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Malice Aforethought is a four-part 1979 BBC Two miniseries by Philip Mackie, adapted from Anthony Berkeley Cox's (pen name Francis Iles) 1931 noir novel of the same name. For ten years, Julia Bickleigh has despised and bullied her husband. For ten years Dr Bickleigh has dreamed of romance ... and escape.
1 Season
StatusEnded
First Aired1979-03-15
Last Aired1979-04-05
Created byPhilip Mackie
MusicRon Grainer
NetworkBBC Two
Seasons1
Episodes4
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