gentleman drowning wife/children

[fugitive]

Year back there was a short on TV. A lone actor telling how he as a "lord" married for money and arranged an accidental drowning of his wife to gain her estate. He didn't realize that his children were witnesses, so had to also drown them. I remember him wading into the pond wearing a full suit. The only dialogue I remember was something along the line: "Come children, there has been a terrible accident!". He did a lot of pantomine of the act of throttling his family.



If anyone can remember this, thanks.



Ken

[Davoo]

Yes it's the brilliant 1992 short tv film 'A Sense of History' directed by Mike Leigh and written & starring Jim Broadbent. As far as I know it's not available on dvd or vhs.



David