The Wimbledon Poisoner (TV series)
| The Wimbledon Poisoner | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Black comedy, drama |
| Based on | The Wimbledon Trilogy by Nigel Williams |
| Written by | Nigel Williams |
| Directed by | Robert Young |
| Starring |
Robert Lindsay Alison Steadman Philip Jackson Larry Lamb Art Malik Mabel McKeown Simon Chandler Wendy Mottingham Michael Mellinger Catherine Schell |
| Composer(s) | Richard Harvey |
| Country of origin | Wimbledon, London, England |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Nick Barton Michael Wearing |
| Producer(s) | Linda Agran |
| Cinematography | Norman Langley |
| Running time | 72 minutes |
| Production company(s) | ABTV for BBC |
| Distributor | BBC Worldwide |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC1 |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| First shown in | United Kingdom |
| Original release | 11 December – 18 December 1994 |
The Wimbledon Poisoner is a British television black comedy drama miniseries, consisting of two seventy-two episodes, that first broadcast on 11 December 1994 on BBC1.[1] The series stars Robert Lindsay as Henry Farr and Alison Steadman as his feminist wife. When he becomes disillusioned by her bullying ways, he decides to poison her. The miniseries was written by Nigel Williams and directed by Robert Young.
The series was based on the novels of The Wimbledon Trilogy by author Nigel Williams, first published in 1990.[2] The series was filmed in and around the Church Road and Dunstall Road streets of Wimbledon, London in 1994. The series co-starred Philip Jackson as Detective Inspector Russell Rush, Larry Lamb as Dr. Donald Templeton and Art Malik as Karim Jackson. Notably, it has yet to be released on DVD.
Cast
- Robert Lindsay as Henry Farr
- Alison Steadman as Elinor Farr
- Philip Jackson as Detective Inspector Russell Rush
- Larry Lamb as Dr. Donald Templeton
- Art Malik as Karim Jackson
- Mabel McKeown as Maisie Farr
- Simon Chandler as No. 47
- Wendy Mottingham as Mrs. 47
- Michael Mellinger as Mr. Gunther
- Catherine Schell as Mrs. Gunther
- Bill Stewart as David Sprout
- Melanie Kilburn as Edwina Sprout
- Tim McMullan as Sebastian Williams
- Vivienne Ritchie as 'Billykins' Templeton
- Joe Gecks as Arfur Templeton
- Andy de la Tour as Graham Beamish
- Joan White as Vera Loomis
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | British air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1[3]" | Robert Young | Nigel Williams | 11 December 1994 |
| Henry Farr (Robert Lindsay), a Wimbledon solicitor, is desperate to rid himself of his wife, Elinor (Alison Steadman). He settles on murder as his solution but, when the neighbours begin to drop dead at an alarming rate, Henry realises that killing people is not quite as straightforward as he first thought. | ||||
| 2 | "Episode 2[4]" | Robert Young | Nigel Williams | 18 December 1994 |
| The trail of dead bodies is leading relentless Detective Inspector Rush (Philip Jackson) straight to hapless Henry Farr. Will he be unmasked or will justice take another peculiar turn? | ||||
References
- ↑ "The Wimbledon Poisoner Part One (1994)". BFI. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ↑ https://www.fantasticfiction.com, webmaster@fantasticfiction.com -. "The Wimbledon Poisoner (Wimbledon Trilogy, book 1) by Nigel Williams". www.fantasticfiction.com.
- ↑ "The Wimbledon Poisoner - BBC One London - 11 December 1994 - BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "The Wimbledon Poisoner - BBC One London - 18 December 1994 - BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.