The Brides in the Bath

*The Brides in the Bath*
The Brides in the Bath
Written by	Glenn Chandler
Directed by	Harry Bradbeer
Starring	Martin Kemp; Tracey Wilkinson; Charlotte Randle; Emma Ferguson
Theme music composer	Richard Taylor
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Producers	David Reynolds; Alan Dossor
Cinematography	Robin Vidgeon
Editor	David Aspinall
Running time	120 minutes
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	31 December 2003;

The Brides in the Bath is a 2003 Yorkshire Television film based on the life and Old Bailey trial of British serial killer and bigamist George Joseph Smith, the "Brides in the Bath Murderer". Martin Kemp plays the role of Smith, and Richard Griffiths plays barrister Sir Edward Marshall-Hall. The script was written by Glenn Chandler^[1] and directed by Harry Bradbeer.

Production[]

Set to portray coastal Weymouth, filming took place in Yorkshire locations of Bridlington, Filey and Scarborough from June to mid-July, 2003.^[2]

Plot[]

The film focuses on the trial of George Smith and flashbacks showing how he met each of his wives. Smith is married to his wife Edith. He often goes away on the pretext of business. Whilst he is away he meets wealthy women, marries them within a few weeks, insures their lives and then drowns them in the bath. He returns with the insurance money (sometimes he brings the latest victims' possessions to Edith as gifts). He is eventually arrested and ultimately hanged for his crimes. At the trial it is revealed that his marriage to Edith is bigamous; in total he had eight wives, most of which he left after stealing all of their possessions.^[3]

Cast[]

Martin Kemp as George Smith
Tracey Wilkinson as Edith Smith
Emma Ferguson as Alice Burnham
Jennifer Calvert as Caroline Thornhill
Susan Brown as Mrs. Crossley
Richard Griffiths as Sir Edward Marshall-Hall
Joanna David as Elizabeth Burnham
Peter Wight as Charles Burnham
James Woolley as Mr. Archibald Bodkin
Philip Voss as Mr. Justice Scrutton
Alan McKenna as Det. Insp. Arthur Neil
Ed Waters as Det. Sgt. Page
Anthony Calf as Howard Munday
Adam Schumacher as Marshall-Hall's Clerk
Charlotte Randle as Bessie Munday
Lisa Ellis as Maisy Crossley
Carolyn Backhouse as Margaret Lofty
Howard Gay as Montague Shearman
Ian Connaughton as Travers Humphreys

References[]

^ Mark Lavery, Mark Lavery (31 December 2003). "A Role to Die For". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
^ staff (29 May 2003). "Filming in Old Town". Bridlington Free Press. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
^ "TV listings guide".

External links[]

The Brides in the Bath at IMDb
DVD

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[Yorkshire_Evening_Post-1] Mark Lavery, Mark Lavery (31 December 2003). "A Role to Die For". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 19 September 2014.

[Bridlington_Free_Press-2] staff (29 May 2003). "Filming in Old Town". Bridlington Free Press. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

[3] "TV listings guide".

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