Dark Angel
The story of Victorian serial killer Mary Ann Cotton, a poisoner whose methods leave no visible scars, allowing her tally of victims to mount, unsuspected by a Victorian society unable to conceive of a woman capable of such terrible crimes. Traveling around the North East, she insinuates herself into unsuspecting families, marrying and creating new families of her own - before killing them, taking their money and moving on.
Cast: Joanne Froggatt, Mark Underwood, Alun Armstrong
Series 1
2 episodes
1. Episode 124-year-old Mary Ann Cotton returns home to Seaham, County Durham having eloped to Cornwall with Billy Mowbray. A terrible cycle of births and deaths has haunted the pair but as Mary's circumstances worsen she finds a deadly solution.TV-14CC1 h 2 minOct 31, 2016
2. Episode 2No synopsis available yet.TV-14CC1 h 3 minNov 7, 2016
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Dark Angel
The story of Victorian serial killer Mary Ann Cotton, a poisoner whose methods leave no visible scars, allowing her tally of victims to mount, unsuspected by a Victorian society unable to conceive of a woman capable of such terrible crimes. Traveling around the North East, she insinuates herself into unsuspecting families, marrying and creating new families of her own - before killing them, taking their money and moving on.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Brian Percival
- Created by
- Hugo Heppell, Kirstie MacDonald, Jake Lushington, Simon Heath
