EXXON MOBIL MASTERPIECE THEATER: THE BLACKHEATH POISONINGS

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• Release Year: 1993
• Genre: Crime, Drama
• Plot: Behind the shutters of a Victorian family’s home lies a lethal potion of lust, corruption and greed. ; At first glance, the two toymaking families who share a spacious villa in the leafy London suburb of Blackheath appear to be the era’s picture-perfect examples. But looks can be murderously deceiving. ; ; The Collards and Vandervents are not alone in their house–they are also living with wicked secrets. Thrown together for the sake of the family business, they each harbor dangerous emotions—and equally dangerous habits. Led by the frosty hand of a diabolic matriarch, the extended family also includes a selfish, debauched son; a bitter spinster; an adulterous wife; and a sharp young man who suspects his father’s sudden death wasn’t caused by the hand of God, but by poison. ; ; A police investigation reveals unseemly secrets and an illicit affair that leads to a shocking—and riveting—conclusion. The Blackheath Poisonings, based on the best-selling mystery novel by Julian Symons, and adapted by Simon Raven (Edward and Mrs. Simpson), boldly and brilliantly redefines the Victorian era. ; ;
• Cast: Christine Kavanagh, Ian McNeice, Zoë Wanamaker, Judy Parfitt, Patrick Malahide, James Faulkner, Christien Anholt, Julia St. John, Nicholas Woodeson, Ronald Fraser, Kenneth Haigh, Donald Sumpter, Dafydd Hywel, Colin Jeavons, Ralph Nossek, Ian Bartholomew, Gabrielle Cowburn, James Coyle, George Anton, Danny Schiller, Basil Hoskins, Richard Strange, Robert Flemyng, Andrew Robertson, Rosalind Knight, Bob Goody, Douglas McFerran, Lucy Briers, Robert Longden, Paul Courtenay Hyu, Andy Greenhalgh, James Mansfield, Neville Phillips, Janie Booth, Tom Lowen, Stuart Orme, Kenny McBain, Simon Raven
• Director: Stuart Orme
• Runtime: 3:00
• Company: Exxon Mobil Masterpiece Theater, WGBH BOSTON
• Media Format: movie