Malice Aforethought (1979)
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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.
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Hywel BennettDr Edmund Bickleigh
Cheryl CampbellMadeleine CranmereBelinda CarrollIvy RidgewayDavid AshfordWilliam ChatfordVivienne MooreMaid
Christopher GuardDenny Bourne
Harold InnocentReverend Hessary Torr
Susan PorrettFlorenceRohan McCulloughGwynyfryd RatteryElizabeth StewartMrs Torr
Briony McRobertsQuarnian TorrChristopher BramwellHarford RidgewayMovie DNA
Genre affinityMystery · Drama · ComedyNarrative complexityMysteryDialogue densityDrama · ComedyPacingShortDirector preference601915Actor preference453479 · 219150 · 1479190
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What is Malice Aforethought about?
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.
How long is Malice Aforethought?
Malice Aforethought has a runtime of 55 minutes.