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Program Title
The Blackheath Poisonings

Episode Title
Part 1

Episode number:
1 2 3

Description
The Collards and the Vendervents are a middle-class family of toy makers who live in the respectable splendour of Albert Villa in the London suburb of Blackheath. Roger Vendervent, married to Beatrice, is having an affair with his sister-in-law Isabel. His son Paul asserts that he will indeed go to Oxford, but the family insists that he join the family firm. Roger is suddenly taken ill and Dr. Porter is unable to make a diagnosis. A suspicious death occurs at Albert Villa.

Original broadcast date
1993-02-14

Cast Characters
Patrick Malahide Robert Dangerfield
Christien Anholt Paul Vandervent
Judy Parfitt Harriet Collard
James Faulkner Roger Vandervent
Kenneth Haigh Sir Charles Russell
Colin Jeavons Makepeace
Christine Kavanagh Isabel Collard
Ian McNeice George Collard
Julia St. John Beatrice Vandervent
Donald Sumpter Inspector Titmarsh
Zoe Wanamaker Charlotte Collard
Nicholas Woodeson Bertie Williams

Credits
Executive Producer: Ted Childs, Rebecca Eaton
Producer: Stephen Smallwood
Director: Stuart Orme



Episode number: 1 2 3


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