1984 Australian TV series or program
| Who Killed Hannah Jane? | |
|---|---|
| Based on | Who Killed Hannah Jane? by Tom Molomby |
| Written by | Robert Caswell |
| Directed by | Peter Fisk |
| Starring | Graham Rouse June Salter Judi Farr Edward Howell Barry Otto |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Alan Burke |
| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 1984 (1984) |
Who Killed Hannah Jane? is a 1984 Australian television film about the murder conviction of Arthur Peden directed by Peter Fisk and starring Graham Rouse, June Salter, Judi Farr, Edward Howell, and Barry Otto. It was the third of four telemovies called Verdict produced by the ABC dramatising real cases (the others being The Dean Case, The Amorous Dentist, and The Schippan Mystery).
Background
Based on the 17 May 1921 murder of Gundagai resident, Hannah Jane Peden, and the subsequent June 1921 trial in Sydney, and conviction of her husband, Arthur Bryce Peden. After an appeal, and based on the benefit of the doubt, Peden was released from Long Bay Gaol on 28 February 1922.
Cast
- Graham Rouse - Arthur Peden
- June Salter - Mrs Edwards
- Judi Farr - Hannah Jane Peden
- Edward Howell - Mr Andrews
- Barry Otto - James Harnney
- Jennifer Hagan - Marion Andrews
- Peter Whitford - James Gannon
- Francis Bell - Archibald McDonnell
- John Gregg - William Coyle
- Leonard Teale - Mr Justice Street
Media
- book - Tom Molomby, Who killed Hannah Jane (1981)
- article - D.J. Pounder, The Peden case: an Australian forensic disaster. The Medical Journal of Australia, v.153, no.11-12, (3–17 December 1990), p. 712-715.
References
- Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p164
- "Waters and Thornton to star in new Crawford mini-series". The Canberra Times. Vol. 57, no. 17, 158. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 September 1982. p. 13. Retrieved 12 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Peden case: an Australian forensic disaster" (PDF). Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- Porter, Chester; Qc, Chester Porter (April 2009). The Conviction of the Innocent: How the Law Can Let Us Down. ReadHowYouWant.com. ISBN 9781442958418.
- Molomby, Tom (1981). Who killed Hannah Jane. Sydney: Potoroo Press. ISBN 9780949764010. OCLC 11774982.
- "The Peden Case: An Australian Disaster". Centre for Suicide Prevention. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
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