The Wimbledon Poisoner: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Henry Farr a Wimbledon solicitor is desperate to get rid of his wife. He settles on murder as the solution, and taking his cue from the example of Everett Maltby the Wimbledon poisoner he alights on poison as the way to kill her.He decides to put thallium into her chicken for dinner. However everywhere he goes Inspector Rush a friend of Elinor's seems to appear. The plan to kill her at dinner does not go to plan as their friend Donald arrives earlier than expected. When the neighbours begin to drop dead at an alarming rate, Henry realises that killing people is not quite as straightforward as he first thought...

Series details

• Title: The Wimbledon Poisoner
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 1994-12-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 1994-12-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 80 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 74470
• IMDb ID: tt258107
• TVDB ID: 268147

Cast and credited roles

• Robert Lindsay — Henry Farr
• Alison Steadman — Elinor Farr
• Philip Jackson — Det Insp Russell Rush
• Larry Lamb — Dr Donald Templeton

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1994-12-11; final listed air date 1994-12-18; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Wimbledon Poisoner 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.