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3. A Hint of Arsenic

Britain's celebrated criminal barrister sets out to prove Harold Greenwood innocent of killing his first wife. Stars Tom Baker.

Sir Edward Marshall Hall sets out to prove Harold Greenwood innocent of killing his first wife.

True stories of crime and trial in a bygone age featuring the formidable barrister.

Introduced by Rumpole of the Bailey's creator, John Mortimer.

Dramatised by Michael Butt.

Tom Baker stars as Sir Edward Marshall Hall.

With:

Timothy Block
Robert Blythe
Zelah Clarke
Lucy Jenkins
Christopher Scott
Jonathan Tafler

Director: John Taylor

A Fiction Factory production for BBC Radio 2, first broadcast in December 1996.

30 minutes

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