Malice Aforethought (film)
For the legal concept, see Malice aforethought. For the novel, see Malice Aforethought.
| Malice Aforethought | |
|---|---|
 DVD Cover | |
| Created by | Anthony Berkeley Cox (Novel), Andrew Payne (Screenplay) |
| Starring |
Ben Miller Barbara Flynn Richard Armitage |
| Composer(s) | Stephen McKeon |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Charles Elton Rebecca Eaton |
| Producer(s) | Keith Thompson |
| Running time | 180 min |
| Production company(s) |
Granada Television WGBH World 2000 Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 10 April – 11 April 2005 |
Malice Aforethought is a 2005 ITV drama based on Anthony Berkeley Cox’s 1931 novel of the same name, made by Granada Television. There was an earlier BBC television adaptation of this novel in 1979.
Synopsis
Set in a 1920's Devonshire village, the plot concerns the complicated love life of Dr. Edmund Bickleigh and his plans to resolve his unhappy marriage by murdering his wife. It is an early and well-known example of the "inverted detective story".
Cast
- Dr Edmund Bickleigh – Ben Miller
- Julia Bickleigh – Barbara Flynn
- Ivy Ridgeway – Lucy Brown
- Madeleine Cranmere – Megan Dodds
- Mrs Ridgeway – Kate O’Toole
- Widdicombe – Peter Vaughan
- William Chatford – Richard Armitage
External links
- ITV 2005: Malice Aforethought at the Internet Movie Database
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