The Suspicions of Mr Whicher - 4-DVD Set ( The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder at Road Hill House / The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder in Angel Lane / The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: Beyond the Pale / The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Ties That Bind )

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher - 4-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder at Road Hill House / The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder in Angel Lane / The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: Beyond the Pale / The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Ties That Bind
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
362 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Behind the scenes
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2011 - 2014 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
James Hawes
Christopher Menaul
David Blair
Geoffrey Sax

Written By:
Kate Summerscale
Neil McKay
Helen Edmundson

Actors:
Paddy Considine ..... Detective Whicher
Peter Capaldi ..... Samuel Kent
Tom Georgeson ..... Superintendent Foley
William Beck ..... Dolly Williamson
Emma Fielding ..... Mary Kent
Tim Pigott-Smith ..... Commissioner Mayne
Kate O'Flynn ..... Elizabeth Gough
Donald Sumpter ..... Peter Edlin QC
Ben Miles ..... Dr. Stapleton
Alexandra Roach ..... Constance Kent
Jay Simpson ..... George Redman
Peter Gordon ..... Holcombe
Charlie Hiett ..... William Kent
Sarah Ridgeway ..... Sarah Cox
Ben Crompton ..... William Nutt
Paddy Considine ..... Mr. Whicher
Olivia Colman ..... Susan Spencer
James Wilson ..... Pickpocket Youth
Paul Longley ..... Constable
Andy Gathergood ..... Sergeant Parker
William Beck ..... Chief Inspector 'Dolly' Williamson
Shaun Dingwall ..... Inspector George Lock
Angela Terence ..... Charlotte
Christopher Harper ..... Dr. Beattie
Justine Mitchell ..... Sister Anne
Justin Edwards ..... Reverend Marlow
Mark Kempner ..... Toby Boyle
Brett Allen ..... Landlord
Tom Padley ..... Pub Bystander
Neal Barry ..... Finch
John Heffernan ..... Captain Charles Shore
Adrian Quinton ..... Asim Jabour
Laura Frances-Morgan ..... Katherine Shore
Raphael Brandman ..... William Shore
Tyler Bennett ..... James Shore
Paddy Considine ..... Mr Whicher
Nancy Carroll ..... Mrs Piper
Nicholas Jones ..... Sir Edward Shore
Jack Shalloo ..... Judd
Simon Armstrong ..... Boatswain
Muzz Khan ..... Lascar
Graham Padden ..... Denison
Ellora Torchia ..... Miss Khan / Zeenat Jabour
Anthony O'Donnell ..... Father John
Laura Elphinstone ..... Sister Claire
Helen Bradbury ..... Lady Jane Coverly
Alex Robertson ..... Matthew Thorogood
Risteard Cooper ..... Sir Henry Coverly
Luke Thompson ..... Joshua Hallows
Joanna Horton ..... Mrs Ruth Hallows
Richard Dixon ..... Mr Lodge
James Northcote ..... Linus Finch
Gwyneth Keyworth ..... Emma Finch
Nigel Allen ..... George
Richard Braine ..... Sergeant Evans
Iain McKee ..... Christopher Skerrit
Alan David ..... Magistrate
Richard Durden ..... Reverend Turner

Synopsis:

In the early days of criminal investigation, before guilt and innocence were determined by forensic science, there was a detective, 'a man of mystery', with an uncanny ability to read the human character and an unswerving instinct for the truth. In Victorian England, justice depended on The Suspicions of Mr Whicher. The Murder at Road Hill House (2011) Daybreak, 1860. In an elegant country house, the Kent family wakes to a shocking discovery: overnight an unimaginably horrible murder has taken place in their home. The Murder in Angel Lane (2013) Disgraced Scotland Yard detective, Jack Whicher saves a respectable country lady from a violent robbery. Beyond the Pale (2014) Whicher is hired by a powerful political grandee, Sir Edward Shore, to investigate violent threats made against his son, who has recently returned from India with his young family. The Ties That Bind (2014) An apparently simple divorce case involving a wealthy landowner and his unhappy young wife spirals into something darker, drawing Whicher into the heart of the English countryside where he uncovers the most disturbing and destructive of secrets.

