In a time before the science of crime became the solving of it a detective relied on an open eye a keen ear and the dogged pursuit of any and every lead. Here in Victorian England the difference between innocence and guilt can all be weighed upon The Suspicions of Mr Whicher. The Murder at Road Hill House. Adapted from Kate Summerscale’s bestselling book a gripping true story of murder psychological suspense and courtroom drama. On the morning of 30th June 1860 on the edge of a sleepy Wiltshire village three-year-old Saville Kent has disappeared from... his bedroom in the mansion known as Road Hill House. When he is found brutally murdered the case becomes a national scandal and the Home Secretary calls on Inspector Jonathan “Jack” Whicher the much lauded ‘Prince of Sleuths’. Jack soon finds himself in another world of lords and masters and their servants. All have something to hide but only one knows the darkest truth of all. The Murder in Angel Lane Jack Whicher the pioneering detective now turned “private inquiry agent” spies a finely dressed lady in an unseemly part of town and feels honour-bound to help her. Susan Spencer is desperately searching for her vulnerable young niece and Mr Whicher’s suspicions are soon raised. As he makes inquiries of his old colleagues in Scotland Yard he soon becomes embroiled in a dark and devious case of murder and sinister family secrets. [show more]
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Two feature-length ITV drama thrillers based on the book by Kate Summerscale about real-life historical crimes. In 'The Murder at Road Hill House', Paddy Considine stars as Jonathan Whicher, the Scotland Yard detective who is called in to investigate after the three-year-old son of a wealthy Home Counties couple is found dead in the grounds of their home. Detective Whicher returns in 'The Murder in Angel Lane' when Susan Spencer (Olivia Coleman)'s 16-year-old niece goes missing on the notoriously dangerous Angel Lane.
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