Dandelion Dead 30 years old

Dandelion Dead

This is a dramatisation of the true story of Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong, a solicitor and magistrate's clerk who lived in the small Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye. In 1921 he was arrested and charged with poisoning his domineering wife, Catherine, and later attempting to poison a business rival, Oswald Martin, by administering arsenic to them. At his trial, Armstrong claimed that he had bought the arsenic simply to kill the dandelions on his lawn. However he was convicted of murder and executed in 1922.

Credits

David Thewlis
David Thewlis

Oswald Martin

Lesley Sharp
Lesley Sharp

Constance 'Connie' Martin, nee Davies

Paul Brooke
Paul Brooke

Arthur

Roger Lloyd Pack
Roger Lloyd Pack

Phillips

Sarah Miles
Sarah Miles

Catherine Armstrong

Cast

Name Character
David Thewlis He was 31 , now 61 years old as Oswald Martin
Lesley Sharp She was 34 , now 64 years old as Constance 'Connie' Martin, nee Davies
Paul Brooke He was 49 , now 80 years old as Arthur
Bernard Hepton He was 69 , 92 years old when he died
Roger Lloyd Pack He was 50 , 69 years old when he died as Phillips
Sarah Miles She was 52 , now 82 years old as Catherine Armstrong
Don Henderson He was 61 , 64 years old when he died
Diana Quick She was 47 , now 78 years old as Marion Glassford-Gale
Peter Vaughan He was 71 , 93 years old when he died as Dr. Hinks
Patrick Godfrey He was 61 , now 91 years old as Griffiths
Michael Kitchen He was 45 , now 76 years old as Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong
Robert Stephens He was 63 , 64 years old when he died as Henry Vaughan
Amanda Walker She was 58 , now 89 years old as Bessie

Crew

Name Job title
Mike Hodges Directing He was 62 , now 92 years old Director
Dandelion Dead poster
Dandelion Dead (30 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1994-10-30
  • Runtime: [60] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 4