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Tried by Their Peers

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An occasional series by DONALD THOMAS of trials in the House of Lords It was only in 1948 that the privilege of a member of the House of Lords of choosing to be tried by his peers was abolished. Donald Thomas has dramatised, from the original documents and contemporary reports, a number of these trials, including that of Lord Mohun for murder in 1692, and the second Earl Russell for bigamy in 1901. 1: The Trial of Lord Cardigan in 1841 for inflicting grievous bodily harm
Principal characters
Other parts SEAN ARNOLD
JOHN BENTLEY. KERRY FRANCIS BRIAN HAINES , MALCOLM HAYES
CLIFFORD NORGATE , HECTOR ROSS
Produced by CHARLES LEFEAUX

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald Thomas
Unknown:
Sean Arnold
Unknown:
John Bentley.
Unknown:
Kerry Francis
Unknown:
Brian Haines
Unknown:
Malcolm Hayes
Unknown:
Clifford Norgate
Unknown:
Hector Ross
Produced By:
Charles Lefeaux
Adeline de Horsey:
Jan Edwards
Narrator:
Howieson Culff
Lord Cardigan:
William Fox
Inspector John Busain:
Frederick Treves
Thomas Dann:
Leonard Fenton
Lord High Steward:
Austin Trevor
Attorney-General:
John Gabriel
Sir William Follett:
John Pullen
Mrs Dann:
Kathleen Helme
Source: Radio Times

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