The renowned Victorian detective and former actress Dorcas Dene is commissioned by a desperate mother to save her son from the gallows after he is accused of the brutal murder of his wife. Dorcas has her work cut out to solve the case, given that the victim has named her husband as the assailant with her dying breath. Humorous, forensically logical and a resourceful mistress of disguise, Dorcas Dene is one of the better-drawn stars from the golden age of the English detective short story.
By George R Sims, dramatised by Roger Danes.
Producer Patrick Rayner; Director David Ian Neville