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Malice Aforethought
Miniseries · Ended

Malice Aforethought

19791 season4 episodes55 min★ 6.0 (3 votes)Rated 12
MysteryDramaComedyBBC Two

Malice Aforethought is a four-part 1979 BBC Two miniseries by Philip Mackie, adapted from Anthony Berkeley Cox's (pen name Francis Iles) 1931 noir novel of the same name. For ten years, Julia Bickleigh has despised and bullied her husband. For ten years Dr Bickleigh has dreamed of romance ... and escape.

Created by Philip Mackie

Seasons

Miniseries
Miniseries1979 · 4 episodes

Cast

Hywel BennettHywel BennettDr Edmund Bickleigh · 4 ep.Cheryl CampbellCheryl CampbellMadeleine Cranmere · 4 ep.BBelinda CarrollIvy Ridgeway · 4 ep.David AshfordDavid AshfordWilliam Chatford · 4 ep.VVivienne MooreMaid · 4 ep.Christopher GuardChristopher GuardDenny Bourne · 3 ep.Harold InnocentHarold InnocentReverend Hessary Torr · 3 ep.Susan PorrettSusan PorrettFlorence · 3 ep.RRohan McCulloughGwynyfryd Rattery · 2 ep.EElizabeth StewartMrs Torr · 2 ep.Briony McRobertsBriony McRobertsQuarnian Torr · 2 ep.CChristopher BramwellHarford Ridgeway · 1 ep.MMary LaineMiss Wapsworthy · 2 ep.SShirley CainMiss Peavy · 2 ep.Judy ParfittJudy ParfittJulia Bickleigh · 2 ep.Doreen MantleDoreen MantleHilda · 1 ep.Michael LeesMichael LeesVictor · 1 ep.John HarveyJohn HarveySir Tamerton Foliott · 1 ep.James GroutJames GroutCI Russell · 1 ep.John WoodnuttJohn WoodnuttDr Lydston · 1 ep.AAntony BrownSupt Allhayes · 2 ep.AAnthony WoodruffMr Gunhill · 2 ep.KKristine HowarthMrs Holne · 1 ep.LLionel TaylorDS Tanner · 1 ep.Thorley WaltersThorley WaltersSir Francis Lee-Bannerton · 1 ep.Michael AldridgeMichael AldridgeSir Bernard Deverell · 1 ep.CChristopher BanksJudge · 1 ep.William FoxWilliam Fox2nd Judge · 1 ep.DDerrick FinchamForeman · 1 ep.Richard MartinRichard Martin2nd Foreman · 1 ep.AArnold PetersClerk of the Court · 1 ep.DDouglas BarlowCourt Usher · 1 ep.FFrank DuncanDr Ryder · 1 ep.PPeter MannDr Sourby · 1 ep.Noel JohnsonNoel JohnsonMr Pimm · 1 ep.BBrian JamesonMr Hankin · 1 ep.Paul WilliamsonPaul WilliamsonPsychiatrist · 1 ep.

Crew

Directing
Cyril Coke (Director)
Writing
Anthony Berkeley Cox (Novel), Philip Mackie (Writer)
Production
Richard Beynon (Producer)
Sound
Ron Grainer (Original Music Composer)
Art
Chris Pemsell (Production Design)
Costume & Make-Up
Christian Dyall (Costume Design)

Data: TMDB (this product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB), Wikidata.