Dark Angel
2016 · ITV1 · 70 min · 1 season
S01E02 · Episode 2
Tue, 8 Nov, 8:00 am
On returning to Sunderland, Mary Ann discovers James has had a change of heart about their relationship and says he cannot marry again so soon after his first wife died, as it will unsettle his children. Furious, Mary Ann sets out to get rid of the apparent impediments.
About
The two-part drama, Dark Angel, from Line of Duty makers World Productions, is based on the extraordinary true story of the Victorian poisoner Mary Ann Cotton.
Travelling 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.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Tue, 1 Nov· 90 minIt's 1857 and 24-year-old Mary Ann Cotton has come home to Seaham, County Durham after four years away, having eloped to Cornwall with Billy Mowbray. Her mother, Margaret, and kindly step father George Stott, welcome them with open arms.
- E02
Episode 2
Tue, 8 Nov· 90 minOn returning to Sunderland, Mary Ann discovers James has had a change of heart about their relationship and says he cannot marry again so soon after his first wife died, as it will unsettle his children. Furious, Mary Ann sets out to get rid of the apparent impediments.
Cast
Joanne Froggatt
Mary Ann Cotton
Alun Armstrong
George Stott
Jonas Armstrong
Joe Nattrass
Penny Layden
Margaret Stott
Laura Morgan
Maggie Cotton
Thomas Howes
George Ward
Emma Fielding
Helen Robinson
