Dandelion Dead 1994

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Dandelion Dead

This is a dramatisation of the true story of Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong, a solicitor and magistrate's clerk who lived in the small Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye. In 1921 he was arrested and charged with poisoning his domineering wife, Catherine, and later attempting to poison a business rival, Oswald Martin, by administering arsenic to them. At his trial, Armstrong claimed that he had bought the arsenic simply to kill the dandelions on his lawn. However he was convicted of murder and executed in 1922.

This is a dramatisation of the true story of Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong, a solicitor and magistrate's clerk who lived in the small Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye. In 1921 he was arrested and charged with poisoning his domineering wife, Catherine, and later attempting to poison a business rival, Oswald Martin, by administering arsenic to them. At his trial, Armstrong claimed that he had bought the arsenic simply to kill the dandelions on his lawn. However he was convicted of murder and executed in 1922.

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Season 1

4 Episodes

Season 1 of The Dandelion Dead premiered on February 6, 1994.

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... Dr. Hinks

... Constance 'Connie' Martin, nee Davies

... Marion Glassford-Gale

... Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong

Directors:

Mike Hodges

Average Episode Run Time:

1hr

Original Language:

English

Status:

Ended

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Dandelion Dead

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... Director

Cast

... Dr. Hinks

... Constance 'Connie' Martin, nee Davies

... Marion Glassford-Gale

... Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong

... Oswald Martin

... Catherine Armstrong

... Henry Vaughan

... Griffiths

... Arthur

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Dandelion Dead

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poster-Season 1
Season 1

4 Episodes

Season 1 of The Dandelion Dead premiered on February 6, 1994.