Series synopsis
The Widower is a British crime drama mystery television series that premiered on ITV1 on March 17, 2014. It ended on March 31, 2014. It was created by Jeff Pope. It stars Reece Shearsmith, Kate Fleetwood, Federay Holmes and Sheridan Smith.
Over a thirteen year period, a seemingly mild‐mannered male nurse, Malcolm Webster, set about poisoning and murdering his first wife, attempting to do the same to his second wife and moving on to a further scheme to deceive his third fiancée.
Premise
Over a thirteen year period, a seemingly mild‐mannered male nurse, Malcolm Webster, set about poisoning and murdering his first wife, attempting to do the same to his second wife and moving on to a further scheme to deceive his third fiancée.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Reece Shearsmith as Malcolm Webster
- Kate Fleetwood as Felicity Webster
- Federay Holmes as Jane Drumm
- Sheridan Smith as Claire Webster
- James Laurenson as Brian Drumm
- John Hannah as DI Charlie Henry
- Alex Ferns as DCI Neil Thompson
Guest cast
- Archie Panjabi as Simone Banerjee
- Joanna Roth as Trisha
- Juliet Alderice as Margaret Drumm
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 3 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 3 | March 17, 2014 | March 31, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 When Claire Webster challenges her new husband Malcolm about his wild spending, he decides to silence her once and for all. |
March 17, 2014 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Now married to Felicity and living in New Zealand, Malcolm Webster plans to to drain her bank account of her hard-earned savings. |
March 24, 2014 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Webster continues to evade capture and plans to bigamously marry Simone, while DI Henry is being thwarted at every step of his investigation. |
March 31, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ITV1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 17, 2014 |
| Last aired | March 31, 2014 |
| Runtime | 46 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 21:00:00 |