The Root of All Evil - True Crime Drama starring Michael Jayston & Carol Drinkwater (1981)

This 1981 British courtroom drama, starring Michael Jayston and Carol Drinkwater, depicts the true story of the 1911 Seddon murder case. Frederick Henry Seddon, an insurance superintendent, and his wife Margaret were accused of poisoning their lodger, Eliza Barrow, with arsenic for financial gain. The programme follows the police investigation, the exhumation of the body, and the subsequent trial at the Old Bailey. Broadcast 17th July 1981, as part of the "Lady Killers" series Series playlist:    • Lady Killers (1980)   #TrueCrime #BritishTV #CourtroomDrama #LegalHistory