We, the Accused Episode #1.2 (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery

We, the Accused

Episode #1.2 (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Eleanor tells Bessie Furle she has found a love letter Paul was writing to Myra. Eleanor's health takes a down turn and dies. Paul and Myra plan to marry but gossip reaches the police. Chief Insp. Boltro thinks murder and exhumes the body.

Director

Richard Stroud

Writers

Julia Jones (dramatisation) | Ernest Raymond (novel)

Producer

Jonathan Powell

Composer

Daryl Runswick

Cinematographer

Ken Westbury (photography)

Editor

Chris Wimble

Production Designer

Barbara Gosnold

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 17, 1980

Release date

Sep 17, 1980 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
Ian Holm Paul Pressett Paul Pressett See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Angela Down Myra Bawne Myra Bawne See fewer	Emma (1996)
Elizabeth Spriggs Eleanor Presset Eleanor Presset See fewer	Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Iain Cuthbertson Chief Inspector Boltro Chief Inspector Boltro See fewer	Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
Christopher Benjamin Inglewood Inglewood See fewer	The Plague Dogs (1982)
Brenda Cowling Mrs. Briscoll Mrs. Briscoll See fewer	Octopussy (1983)
Jon Croft Stonemason Stonemason See fewer	Gandhi (1982)
Frank Gatliff Dr. Waterhall Dr. Waterhall See fewer	Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987)
Pat Gorman Man in street Man in street See fewer	The Elephant Man (1980)
Peter Jessup Home Office analyst Home Office analyst See fewer	Evita (1996)
Edmund Kente Worksop Worksop See fewer	John Carter (2012)
David Lodge Briscoll Briscoll See fewer	The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Nichola McAuliffe Lily Worksop Lily Worksop See fewer	The English (2022)
Julia McCarthy Bessie Furle Bessie Furle See fewer	Erik the Viking (1989)
John Moore Stonemason Stonemason See fewer	Empire of the Sun (1987)
Douglas Stark Undertaker Undertaker See fewer	Quantum Leap (1989)
Hugh Thomas Det. Sgt. Doyle Det. Sgt. Doyle See fewer	If.... (1968)
James Walker Clergyman Clergyman See fewer	1984 (1984)