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Ordeal by Innocence
When wealthy philanthropist, Rachel Argyll, is murdered at her family estate, her adopted son Jack is arrested for her murder. He vehemently protests his guilt and eighteen months later, the identity of the murder is thrown in doubt. Now it is up to the rest of the family to decipher a killer amongst them.
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Episode 1
Episode #1.1
Fri, Aug 10, 201856 mins
In 1956 Leo Argyll prepares to marry the younger, malicious Gwenda Vaughan, eighteen months after his wife Rachel was murdered. Jack, one of their several adopted children is accused of Rachel's murder. Another adoptee Mary, married to wheelchair-bound Philip, sees Gwenda as a vulgar gold digger, whilst prodigal son Mickey and sisters Hester and Tina are more relaxed. Physicist Arthur Calgary, recently returned from a year in the Arctic, comes forward to give Jack an alibi, although the family does not believe him. However, it is apparent that Rachel was not the kindly matron Leo believed her to have been.
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Awards
- 2019 - Golden Reel Award - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR for Single Presentation Broadcast Media - nominated
- 2019 - Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award - Best Short Form TV Drama - nominated
