Overview
Dramatisation of the true story of the notorious 'acid bath murderer' John Haigh, who murdered women and disposed of their bodies in vats of acid in the 1940s. He was only caught when the gallstones of one of his victims failed to dissolve in the acid and were detected by the pathologist who examined the residue from the acid bath.
Cast
- Martin Clunes as John George Haigh
- Keeley Hawes as Gillian Rogers
- Richard Hope as Dr. Archie Henderson
- Celia Imrie as Rose Henderson
- Rowena Cooper as Mrs. Durand-Deacon
- John Flanagan as Arnold Burtin
- Terence Beesley as DS Heslin
- Matyelok Gibbs as Mrs Constance Lane
- Barbara Marten as Emily Haigh
- Geoff Holman as John Haigh Senior