Kind Hearts and Coronets

Presented by Ignition Adapted by Derek Webb from the original novel on which the classic Ealing Comedy was based. Directed by Peter Richards. Archie Gascoyne Williams is a man on a mission. He comes from a long, illustrious (and very wealthy) family — that of the Gascoynes - through his mother. But she was disowned by the family because she married beneath her rank, by marrying a travelling salesman in ladies’ underwear. Nevertheless, as Archie discovers, he by the laws of heredity is in line to inherit the title of Earl Gascoyne (and the family fortunes) should the intervening Gascoynes die. So…he decides to set about working his way up the family tree until he inherits the Gascoyne fortune by the simple expedient of murdering those members of the family that are in his way. And, besides having his eyes set on the Gascoyne title, he also has his eye on Sibella, the extrovert, sexy siste