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A Is for Acid

Dramatisation of the true story of the notorious 'acid bath murderer' John Haigh, who murdered women and disposed of their bodies in vats of acid in the 1940s. He was only caught when the gallstones of one of his victims failed to dissolve in the acid and were detected by the pathologist who examined the residue from the acid bath.

Top Cast

  • Martin Clunes

    Martin Clunes

    John George Haigh

  • Keeley Hawes

    Keeley Hawes

    Gillian Rogers

  • Richard Hope

    Richard Hope

    Dr. Archie Henderson

  • Celia Imrie

    Celia Imrie

    Rose Henderson

  • Rowena Cooper

    Rowena Cooper

    Mrs. Durand-Deacon

  • John Flanagan

    John Flanagan

    Arnold Burtin

  • Terence Beesley

    Terence Beesley

    DS Heslin

  • Matyelok Gibbs

    Matyelok Gibbs

    Mrs Constance Lane

  • Barbara Marten

    Barbara Marten

    Emily Haigh

Overview

Dramatisation of the true story of the notorious 'acid bath murderer' John Haigh, who murdered women and disposed of their bodies in vats of acid in the 1940s. He was only caught when the gallstones of one of his victims failed to dissolve in the acid and were detected by the pathologist who examined the residue from the acid bath.

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