Daisy de Melker
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Apr 1, 1993
Episode 1 Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Apr 8, 1993
Episode 2 Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Apr 15, 1993
Episode 3 Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Apr 22, 1993
Episode 4 Episode 4
4 episodes in Season 1
The infamous poisoner, Daisy Louisa de Melker (née Hancorn-Smith) was born on 1 July 1886 near Grahamstown. Daisy was charged with the murder of her two previous husbands and her son. Her trial began in October 1932 before Judge Greenberg in Johannesburg. Daisy was not found guilty of the murder of her two previous husbands, but she was found guilty of the murder of her son. On 30 December 1932, Daisy was hanged in Pretoria Central Prison, without ever pleading guilty or showing any remorse. Daisy was the second woman in South Africa to be hanged.
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Cast
42 people
Susan Coetzer
Daisy de Melker
Known for
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Graham Armitage
Justice Leo Greenberg
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Shaka Zulu
The Devils
Charlotte Butler
Fanny
Known for
Serenity
Graham Hopkins
CC Jarvis
Known for
King Solomon's Mines
The Challenger Disaster
Danny Keogh
Alfred Cowle
Known for
Invictus
Troy: Fall of a City
Ian Roberts
Sid de Melker
Known for
King Solomon's Mines
Tremors 5: Bloodlines
Ron Smerczak
Robert Sproat
Known for
Shaka Zulu
Who Am I?
Sean Taylor
William Sproat
Known for
Shaka Zulu
Paul Buckby
Issy Maisels
Also in
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Martin Le Maitre
John Hancorn-Smith
Known for
The Devil's Whore
The Three Investigators in The Secret of Terror Castle
Tertius Meintjes
Bennett
Known for
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Emma Jane Mezher
Eileen
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Annie Basson Creator · George Goldsmith Writer Louis van Rensburg Composer
Total runtime 3h 8m · Episode length 47 min · Country South Africa
Show info
Premiered
April 1, 1993
Final episode
April 22, 1993
Status
Ended
Country
South Africa
Type
Scripted
Episode length
47 min
Total runtime
3h 8m
Original language
English
Production
Daisy Production cc
Production
South Africa
Produced in
Languages
Spoken on screen
English