The Young Poisoner's Handbook

Plot Summary

Graham Young is a teenage misfit living in suburban London in the 1960s. He hates his stepmother but loves chemistry, and the two impulses unite in a wicked plot to slowly poison her. After she dies, he's found guilty and sent to a psychiatric hospital, where an idealistic doctor thinks he can be cured.

Top Cast

Hugh O'Conor Graham Young

Antony Sher Dr. Ernest Zeigler

Ruth Sheen Molly

Roger Lloyd Pack Fred

Charlotte Coleman Winnie