Overview
In Victorian Brighton, a scheming pub landlady uses the timorous son of a domineering pharmacist to assist in the poisoning of her drunkard husband. (The title is from the way pharmacists used to wrap parcels containing poison.)
Cast
- Mervyn Johns as Edward Sutton
- Googie Withers as Pearl Bond
- Gordon Jackson as David Sutton
- Garry Marsh as Joe Bond
- Jean Ireland as Victoria Sutton
- Sally Ann Howes as Peggy Sutton
- Mary Merrall as Ellen Sutton
- Catherine Lacey as Miss Porter
- Frederick Piper as Dr. Pepper
- Colin Simpson as James Sutton