Dandelion Dead

*Dandelion Dead*
Dandelion Dead
Written by	Michael Chaplin
Directed by	Mike Hodges
Starring	Michael Kitchen; Sarah Miles; David Thewlis; Lesley Sharp; Peter Vaughan; Diana Quick
Opening theme	Barrington Pheloung
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	2
Production
Executive producer	Sarah Wilson
Producer	Patrick Harbinson
Cinematography	Gerry Fisher
Editor	Malcolm Cooke
Running time	101 minutes (including commercials)
Production company	LWT
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	6 February –; 13 February 1994

Dandelion Dead is the title of a British TV mini-series produced by LWT for ITV and aired for two parts between 6 and 13 February 1994, telling the true story of Herbert Rowse Armstrong, a practising solicitor in the provincial town of Hay-on-Wye, Wales, who was convicted and hanged in May 1922 for the murder of his wife and the attempted murder of a fellow solicitor and business rival, Mr. Oswald Martin.

The series starred Michael Kitchen as Major Armstrong, Sarah Miles as Catherine Armstrong, David Thewlis as Oswald Martin and Lesley Sharp as Martin's wife. It was directed by Mike Hodges and won a BAFTA in 1995. As well as telling the main story of Major Armstrong's crimes, the series develops the courtship of Martin and his wife and shows the effects of events on Armstrong's children.

Cast

Michael Kitchen as Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong
Sarah Miles as Catherine Armstrong
David Thewlis as Oswald Martin
Lesley Sharp as Constance 'Connie' Martin, née Davies
Peter Vaughan as Doctor Hinks
Diana Quick as Marion Glassford-Gale
Bernard Hepton as Mr. Davies
Don Henderson as Chief Inspector Crutchett
Robert Stephens as Henry Vaughan
Nicholas Selby as Sir Bernard Spilsbury
Roger Lloyd-Pack as Phillips

External links

Dandelion Dead at IMDb