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  • Crown Court Death in the Family: Part 1 (Season 3, Episode 52)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | Drama

Crown Court

Death in the Family: Part 1 (Season 3, Episode 52)
TV-14
TV Episode | Drama
Elspeth Durrant, a temperamental woman with a history of mental illness and suicide attempts, is found dead in her bed after taking a large number of pills and alcohol. Shortly before she had told her husband Frank that she was going to ...See moreElspeth Durrant, a temperamental woman with a history of mental illness and suicide attempts, is found dead in her bed after taking a large number of pills and alcohol. Shortly before she had told her husband Frank that she was going to commit suicide. However the prosecution insist this was not a genuine suicide but a case of murder - he was tired of her behaviour and asphyxiated her by turning her face into her pillow while she was unconscious. Written by Alan Briscoe See less
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Director
Stephen Butcher
Writer
David Fisher
Producer
Jonathan Powell
Production Designer
Knowles Bentley
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Status
Edit Released
Updated May 1, 1974
Release date
May 1, 1974 (United Kingdom)

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