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Lamb to the Slaughter: Directed by John Davies. With Roald Dahl, Susan George, Brian Blessed, Michael Byrne. When her policeman husband Patrick callously announces that he is leaving her, Mary Marney hits and kills him with the frozen leg of lamb she has bought for their dinner.
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- Comedy, Drama, Horror
- John Davies
- 1979-04-14
Jan 13, 2020 · When her policeman husband Patrick callously announces that he is leaving her, Mary Marney hits and kills him with a frozen leg of lamb that she'd bought for their dinner.
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- Steve Hume
Oct 18, 2023 · Tales of the Unexpected. S01 E04. Lamb to the Slaughter. First broadcast 14th April 1979. When her policeman husband Patrick callously announces that he is leaving her, Mary Marney hits and kills him with the frozen leg of lamb she has bought for their dinner.
- October 18, 2023
- deaddogsmoking
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When Mary kills her husband by hitting him with a frozen leg of lamb, she must think quickly to hide the evidence.Cast: Michael Byrne (Patrick Marney), Brian...
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- The Haunted Manor
When her policeman husband Patrick callously announces that he is leaving her, Mary Marney hits and kills him with the frozen leg of lamb she has bought for ...
Included in Dahl’s collections Someone Like You (1953) and Tales of the Unexpected (1979), the story is about a wife who murders her unfaithful husband with a frozen leg of lamb before hatching a plan to ensure she isn’t caught for her crime.
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Tales of the Unexpected. In 1979, the story was adapted by Robin Chapman for Roald Dahl's British television series Tales of the Unexpected, with Susan George as Mary and Brian Blessed as the police detective in charge of the investigation of her husband's murder.
