Murder by gaslight

Title

Murder by gaslight

Genre

Drama; Serial

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:04:32

Description

Murder by Gaslight, written by Leo Knowles. A new series for radio retelling the stories of five infamous Victorian murders. Start of Death in the Nursery narrated by Leo McKern. Based on the murder of three year-old Francis Saville Kent at Road Hill House near Frome in Wiltshire in 1860 to which his step-sister Constance confessed five years later. Ends after 4.33 minutes. Actors not identified. Originally from Piccadilly Radio.

Contributors

Leo Knowles; Leo McKern; Piccadilly Radio

Keywords

Homicide; Radio drama; Wiltshire; Radio plays; Victorian period; Francis Saville Kent; Frome; Constance Emilie Kent; Criminal investigation

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