The Murder at Road Hill House

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NR 1 hr 34 minDrama, TV Movie, Crime, MysteryThe Suspicions of Mr Whicher Collection PosterPart of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Collection
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.
StarringPaddy ConsidinePeter CapaldiTom Georgeson
DirectorJames Hawes
WriterNeil McKay

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:Hat Trick Productions, Tinamus Productions, Lorius Productions, ITV
Movie Tags:
detectivechild kidnappingscotland yardcountry house

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Collection

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.