who shot dead her Egyptian husband in 1923 at London's Savoy Hotel.
  2. S01E02Not for the NervousJuly 27, 1980The story of Kate Webster, a maid who killed her employer Julia Thomas in Richmond in 1879.
  3. S01E03Lucky, Lucky Thirteen!August 3, 1980The story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain.
  4. S01E04Killing MiceAugust 10, 1980The story of Mary Pearcey, who murdered her employer and baby in 1890.
  5. S01E05Don't Let Them Kill Me on WednesdayAugust 17, 1980The case of Charlotte Bryant, who was hanged for poisoning her husband with weed-killer.
  6. S01E06Miss Madeleine SmithAugust 24, 1980The story of Madeleine Smith, a respectable spinster who was accused of killing her lover in 19th-century Edinburgh. The case was famously f
  7. S01E07Suffer Little ChildrenAugust 31, 1980The story of 'baby farmer' Amelia Dyer, convicted in 1896 of the murder of several children in her care.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season027Episodes1981AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Miss ElmoreJuly 10, 1981The story of Dr. Crippen, who killed his nymphomaniac wife Belle Elmore for the love of a young woman named Ethel Le Neve.
  2. S02E02Root of All EvilJuly 17, 1981The trial of Frederick Seddon for the murder of his lodger Eliza Barrow by poison gained from soaking fly papers.
  3. S02E03My Perfect HusbandJuly 24, 1981The story of George Joseph Smith, the "brides in the bath" murderer.
  4. S02E04A Smile is Sometimes Worth a Million DollarsJuly 31, 1981The story of Ronald True, convicted of the murder of a prostitute in 1922.
  5. S02E05The Darlingest BoyAugust 7, 1981The true tale of Edith Thompson, a love triangle that ended in death for all three people involved.
  6. S02E06Make it a DoubleAugust 14, 1981The notorious case of Neville Heath, the handsome charmer who brutally murdered two women in 1946.
  7. S02E07A Boy's Best FriendAugust 21, 1981The story of Sidney Harry Fox, accused of murdering his mother in 1929.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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