We, the Accused is a British period crime television series which originally aired on BBC 2 in 5 episodes between 10 September and 8 October 1980.Baskin p.175 It is an adaptation of the 1935 novel of the same title by Ernest Raymond, itself inspired by the Doctor Crippen case.

Main cast

Ian Holm as Paul Pressett Angela Down as Myra Bawne Iain Cuthbertson as Chief Inspector Boltro Hugh Thomas as Detective Sergeant Doyle Christopher Benjamin as Inglewood Brenda Cowling as Mrs. Briscoll Frank Gatliff as Doctor Waterhall Betty Hardy as Jane Presset David Lodge as Briscoll Julia McCarthy as Bessie Furle Alan Webb as Aubrey Presset Elizabeth Spriggs as Eleanor Presset Tony Brooks as Reporter Debbie Farrington as Annie Mavis Edmund Kente as Worksop Nichola McAuliffe as Lily Worksop Charles Gray as Sir Hayman Drewer Ysanne Churchman as Edith Hanks Derek Farr as Sir Kenneth Eddy Annie Hulley as Sarah Norman Mitchell as Crompton Ralph Nossek as Superintendent Kerslake Philip Stone as Reverend Hanks Michael Troughton as Mr. Cullingford Ruth Trouncer as Lady Drewer John Woodnutt as Inspector Yatt

References

Bibliography Baskin, Ellen . Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.

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