Malice Aforethought is a 2005 ITV drama based on Anthony Berkeley Cox’s 1931 novel of the same name, made by Granada Television. There was an earlier BBC television adaptation of this novel in 1979. Synopsis Set in a 1920's village in Devon. The plot concerns the complicated love life of Dr. Edmund Bickleigh and his plans to resolve his unhappy marriage by murdering his wife. It is an early and well-known example of the "inverted detective story". Cast Dr Edmund Bickleigh – Ben Miller Julia Bickleigh – Barbara Flynn Ivy Ridgeway – Lucy Brown Madeleine Cranmere – Megan Dodds Mrs Ridgeway – Kate O’Toole Widdicombe – Peter Vaughan William Chatford – Richard Armitage External links ITV 2005: 2005 British television series debuts 2005 British television series endings 2000s British drama television series 2000s British television miniseries ITV television dramas Television shows based on British novels English-language television shows Television shows produced by Granada Television Television series by ITV Studios British drama films Films directed by David Blair (director)