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The Worst Episodes of Lady Killers

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Compelling crime anthology looks at some of Britain's most notorious murder trials, in which both male and female defendants stood accused of the murder of women. Introduced by Robert Morley, seven hour-long dramas reconstruct sensational

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Lady Killers Season 1 Episode 6 - Miss Madeleine Smith
    5.4/10(20 votes)

    #1 - Miss Madeleine Smith

    S1:E6

    The story of Madeleine Smith, a respectable spinster who was accused of killing her lover in 19th-century Edinburgh. The case was famously found to be "not proven".

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  2. Lady Killers Season 2 Episode 1 - Miss Elmore
    5.9/10(18 votes)

    #2 - Miss Elmore

    S2:E1

    The story of Dr. Crippen, who killed his nymphomaniac wife Belle Elmore for the love of a young woman named Ethel Le Neve.

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  3. Lady Killers Season 1 Episode 4 - Killing Mice
    6.1/10(21 votes)

    #3 - Killing Mice

    S1:E4

    The story of Mary Pearcey, who murdered her employer and baby in 1890.

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  4. Lady Killers Season 1 Episode 1 - Murder at the Savoy Hotel
    6.5/10(25 votes)

    #4 - Murder at the Savoy Hotel

    S1:E1

    The story of Marie Marguerite Fahmy who shot dead her Egyptian husband in 1923 at London's Savoy Hotel.

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  5. Lady Killers Season 2 Episode 4 - A Smile is Sometimes Worth a Million Dollars
    6.8/10(15 votes)

    #5 - A Smile is Sometimes Worth a Million Dollars

    S2:E4

    The story of Ronald True, convicted of the murder of a prostitute in 1922.

    Director:joan kemp-w

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  6. Lady Killers Season 2 Episode 2 - Root of All Evil
    7.1/10(15 votes)

    #6 - Root of All Evil

    S2:E2

    The trial of Frederick Seddon for the murder of his lodger Eliza Barrow by poison gained from soaking fly papers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Sue Lake

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  8. Lady Killers Season 2 Episode 3 - My Perfect Husband
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #7 - My Perfect Husband

    S2:E3

    The story of George Joseph Smith, the "brides in the bath" murderer.

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  9. Lady Killers Season 2 Episode 5 - The Darlingest Boy
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    #8 - The Darlingest Boy

    S2:E5

    The true tale of Edith Thompson, a love triangle that ended in death for all three people involved.

    Director:Brian Mills

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  10. Lady Killers Season 2 Episode 7 - A Boy's Best Friend
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #9 - A Boy's Best Friend

    S2:E7

    The story of Sidney Harry Fox, accused of murdering his mother in 1929.

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  11. Lady Killers Season 2 Episode 6 - Make it a Double
    7.3/10(14 votes)

    #10 - Make it a Double

    S2:E6

    The notorious case of Neville Heath, the handsome charmer who brutally murdered two women in 1946.

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  12. Lady Killers Season 1 Episode 5 - Don't Let Them Kill Me on Wednesday
    7.4/10(22 votes)

    #11 - Don't Let Them Kill Me on Wednesday

    S1:E5

    The case of Charlotte Bryant, who was hanged for poisoning her husband with weed-killer.

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  13. Lady Killers Season 1 Episode 3 - Lucky, Lucky Thirteen!
    7.5/10(30 votes)

    #12 - Lucky, Lucky Thirteen!

    S1:E3

    The story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain.

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  14. Lady Killers Season 1 Episode 7 - Suffer Little Children
    7.5/10(14 votes)

    #13 - Suffer Little Children

    S1:E7

    The story of 'baby farmer' Amelia Dyer, convicted in 1896 of the murder of several children in her care.

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  15. Lady Killers Season 1 Episode 2 - Not for the Nervous
    7.9/10(28 votes)

    #14 - Not for the Nervous

    S1:E2

    The story of Kate Webster, a maid who killed her employer Julia Thomas in Richmond in 1879.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Miss Madeleine Smith" is the worst rated episode of "Lady Killers". It scored 5.4/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by Joan Kemp-Welch and written by Susan Pleat, it aired on 8/24/1980. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Miss Elmore".