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Death in the Family Part 1 (Original title)
Date: 01 May 1974 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Stephen Butcher

Synopsis: Francis Durrant has suddenly become a widower. Medical evidence shows that his wife died of asphyxia, but there was a bottle of tablets found by her side. The question is whether it was suicide or murder.

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TV Transmissions
Date: 01 May 1974Broadcast channel: ITVCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 13:30-14:00Runtime: 30 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound
Date: 01 May 1974not specified

Credits (6)
Production Company: Granada Television, Producer: Jonathan Powell, Researcher: John Blake, Script: David Fisher, Designer: Knowles Bentley
Cast (13)
Basil Henson (Mr Justice Yearsley), Jonathan Elsom (Marcus Golding), John Flanagan (John Lloyd), Eric Dodson (Francis Durrant), Margery Withers (Mrs Cartwright), Madhav Sharma (Dr Singh), Alan Foss (Professor Lambert), Gwen Taylor (Anne Wills), Christopher Coll (Anthony Durrant), Kate Stuart Wortley (jury foreman), Joseph Berry (court usher), Richard Colson (clerk of the court), Peter Wheeler (court reporter)
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Video materials(1)
Description: 2-inch QuadruplexTX date: 1974-05-01BFI identifier: C-1042823
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape