The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder at Road Hill House

– In 1860 Scotland Yard's 'Prince of Sleuths' Jack Whicher is sent to rural Wiltshire to investigate t..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 35 Minutes
Release Year:
2011
Original Name:
The Murder at Road Hill House
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder at Road Hill House (2011) - Also known as The Murder at Road Hill House

In 1860 Scotland Yard's 'Prince of Sleuths' Jack Whicher is sent to rural Wiltshire to investigate the murder of three-year-old Saville Kent,snatched from his bed at night and killed.

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder at Road Hill House (2011) - Trailer

Release Date:

25 Apr 2011

Language:

English

Director:

James Hawes

Writer:

Kate Summerscale (book), Neil McKay

Main Actors:

Paddy Considine, Peter Capaldi, Tom Georgeson, William Beck

Plot:

In 1860 Scotland Yard's 'Prince of Sleuths' Jack Whicher is sent to rural Wiltshire to investigate the murder of three-year-old Saville Kent,snatched from his bed at night and killed.Saville's nurse Elizabeth Gough is a prime suspect but released for want of evidence though local Superintendant Foley is convinced it is an inside job. Foley gives his help grudgingly,disdainful of 'modern' methods,speculating that Saville woke to see Elizabeth with a lover,possibly Saville's father,an unpopular man. Part of a woman's torn garment is found,stained in blood,and Constance,Kent's sixteen-year-old daughter from his first marriage, claims she lost a night-gown. Dr. Stapleton,the family physician,tells Whicher that Constance,like her mother,is dangerously unstable and jealous of Saville. Both she and younger brother William hate their stepmother Mary,their former nanny,with whom Kent cuckolded their mother. Whicher arrests Constance but fails to get a confession from her and,at her trial,a clever lawyer gets her acquitted,discrediting Whicher,who suffers a breakdown. Saville's killer is never caught.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10