A New Lease of Death, Part Three

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Season 5: Episode 3

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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
A New Lease of Death, Part Three

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ITV1 | ITV | Air Date: October 13, 1991
Starring: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft
Summary: A local clergyman is anxious to re-open a thirty-year-old murder case, which resulted in Harry Painter being hanged for the axe-murder of an elderly woman. Wexford himself, as a young detective sergeant, helped to convict Painter, and he has to face the possibility that the wrong man was hanged.
Genre(s): Drama
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