We, the Accused (TV series)

*We, the Accused*
We, the Accused
Genre	Crime drama
Based on	We, the Accused by Ernest Raymond
Written by	Julia Jones
Directed by	Richard Stroud
Starring	Ian Holm ; Angela Down ; Iain Cuthbertson
Composer	Daryl Runswick
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Producer	Jonathan Powell
Cinematography	Ken Westbury
Running time	60 minutes
Release
Original network	BBC 2
Original release	10 September –; 8 November 1980

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.^[1] 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
as Jane Presset
David Lodge as Briscoll
as Bessie Furle
Alan Webb as Aubrey Presset
Elizabeth Spriggs as Eleanor Presset
as Reporter
Debbie Farrington as Annie Mavis
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[]

^ Baskin p.175

Bibliography[]

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

External links[]

We, the Accused at IMDb

[1] Baskin p.175

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