Series, 1979–1979Ended

Crime and Punishment

Name: Crime and Punishment
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1979-05-22
Cast: John Hurt, Anne Orwin, Siân Phillips, Fiona Glassbrook, Nicky Stoter

8.0, 1 season, 3 episodes, 75 min avg., United Kingdom

Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.

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May 22, 1979

Rodion Raskolnikov, a poor and isolated student, is sure of only one thing: all great men are above the law in all ways. Deeply in debt, he puts his theory to the ultimate test: murder.

Part 2

May 29, 1979

Raskolnikov, having brutally murdered the old pawnbroker and her half-sister, flees from the scene of crime.

Part 3

Jun 5, 1979

Paranoid that Porfiry suspects him, Raskolnikov promises to tell Sonia who killed the pawnbroker and her sister. He has returned to his room, unaware that a greater danger awaits.