The Widower: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Widower is a three-part drama from ITV Studios based on the crimes of convicted murderer, Malcolm Webster, played by Reece Shearsmith (Psychoville, The League of Gentlemen, A Field in England).

The Widower tells how, over a 13 year period Malcolm Webster set about poisoning and murdering his first wife, attempting to do the same to his second wife and moving on to a further scheme to deceive his third fiancée.

Series details

• Title: The Widower
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2014-03-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-03-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 2361

Cast and credited roles

• Kate Fleetwood — Felicity Drumm
• Reece Shearsmith — Malcolm Webster
• Sheridan Smith — Claire Webster

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-03-17; final listed air date 2014-03-31; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Widower 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.