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Unsolved mystery of a Victorian poisoning.

Mrs Bravo Regrets

No Smoke Without Fire

Anthony John Maffia, aka The Magpie, is a thief of some notoriety—and a friend of The Krays—is killed, Stephen Crown Jewel is arrested, he claims Maffia was killed by three men, and that it was a gang killing.

The Jewel and the Magpie

In 1949, showgirl Mollie Mozelle vanishes under mysterious circumstances.

Our Dearest Dear

In 1927, Maundy Gregory sold peerages on behalf the Liberal Party and was involved in a blackmail scandal.

Maundy Money

In 1965, former boxer Freddie Mills was found dead, shot through one eye. The verdict was suicide but should it be murder?

Freddie Mills

In 1900, Louise Masset was executed for the murder of her 3-year-old child but was she really a victim of prejudice.

Louise Masset

In 1928–29, three members of the Sidney family were poisoned. The Croyden Poisonings remain unsolved to this day.

Unjust Deserts

The story of a murder in the immigrant Jewish community of East London, for which a flamboyant character known as 'The Australian' was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.

An Uncommon Murder

In May 1932, wealthy Elvira Barney and Michael Scott Stephens host a party. Next morning, Stephens is found dead and Barney will face trial.

Laugh Baby Laugh

Farmer's wife Margaret Dobson sets off to the local village at dusk, she never returns. Margaret is found dead, having been raped and murdered, 21 year old Country lad Robert Hoolhouse is arrested and charged.

Shadow of Doubt

Dancing with Death

Candle in the Window

In June 1931, model Starr Faithfull was found on a beach in Long Beach, New York. Despite a verdict of drowning, she was badly bruised.

Falling Starr

After three months of courting, Herbert Bennett and Alice Meadows set a date for their wedding. Bennett, however, is arrested for the murder of widow Mary Hood, whose body was found on a beach in Yarmouth.

Good As Gold

In April 1879, Liverpudlian merchant James Maybrick is poisoned with arsenic. His wife Florence is found guilty but did she get a fair trial?

Poisoned Whispers

Evelyn Foster stops to pick up a man who's missed his last bus, but the part of the good Samaritan ends badly for her as she is killed.

The Man Who Melted Away

With husband Percy away, Frederick Bywaters romances wife Edith Thompson. In 1922, Bywaters stabs Percy to death and both are hanged.

One Little Hour

Having bought his title, Prince Ali Fahmy Bey falls for sex worker Marguerite, and marries her, the marriage is a disaster, and ends in murder.

Crime Passionelle

Dr Robert Clements married three times for money. In 1940, he took a fourth bride but she, too, soon becomes ill.

The Next Mrs Clements

In the winter of 1863, poverty is rife, soon after taking out an insurance policy on her mother Mary, Alice Hewitt stands accused of murdering her mother by arsenic poisoning.

Absence of Mercy

Gangland boss Jim Colosimo is obsessed with singer Dale Winter so hires Johnny Torrio and Al Capone to deal with business.

No Witness, No Case

In Edwardian Lancaster, the bodies of a respected family were exhumed, having died within one year of each other. Murder was suspected.

Poor Edith

In June 1934, the body of Violet Kaye is found in a trunk, in Brighton. Kaye was in a violent relationship with drunk Tony Mancini.

The Boaster

Weldon Atherstone believes that his beau Elizabeth has been seeing his own son Thomas behind his back, when he aims to challenge the pair, tragedy strikes.

Death Scene

346 men who were shot at dawn during the Great War. James Crozier joined up at sixteen but suffering from shell shock he deserted.

To Encourage the Others

Privates Wild and Crimmins go out drinking on the eve of the Battle of Somme, missing roll call and the battle the next morning.

Have a Drink on Me

Jan 1926; Kathleen Smith meets Jack Derham but her husband Frank is determined to win her back.

The Silent Witness

1919; Arthur Goslett has two wives, Evelyn and Daisy. Daisy confronts him and he decides to murder Evelyn.

The Great Romancer

1865; Adolf Beck is identified as swindler John Smith. He is sentenced to twelve years. His name is finally cleared in 1907.

Ring of Truth

1909; George Storrs fears for his life but the police fail react to a ringing bell and he is found dead.

The Golden Goose

Sept 1911; Frances Orme was found dead at the Savoy, in Lucknow. Her friend Eva Stephens is put on trial for poisoning her.

Murder of a Memsahib

1884; John Lee was due to hang for the murder of Emma Keyse but on three occasions it failed.

A Place of Execution

1560; Queen Elizabeth I's close friendship Robert Dudley is frowned on. When Dudley's wife dies, scandal threatens the monarchy.

An Evil Business

1855 Glasgow; Madeleine Smith is the prime suspect in the murder of Emile L'Angelier, a man considered outside of her class, but whom she had an illicit affair with. L'Angelier is murdered with arsenic, arsenic that Smith was known to purchase.

Dearest Pet

Jan 1928; Harry Pace dies of arsenic poisoning. His wife Beatrice was released due a lack of evidence and the possibility Harry killed himself.

Who's Sorry Now?

February 1882; Esther Pay is tried for poisoning Georgina Moore but acquitted due to faulty evidence.

The Woman in Grey

1929; American stage actor Philip Yale Drew is accused of murdering a tobacconist, in Reading but he claims to have no memory.

The Monster of Reading

August 1908; Major General Charles Luard is the prime suspect when his adored and much loved wife Daisy is killed. Charles receives a string of poison pen letters, and is driven to a tragic act.

The Letter Killeth

Introduced by renowned English actor Edward Woodward, In Suspicious Circumstances is an anthology of reenactments depicting real-life murder mysteries, some famous and some obscure, exploring cases with elements of miscarriage of justice, unsolved mysteries, and unusual circumstances, often spanning different historical periods.

All Episodes of In Suspicious Circumstances

Season 1

Mrs Bravo Regrets

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/3/1991

No Smoke Without Fire

Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/3/1991

The Jewel and the Magpie

Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/3/1991