In Suspicious Circumstances The Next Mrs. Clements/Absence of Mercy (Season 4, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Drama

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In Suspicious Circumstances

The Next Mrs. Clements/Absence of Mercy (Season 4, Episode 5)

TV Episode | Drama

Dr. Robert Clements married three times for money. In 1940, he took a fourth bride but she, too, soon becomes ill. In 1863, poverty was rife in mill towns. When Alice Hewitt takes out a life insurance on mother she finds herself arrested.

Director

Ken Horn

Writers

John Brown | Carolyn Sally Jones

Producer

Sue Durkan

Editor

Peter Hallworth

Production Designer

Alan Price

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 18, 1994

Release date

Jan 18, 1994 (United Kingdom)

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19 cast members

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