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Richard Attenborough
John Christie
John Hurt
Timothy Evans
Judy Geeson
Beryl Evans
Pat Heywood
Ethel Christie
Isobel Black
Alice
Miss Riley
Baby Geraldine
André Morell
Judge Lewis
Robert Hardy
Malcolm Morris
Phyllis MacMahon
Muriel Eady
Gabrielle Daye
Mrs Lynch
Jimmy Gardner
Mr. Lynch
Edward Evans
Det. Inspector
Tenniel Evans
Det. Sgt.
Ray Barron
Workman Willis
Douglas Blackwell
Workman Jones
Basil Dignam
Member of Medical Board
Edward Burnham
Member of Medical Board
Reg Lye
Tramp
Sam Kydd
Furniture Dealer
Rudolph Walker
West Indian
Geoffrey Chater
Christmas Humphreys
Jack Carr
Constable
Arthur Gross
Man In Pub
David Jackson
George Lee
Richard Coleman
Norman Henry
Edwin Brown
Norma Shebbeare
Tommy Ansah
Jack Armstrong
Ernest Blyth
Margaret Boyd
Rodney Cardiff
Edward Cast
Vic Chapman
Jimmy Charters
Maxwell Craig
Arthur Gross
Patrick Halpin
George Hilsdon
George Holdcroft
Fred Hugh
Cyril Kent
Robin Keston
Anthony Lang
Howard Lang
Roy Lansford
Dido Plumb
Colin Rix
Jack Sharp
John Tatham
Tony Thawnton
Mickey Varey
Eric Wetherell
John Wilder
Jack Carter
Barrister (uncredited)

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Mon May 29 2023

Richard Attenborough is superb in this creepy and true tale of John Christie. He lives with his wife Ethel (Pat Heywood) in the ground floor of the address where, above, a young couple of pregnant Beryl (Judy Gleeson) and Timothy Evans (John Hurt) have just moved in. Unbeknown to them, though, the outwardly affable Christie lives a double life. His other "career" is to help unfortunate women deal with ailments for which they cannot just go to their doctor. We assume that he gets his kicks whilst they are anaethetised and then they end up behind a false wall in his kitchen! It transpires that he...