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Malice Aforethought (2005)

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Falling in love with this Doctor could be bad for your health.

Malice Aforethought is a 2005 ITV drama based on Anthony Berkeley Cox’s 1931 novel of the same name, made by Granada Television. There was an earlier BBC television adaptation of this novel in 1979. Dr. Edmund Bickleigh is married to a particularly overbearing woman who reminds him at every turn that he is living in her house. But the good doctor has outside interests to help him cope.

Cast & Crew

Director
David Blair
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    Miss Janet Wapworthy Ronnie Masterson
  • Profile picture of Fiona O'Shaughnessy
    Florence Fiona O'Shaughnessy
  • Profile picture of Barbara Flynn
    Julia Bickleigh Barbara Flynn
  • Profile picture of Ben Miller
    Dr. Edmund Bickleigh Ben Miller
  • Profile picture of Megan Dodds
    Madeleine Cranmere Megan Dodds
  • Profile picture of Peter Vaughan
    Widdicombe Peter Vaughan
  • Profile picture of Joseph Beattie
    Denny Bourne Joseph Beattie
  • Profile picture of Richard Armitage
    William Chatford Richard Armitage
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Season 1

2005

2 episodes

Season 1 of Malice Aforethought premiered on April 10, 2005

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Keywords

  • poison
  • based on novel or book
  • wife murder
  • 1920s
  • murder plot
  • unhappy marriage