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder at Road Hill House (2011)
In 1860 Scotland Yard's 'Prince of Sleuths' Jack Whicher is sent to rural Wiltshire to investigate the murder of three-year-old Saville Kent,snatched from his bed at night and killed.Saville's nurse Elizabeth Gough is a prime suspect but released for want of evidence though local Superintendant Foley is convinced it is an inside job. Foley gives his help grudgingly,disdainful of 'modern' methods,speculating that Saville woke to see Elizabeth with a lover,possibly Saville's father,an unpopular man. Part of a woman's torn garment is found,stained in blood,and Constance,Kent's sixteen-year-old daughter from his first marriage, claims she lost a night-gown. Dr. Stapleton,the family physician,tells Whicher that Constance,like her mother,is dangerously unstable and jealous of Saville. Both she and younger brother William hate their stepmother Mary,their former nanny,with whom Kent cuckolded their mother. Whicher arrests Constance but fails to get a confession from her and,at her trial,a clever lawyer gets her acquitted,discrediting Whicher,who suffers a breakdown. Saville's killer is never caught.
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder in Angel Lane (2013)
Whicher,retired from the police after his failure to solve the Road Hill House case,encounters Susan Spencer in a rough tavern,seeking her niece Mary,who came to London to find Stephen Gann,father of her baby. Soon afterwards Mary is found slain and the child missing and Whicher offers to help Susan find the killer. The baby is located at a home for unwed mothers,run by Reverend Marlow,who believes Mary went after Stephen,who rejected her. Whicher learns that Stephen's father was hung for murdering Susan's father though Mary knew nothing about it. Stephen and an opportunistic thief are the main murder suspects but Stephen convinces Whicher that he was the intended victim as he was about to hear important news from his grandfather Joshua,now in an insane asylum. Whicher inveigles his way into the asylum to speak to Joshua and,in solving the case,uncovers dark secrets in the Gann and Spencer families as well as betrayal by a corrupt policeman.
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: Beyond the Pale (2014)
Former Home Secretary Edward Shore tells Whicher that his son Charles, recently arrived from India with his family, is being threatened by an Indian called Asim. Whicher learns that Asim was travelling with his younger brother Roshan and was also seen in conversation with a governess, Miss Khan, who tells Whicher that she is concerned for the safety of Roshan. Asim's body is found in the docks and, though relieved, Charles denies any part in the murder. Roshan however visits the Shores and accuses Charles. He is injured in the resultant altercation with Whicher placing him in the care of his landlady Mrs Piper, a trained nurse. Soon afterwards Charles Shore's children are abducted. Haunted by the loss of his own son some years earlier Whicher sets out to find them though he is aware that Charles is holding back information which he must have in order to retrieve the children and solve the case.
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Ties That Bind (2014)
Whicher is engaged by Sir Henry Coverley, who suspects his wife Jane of infidelity and his sleuthing leads to his talking to the Coverley groom Josh and his wife Ruth, the village post mistress. Eventually he seeks out Jane's lover Matthew Thorogood, who insists that he genuinely loves her. However he is nowhere to be seen when the divorce case comes to court and he is later found dead. Whicher is surprised to meet Emma Finch, who has a child by Matthew and who confides that they were going to get married. Emma's brother Linus, who disapproved of Matthew, is charged with his murder but swears his innocence. Whicher revisits the Coverleys and notes that Jane seems unmoved by the death of her lover whilst Ruth informs him that Sir Henry has been in correspondence with a mysterious woman. To save Linus Whicher must lay bare the truth behind the Coverleys' marriage.

The Murder at Road Hill House (2011) Daybreak, 1860. In an elegant country house, the Kent family wakes to a shocking discovery: overnight an unimaginably horrible murder has taken place in their home. As local police struggle to solve the crime, the case becomes a national scandal. Inspector Jack Whicher, 'the Prince of Sleuths', is despatched to restore justice, but at what cost? Adapted from the best-selling book, this is a gripping true story of murder, psychological suspense and courtroom drama. The Murder in Angel Lane (2013) Disgraced Scotland Yard detective, Jack Whicher saves a respectable country lady from a violent robbery. When he offers to help find her young 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 investigation leads to a private lunatic asylum where Whicher must confront the darkness of his own demons. Beyond the Pale (2014) Whicher is hired by a powerful political grandee, Sir Edward Shore, to investigate violent threats made against his son, who has recently returned from India with his young family. Whicher's quest for justice, leads him into the most dangerous corners of London's docklands and to the exposure of a terrible crime. The Ties That Bind (2014) An apparently simple divorce case involving a wealthy landowner and his unhappy young wife spirals into something darker, drawing Whicher into the heart of the English countryside where he uncovers the most disturbing and destructive of secrets.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 06 March, 2015.