Lady Killers: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This disturbing and compelling anthology series helps lay to rest the long-cherished idea that women are the gentler sex. Lady Killers presents dramatic reconstructions of seven infamous murder trials where in each case the defendant was female; if convicted, all faced the gallows.

Series details

• Title: Lady Killers
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 1980-07-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 1981-08-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10933
• TVDB ID: 74429

Cast and credited roles

• Robert Morley — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1980-07-20; final listed air date 1980-08-31; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1981-07-10; final listed air date 1981-08-21; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Lady Killers on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.