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Mystery!; Life and Crimes of William Palmer, The
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- Series
- Mystery!
- Program
- Life and Crimes of William Palmer, The
- Program Number
1906
- Series Description
Premiered in 1980 -- offshoot of MASTERPIECE THEATRE. Showcase for the best of British drama in the mystery genre. Current producer, Rebecca Eaton. See individual episode titles for more information. Host: 1980: Gene Shalit; 1981-1989: Vincent Price; 1989-present: Diana Rigg Series release date: 1980
- Program Description
To members of the polite, Victorian society in which he moved, Dr. William Palmer (Keith Allen, "Martin Chuzzlewit") was a respectable small-town physician and racehorse owner. Few guessed that he had a dark, evil side: a murderer who had killed his wife, brother, mother-in-law and other members of his family.
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- Drama
- Creators
- Eaton, Rebecca (Series Producer)
- Citation
- Chicago: “Mystery!; Life and Crimes of William Palmer, The,” GBH Archives, accessed February 27, 2021, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_463C94ACFAD04A3D8073D86D2C7EE2AA.
- MLA: “Mystery!; Life and Crimes of William Palmer, The.” GBH Archives. Web. February 27, 2021. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_463C94ACFAD04A3D8073D86D2C7EE2AA>.
- APA: Mystery!; Life and Crimes of William Palmer, The. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_463C94ACFAD04A3D8073D86D2C7EE2AA