The Crime of Captain Colthurst
- Episode aired Apr 27, 1981
- 1h
Dramatised account of the arrest and murder of Francis Sheehy Skeffington on the grounds that he was a "Dangerous Criminal", in Dublin in 1916. A court martial decided that his murder, Capta... Read allDramatised account of the arrest and murder of Francis Sheehy Skeffington on the grounds that he was a "Dangerous Criminal", in Dublin in 1916. A court martial decided that his murder, Captain Bowen Colthurst, was insane, but the program examines new evidence to the contrary.Dramatised account of the arrest and murder of Francis Sheehy Skeffington on the grounds that he was a "Dangerous Criminal", in Dublin in 1916. A court martial decided that his murder, Captain Bowen Colthurst, was insane, but the program examines new evidence to the contrary.