The Brides in the Bath
Encyclopedia
The Brides in the Bath is a 2003 Yorkshire Television
film based on the life and Old Bailey
trial
of British
serial killer
and bigamist George Joseph Smith
, the "Brides in the Bath Murderer". Martin Kemp plays the role of Smith, and Richard Griffiths
plays barrister Sir Edward Marshall-Hall. The script was written by Glenn Chandler
and directed by Harry Bradbeer.
Coastal scenes were filmed in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, although the set was a portrayal of Weymouth, Dorset.
Yorkshire Television
Yorkshire Television, now officially known as ITV Yorkshire and sometimes unofficially abbreviated to YTV, is a British television broadcaster and the contractor for the Yorkshire franchise area on the ITV network...
film based on the life and Old Bailey
Old Bailey
The Central Criminal Court in England and Wales, commonly known as the Old Bailey from the street in which it stands, is a court building in central London, one of a number of buildings housing the Crown Court...
trial
Trial (law)
In law, a trial is when parties to a dispute come together to present information in a tribunal, a formal setting with the authority to adjudicate claims or disputes. One form of tribunal is a court...
of British
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
serial killer
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
and bigamist George Joseph Smith
George Joseph Smith
George Joseph Smith was an English serial killer and bigamist. In 1915 he was convicted and subsequently hanged for the slayings of three women, the case becoming known as the "Brides in the Bath Murders". As well as being widely reported in the media, the case was a significant case in the...
, the "Brides in the Bath Murderer". Martin Kemp plays the role of Smith, and Richard Griffiths
Richard Griffiths
Richard Griffiths, OBE is an English actor of stage, film and television. He has received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Actor and a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor...
plays barrister Sir Edward Marshall-Hall. The script was written by Glenn Chandler
Glenn Chandler
Glenn Chandler is an award-winning Scottish playwright and novelist. He has written plays for theatre and radio, original screenplays for television and films, television series, and novels...
and directed by Harry Bradbeer.
Coastal scenes were filmed in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, although the set was a portrayal of Weymouth, Dorset.
Cast
- Martin Kemp as George Smith
- Tracey WilkinsonTracey WilkinsonTracey Wilkinson is an English actress primarily known for her role as Di Barker, later Grayling, later Fenner and finally known as Barker once more, in the series Bad Girls...
as Edith Smith - Charlotte Randle as Bessie Munday
- Emma FergusonEmma FergusonEmma Ferguson is a British actress. She is perhaps best known for her starring role in the series Mile High with co-stars Naomi Ryan and Jo Anne Knowles, but Ferguson has also had major roles in the TV movie The Brides in the Bath and in the miniseries North and South.-Biography:Emma Ferguson is...
as Alice Burnham - Jennifer CalvertJennifer CalvertJennifer Calvert is a Canadian actress with many years experience on stage and primarily UK television. She trained at RADA and is most famous for her role in children's comedy drama Spatz in the 1990s. She has guest starred in other shows such as Mike and Angelo; Stargate SG-1; The Fast Show; Red...
as Caroline Thornhill - Susan BrownSusan Brown (actress)Susan Brown is a British actress of the stage and screen.-Theatre:She has appeared in numerous theatre productions including: The Wild Duck , Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, Playing with Fire, Cardiff East and The Hour We Knew Nothing Of Each Other, Easter, Romeo and Juliet, Richard III and Bad Weather...
as Mrs. Crossley - Lisa Ellis as Maisy Crossley
- Carolyn Backhouse as Margaret Lofty
- Richard GriffithsRichard GriffithsRichard Griffiths, OBE is an English actor of stage, film and television. He has received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Actor and a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor...
as Sir Edward Marshall-Hall - Joanna DavidJoanna DavidJoanna David is a British actress, best known for her television work.She was born in Lancaster, England. Her first major television role was as Elinor Dashwood in the BBC's 1971 dramatisation of Sense and Sensibility followed a year later in War and Peace, in which she played Sonya...
as Elizabeth Burnham - Peter Wight as Charles Burnham
- James WoolleyJames WoolleyJames J. Woolley is a former keyboard and synthesizer player for industrial metal group Nine Inch Nails for the 1991 Lollapalooza Tour and the beginning part of the 1994 Self Destruct Tour...
as Mr. Archibald Bodkin - Howard Gay as Montague Shearman
- Ian Connaughton as Travers HumphreysTravers HumphreysThe Rt. Hon. Sir Travers Humphreys PC was a noted British barrister and judge who, during a sixty year legal career, was involved in the cases of Oscar Wilde, Hawley Harvey Crippen, George Joseph Smith, the 'Brides in the Bath' murderer, and John George Haigh, the 'Acid Bath Murderer'.-Legal...
- Philip VossPhilip VossPhilip Voss is an English stage, radio, film and television actor. He has played small roles since the 1960s, but more notable ones include roles in such as the 1964 Doctor Who serial, Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, the 1981 Lord of the Rings radio series, Indian Summer, an RSC 1996...
as Mr. Justice Scrutton - Alan McKennaAlan McKenna (actor)Alan McKenna is a British actor who played the recurring character Tony Andrews in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. He is best known for his role of Patrick McGuire in the BBC soap Doctors, which he had a minor recurring role from 2001, 2003 and he returned in September 2010.His great aunt was Odette...
as Det. Insp. Arthur Neil - Ed WatersEd WatersEd Waters was an American screen scriptwriter.He co-wrote Sorority Girl.-External links:...
as Det. Sgt. Page - Anthony CalfAnthony CalfAnthony Calf is a British actor, born in Hammersmith, London, England. He studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art . He has recurring roles in the television medical drama Holby City, as Michael Beauchamp, and New Tricks as Strickland...
as Howard Munday - Adam Schumacher as Marshall-Hall's Clerk