S2·E5 The Farmer Had a Wife
- Episode
- Season 2, Episode 5
- Air Date
- November 2, 1980
- Director
- Paul Ciappessoni
- Writer
- Robert Holmes
- Story Type
- Core Character Arc
Synopsis
To encourage more human interest stories, Don persuades Eddie to help watercress farmer David Mortimer, whose wife Rosemary has disappeared for a second time, and is being accused by other villagers of murdering her, to try and locate her. The trail leads to ex-doctor Knightley in whom she confided about her husband's jealous, controlling nature and with whom she had a child, now nine years old and adopted.
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When did Season 2 Episode 5 of Shoestring air?
Season 2, Episode 5 ('The Farmer Had a Wife') originally aired on November 2, 1980.
How long is Season 2 Episode 5 ('The Farmer Had a Wife')?
The episode follows the standard broadcast runtime for Shoestring.
What happens in Shoestring Season 2 Episode 5?
To encourage more human interest stories, Don persuades Eddie to help watercress farmer David Mortimer, whose wife Rosemary has disappeared for a second time, and is being accused by other villagers of murdering her, to try and locate her. The trail leads to ex-doctor Knightley in whom she confided ...
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