The Big Killing

1h 15min

TV Movie

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Peter Ashbury is a young man who lives on Palm Beach, Sydney, with an expensive wife Mary and house he cannot afford. Their neighbours and close friends are Liz and Charles Barcher. He makes a £25,000 bet to murder Liz, the wife of the wealthy Charles. When the wife dies, blame attaches to Peter and then to his wife Mary.

Production Companies

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Commission

Cast

Roger Climpson

Roger Climpson

Peter Ashbury
June Thody

June Thody

Mary Ashbury
Nigel Lovell

Nigel Lovell

Charles Barcher
Benita Harvey

Benita Harvey

Elizabeth Barcher
Ron Haddrick

Ron Haddrick

Gavin Cole
Tommy Dysart

Tommy Dysart

Sgt. Basset
Stewart Ginn

Stewart Ginn

Insp. Fowler

Release date

21st Apr 1965

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English