Murder Most Horrid A Life or Death Operation (Season 3, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

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Murder Most Horrid

A Life or Death Operation (Season 3, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Surgeon Kate Marshall tries to kill the wife of an ex-patient in order to prevent her from exposing her secret. But when the victim survives, Kate finds herself become the doctor operating on her.

Director

Dewi Humphreys

Writers

Mark Burton | John O'Farrell

Editor

Geoff Hogg

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Edit Released

Updated May 17, 1996

Release date

May 17, 1996 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Dawn French Kate Marshall Kate Marshall See fewer	French and Saunders (1987)
John Bird Duncan Jupp Duncan Jupp See fewer	Rory Bremner, Who Else? (1993)
Gavin Campbell Self Self See fewer	Department S (1969)
Brigit Forsyth Mrs. Osman Mrs. Osman See fewer	The Likely Lads (1976)
Llewella Gideon Sister Debbie Sister Debbie See fewer	Spice World (1997)
Andy Greenhalgh Anaesthestist (as Andrew Greenhalgh) Anaesthestist (as Andrew Greenhalgh) See fewer	State of Play (2003)
Dan Milne Simon Simon See fewer	Never Here (2017)
Sara Powell Staff Nurse Jane Staff Nurse Jane See fewer	Last Christmas (2019)
Robert Pugh DI Morgan (as Bob Pugh) DI Morgan (as Bob Pugh) See fewer	The Ghost Writer (2010)
Steve Speirs DI Hooper DI Hooper See fewer	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Jo Unwin Hilary Hilary See fewer	Casualty (1986)
Joseph Watts Schoolboy Schoolboy See fewer	Knight School (1997)
Peter Wingfield Giles Giles See fewer	Highlander (1992)