In Suspicious Circumstances Poisoned Whispers/The Man Who Melted Away (Season 4, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Drama

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In Suspicious Circumstances

Poisoned Whispers/The Man Who Melted Away (Season 4, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Drama

April 1879; Liverpool merchant James Maybrick is poisoned with arsenic. His wife Florence is found guilty but did she get a fair trial? 6 Jan 1931; Evelyn Foster drives a man to Ponteland. Hours later she is found badly burned on moorland.

Director

Richard Signy

Writers

Frank Cottrell Boyce (segments: Poisoned Whispered) | Glenn Chandler (segments: The Man Who Melted Away)

Producer

Leslee Udwin

Editor

Anthony Ham

Production Designer

Tim Farmer

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Updated Jan 4, 1994

Release date

Jan 4, 1994 (United Kingdom)

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Edward Woodward Storyteller Storyteller See fewer	The Wicker Man (1973)
John Middleton Edwin Maybrick (segment: Poisoned Whispers} Edwin Maybrick (segment: Poisoned Whispers} See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Laurel Lefkow Florence Maybrick (segment: Poisoned Whispers} Florence Maybrick (segment: Poisoned Whispers} See fewer	The Diplomat (II) (2023)
Andrina Carroll Nurse Yapp (segment: Poisoned Whispers} Nurse Yapp (segment: Poisoned Whispers} See fewer	How to Kill Monsters (2023)
David Burke James Maybrick (segment: Poisoned Whispers} James Maybrick (segment: Poisoned Whispers} See fewer	The Guardians (1971)
Annie Lambert Matilda Briggs (segment: Poisoned Whispers} Matilda Briggs (segment: Poisoned Whispers} See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Simon Molloy Prison Governor (segment: Poisoned Whispers} Prison Governor (segment: Poisoned Whispers} See fewer	Ashes to Ashes (2008)
Michael Wardle Cecil Johnstone (segment: The Man Who Melted Away) Cecil Johnstone (segment: The Man Who Melted Away) See fewer	Withnail & I (1987)
Gina McKee Evelyn Foster (segment: The Man Who Melted Away) Evelyn Foster (segment: The Man Who Melted Away) See fewer	Notting Hill (1999)
Ian Cullen Joseph Foster (segment: The Man Who Melted Away) Joseph Foster (segment: The Man Who Melted Away) See fewer	The Paper Lads (1977)
Anne Jameson Margaret Foster (segment: The Man Who Melted Away) Margaret Foster (segment: The Man Who Melted Away) See fewer	The Boy Friend (1971)
George Irving The Man (segment: The Man Who Melted Away) The Man (segment: The Man Who Melted Away) See fewer	This Year Next Year (1977)
Andrew Dunn Journalist (segment: The Man Who Melted Away) Journalist (segment: The Man Who Melted Away) See fewer	How to Kill Monsters (2023)
Terence Skelton Capt. Fullarton James (segment: The Man Who Melted Away) Capt. Fullarton James (segment: The Man Who Melted Away) See fewer	In Suspicious Circumstances (1991)
Natasha Hausdorff James Maybrick's Daughter (segment: Poisoned Whispers} (uncredited) James Maybrick's Daughter (segment: Poisoned Whispers} (uncredited) See fewer	Sky News Breakfast (2018)