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The Widow of Bath (1959)

The Widow of Bath poster
Genre
thriller
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A man becomes entangled in the schemes of a wealthy widow and her associates. The story follows deceit and danger in a British coastal town.

suspensefulmysterioustensenoirishretrogrippingplot-drivenmid-century

What happens

The Widow of Bath is a British thriller television series which first aired on the BBC in six episodes between 1 June and 6 July 1959. Margot Bennett adapted her own 1952 novel of the same title. The show starred Guy Rolfe, Barbara Murray and John Justin. Art director Roy Oxley designed the sets. It is now considered lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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