We, the Accused (TV series)

We, the Accused
Genre	Crime drama
Based on	We, the Accused by Ernest Raymond
Written by	Julia Jones
Directed by	Richard Stroud
Starring	Ian Holm Angela Down Iain Cuthbertson
Composer	Daryl Runswick
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Producer	Jonathan Powell
Cinematography	Ken Westbury
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC 2
Release	10 September (1980-09-10) – 8 November 1980 (1980-11-08)

We, the Accused is a British period crime television series which originally aired on BBC 2 in 5 episodes between 10 September and 8 October 1980. ^[1] It is an adaptation of the 1935 novel of the same title by Ernest Raymond, itself inspired by the Doctor Crippen case.

Main cast

• Ian Holm as Paul Pressett
• Angela Down as Myra Bawne
• Iain Cuthbertson as Chief Inspector Boltro
• Hugh Thomas as Detective Sergeant Doyle
• Christopher Benjamin as Inglewood
• Brenda Cowling as Mrs. Briscoll
• Frank Gatliff as Doctor Waterhall
• Betty Hardy as Jane Presset
• David Lodge as Briscoll
• Julia McCarthy as Bessie Furle
• Alan Webb as Aubrey Presset
• Elizabeth Spriggs as Eleanor Presset
• Tony Brooks as Reporter
• Debbie Farrington as Annie Mavis
• Edmund Kente as Worksop
• Nichola McAuliffe as Lily Worksop
• Charles Gray as Sir Hayman Drewer
• Ysanne Churchman as Edith Hanks
• Derek Farr as Sir Kenneth Eddy
• Annie Hulley as Sarah
• Norman Mitchell as Crompton
• Ralph Nossek as Superintendent Kerslake
• Philip Stone as Reverend Hanks
• Michael Troughton as Mr. Cullingford
• Ruth Trouncer as Lady Drewer
• John Woodnutt as Inspector Yatt

References

1. Baskin p.175

Bibliography

• Baskin, Ellen . Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.

External links

• We, the Accused at IMDb