The Widower

I caught part of the second episode of The Widower when it was originally aired on itv and was intrigued by the story and wished I had watched it from tbe start, so yesterday I watched the whole three parts in one afternoon. It's crazy and heartbreaking when you remember that it's a true story and that those things that Malcolm did actually happened to real women. His second wife was inspirational by staying married to him to protect other women, and her family never stopped trying to get him convicted for the murder of his first wife. It took 15 years but eventually he was imprisoned for life for the murder of his first wife and the attempted murder of his second wife. The drama got me thinking what would push someone to those lengths? That they would lie about having cancer or drug someone who was breastfeeding their own child. I think though when you saw the scene with Malcolms parents it kind of became obvious that he had always been written off and not much had been expected of him, he probably had a great need for attention and gratification which he got from money by stealing from women or running up debt. All in all it was a great drama with some fantastic acting, another job well done by ITV.