About this season
Introduced by renowned English actor Edward Woodward, In Suspicious Circumstances is an anthology of reenactments depicting real-life murder mysteries, some famous and some obscure, exploring cases with elements of miscarriage of justice, unsolved mysteries, and unusual circumstances, often spanning different historical periods.
Episodes (6)
1. Laugh Baby Laugh
Aired 16 March 1993 • 30 min
In May 1932, wealthy Elvira Barney and Michael Scott Stephens host a party. Next morning, Stephens is found dead and Barney will face trial.
2. Shadow of Doubt
Aired 16 March 1993 • 30 min
Farmer's wife Margaret Dobson sets off to the local village at dusk, she never returns. Margaret is found dead, having been raped and murdered, 21 year old Country lad Robert Hoolhouse is arrested and charged.
3. Dancing with Death
Aired 23 March 1993 • 30 min
4. Candle in the Window
Aired 23 March 1993 • 30 min
5. Falling Starr
Aired 30 March 1993 • 30 min
In June 1931, model Starr Faithfull was found on a beach in Long Beach, New York. Despite a verdict of drowning, she was badly bruised.
6. Good As Gold
Aired 30 March 1993 • 30 min
After three months of courting, Herbert Bennett and Alice Meadows set a date for their wedding. Bennett, however, is arrested for the murder of widow Mary Hood, whose body was found on a beach in Yarmouth.