The Case of the Earl of Erroll 

Julian Fellowes examines the 1941 murder of the Earl of Erroll in colonial Kenya.

Director:

Delyth Thomas

Writers:

Julian Fellowes, Tina Pepler

Stars:

Julian Fellowes, Josephine Butler, David Calder

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Julian Fellowes	...	Self - Presenter
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Josephine Butler	...	Diana Broughton
David Calder	...	Sir Jock Broughton
Charles Daish	...	Hugh Dickenson
Rachel Fielding	...	June Carberry
David Griffin	...	Jack Soames
Antonina Lewis	...	Wilkie
William Scott-Masson	...	Earl Of Erroll
Julia St John	...	Gwladys Delamere
Sasha Waddell	...	Naomi
John Warnaby	...	JC Carberry
David Weston	...	The Barber

Storyline

In the early morning hours of January 24, 1941, Joss Erroll, the 22nd Earl of Erroll, was shot through the head while his car was parked on a road just outside of Nairobi, Kenya. Erroll was known as a ladies man and he had for some time been having an affair with Diana Broughton, the young wife of Sir Jock Broughton. Their affair had become quite well known and Broughton had apparently accepted the situation having announced that he was leaving for Ceylon. After the killing, Broughton was tried and acquitted of the murder. In this dramatic re-creation of the events leading up to the shooting, Julian Fellowes adds commentary and context to the events. He identifies the killer and states that he knows for a fact this is correct as it's based on information provided to him by an impeccable source which he will not name.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | kenya | shooting | nairobi kenya | nairobi | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Crime | Drama

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Did You Know?

Quotes

Julian Fellowes - Presenter: The story had everything: high class, low morals.

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Connections

Followed by Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder: The Case of the Croydon Poisonings (2005)

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 December 2005 (UK)

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Color:

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