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The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Collection

4 titles · in release order

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher premiered in 2011 and starred Paddy Considine as Jonathan 'Jack' Whicher, a detective leading the investigation into a notorious child murder in the 1860s. The two-hour drama was an adaptation of Kate Summerscale's novel of the same name. A follow-up story, The Murder In Angel Lane was broadcast in May 2013 and saw Whicher working as a private inquiry agent having left the Metropolitan Police.

The Murder at Road Hill HouseThe Murder at Road Hill House · 2011
The Murder at Road Hill House
6.22011
MovieDramaMystery
In 1860, Inspector Jack Whicher of Scotland Yard is sent to rural Wiltshire to investigate the murder of the three-year-old boy Saville Kent, who was snatched from his bed at night and murdered.
The Murder in Angel LaneThe Murder in Angel Lane · 2013
The Murder in Angel Lane
6.92013
MovieMysteryDrama
When Mr. Whicher, a retired policeman, helps a country lady to find her niece, he is drawn into a disturbing case of murder which brings him up against wealthy and powerful figures and throws him into conflict with his former police colleagues.
The Ties That BindThe Ties That Bind · 2014
The Ties That Bind
6.72014
MovieDramaCrime
A divorce case involving a landowner and his young wife spirals into something darker, drawing Mr. Whicher into the heart of the English countryside where he uncovers the most disturbing and destructive of secrets.
Beyond the PaleBeyond the Pale · 2014
Beyond the Pale
6.92014
MovieCrimeDrama
Mr. Whicher is hired by former Home Secretary Sir Edward Shore to investigate the violent threats made against his son Charles, who has recently returned from India with his family.