Second Verdict (1976)
Second Verdict is a six-part 1976 BBC television series, a dramatised documentaries of classic criminal cases and unsolved crimes from history re-appraised by fictional police officers. Stratford Johns and Frank Windsor reprised for a final time their double-act as Detective Chief Superintendents Barlow and Watt, hugely popular with TV audiences from the long-running series Z-Cars; Softly, Softly; and Barlow at Large.
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Episodes
- 1 1. The Lindbergh Kidnapping1976-05-27 · 50mWas Bruno Hauptmann really the man responsible for the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby in 1932? Or was he the victim of a miscarriage of justice?
- 2 2. Who Killed the Princes in the Tower?1976-06-03 · 50mWas Richard III really the murderer of popular legend?
- 3 3. The French Bluebeard1976-06-10 · 50mThe story of Henri Landru and the mysterious disappearances of so many of his rich lady friends.
- 4 4. Murder on the 10.271976-06-17 · 50mJohn Alexander Dickman was hanged for murdering a man aboard a train in 1910. But were the two chief witnesses against him the ones really responsible?
- 5 5. Lizzie Borden1976-06-24 · 50mLizzie Borden took an ax and gave her father forty whacks - or did she?
- 6 6. Who Burned the Reichstag?1976-07-01 · 50mHow the mentally challenged Marinus van der Lubbe was framed for arson by the Nazis.
Cast
Stratford JohnsDCS Charles Barlow
Frank WindsorDCS John WattYou might also like
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