Woman's Hour Drama - The House of Mercy
Victorian murder mystery set in London in 1860, dramatised by Chris Dolan from a story by Bruce Young
Woman's Hour Drama - The House of Mercy - Episode 1
London, 1860. A rising MP and a successful female novelist fall in love, but the secrets they both harbour will lead to blackmail and murder.
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Woman's Hour Drama - The House of Mercy - Episode 10
Sergeant Wylie secures a confession - but a final stunning revelation exposes the many secrets and lies surrounding the night of the murder.
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Woman's Hour Drama - The House of Mercy - Episode 2
The novelist Eliza Martins visits the House of Commons to watch her most notable admirer, Sir John Garett Stewart, take part in a debate about electoral reform.
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Woman's Hour Drama - The House of Mercy - Episode 3
Eliza has become engaged, and her sister, Milly, travels down from Scotland to join her in London - but their mood of celebration will soon be shattered by unwelcome news.
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Woman's Hour Drama - The House of Mercy - Episode 4
Sir John Garett Stewart encounters a young woman whose desperate experiences force him to confront his doubts about his party's stance on electoral reform.
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Woman's Hour Drama - The House of Mercy - Episode 5
When Sir John Garett Stewart decides to speak out in the House of Commons against the latest electoral reform bill he threatens to split the Whigs and bring down the government.
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Woman's Hour Drama - The House of Mercy - Episode 6
Murder mystery set in London in 1860, dramatised by Chris Dolan. As Sergeant Wylie of the Metropolitan Police begins his investigation, the chief suspect arrives at Eliza's door.
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Woman's Hour Drama - The House of Mercy - Episode 7
Eliza and her barrister, Henry Brookes, decide to look into the background of the detective in charge of the case.
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Woman's Hour Drama - The House of Mercy - Episode 8
As Wylie's investigation begins to focus on Eliza's alibi on the night of the murder she decides to reveal shocking facts about her past to her barrister.
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Woman's Hour Drama - The House of Mercy - Episode 9
Sergeant Wylie's chief suspect for the murder has disappeared, and Eliza is taken into custody by the police.
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Woman's Hour Drama - The House of Mercy - Omnibus
Murder mystery, dramatised by Chris Dolan. London, 1860: a leading MP and a successful female novelist fall in love but the secrets they both harbour lead to blackmail and murder.
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Woman's Hour Drama - The House of Mercy - Omnibus
Murder mystery, dramatised by Chris Dolan. London, 1860: a leading MP and a successful female novelist fall in love but the secrets they both harbour lead to blackmail and murder.
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