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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
[[Schoolteacher]] Paul Presset lives under the thumb of his domineering wife. When he realises there is a chance of finding happiness with another, kinder woman his thoughts turn increasingly to murder.
Schoolteacher Paul Presset lives with his domineering wife. When he realises there is a chance of finding happiness with a kinder woman, his thoughts turn increasingly to murder.


==Adaptation==
==Adaptation==
In 1980 it was made into a five part [[BBC]] [[We, the Accused (TV series)|television series of the same name]] starring [[Ian Holm]], [[Angela Down]] and [[Iain Cuthbertson]].<ref>Baskin p.175</ref>
In 1980, it was made into a five-part [[We, the Accused (TV series)|television series of the same name]], starring [[Ian Holm]], [[Angela Down]] and [[Iain Cuthbertson]].<ref>Baskin p.175</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:British novels adapted into television shows]]
[[Category:British novels adapted into television shows]]



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Latest revision as of 17:40, 21 November 2022

We, the Accused
1983 Penguin edition
AuthorErnest Raymond
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime
PublisherCassell (UK)
Stokes (US)
Publication date
1935
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

We, the Accused is a 1935 crime novel by the British writer Ernest Raymond. It is inspired by the Edwardian era Doctor Crippen case.[1] The novel is written to engage the reader's sympathy for the murderous protagonists.[2]

Synopsis

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Schoolteacher Paul Presset lives with his domineering wife. When he realises there is a chance of finding happiness with a kinder woman, his thoughts turn increasingly to murder.

Adaptation

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In 1980, it was made into a five-part television series of the same name, starring Ian Holm, Angela Down and Iain Cuthbertson.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Dalrymple p.184
  2. ^ Priestman p.147
  3. ^ Baskin p.175

Bibliography

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  • Baskin, Ellen. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
  • Dalrymple, Roger. Crippen: A Crime Sensation in Memory and Modernity. Boydell & Brewer, 2020.
  • Hilfer, Tony. The Crime Novel: A Deviant Genre. University of Texas Press, 2014.
  • Priestman, Martin . The Cambridge Companion to Crime Fiction. Cambridge University Press, 2003.