Crime · United Kingdom · 1979 · 25m

Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter

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Director
John Howard Davies
Cast
Susan George as Mary Marney Michael Byrne as Ratrick Marney Hugh Cross as Police Doctor George Little as Mr Samuel David English as Plain Clothes Officer Brian Blessed as Detective Jack Noonan
Crew
Robin Chapman — Writer Roald Dahl — Writer
Synopsis

An enraged detective's wife kills her husband by smashing in his skull with a heavy blunt instrument - but no murder weapon can be found, and the police are baffled.

Key Collaborators
John Howard Davies Director Robin Chapman Writer Roald Dahl Writer
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