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Wicked Little Letters — The Film and Crime That Inspired It

Subscriber Episode Amy Helmes & Kim Askew Episode 217

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In this week’s bonus episode Amy discusses the black comedy mystery film Wicked Little Letters starring Olivia Coleman and Jessie Buckley, then hones in on the real-life "poison-pen letter" incident the film is based on. 

Mentioned in this episode:


British Airways in-flight safety film


Wicked Little Letters trailer


The Lost Daughter film


The Lost Daughter novel


Waking Ned Devine


Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers


National Archives Littlehampton Libel Case 


Cheek By Jowl: A History of Neighbours by Emily Cockayne


Penning Poison: A Hisotry of Anonymous Letters by Emily Cockayne


Poison pen letter case in Shiptonthorpe, Yorkshire


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