In the early 1920s, a small seaside town in Sussex was rocked by a scandal involving warring neighbours, miscarriages of justice, and a lot of swearing. Emily Cockayne, associate professor in early modern history, and a consultant on a new film inspired by the story, reveals what really happened…
Littlehampton s pen poison letters scandal arrives on the big screen: we delve into the true story behind Wicked Little Letters, Olivia Colman s new comedy.
The letters at the heart of the Seaside Mystery were sent to Swan (and, later, to others) just after Easter 1920, with cow and bloody initially being the worst insults.
FEMAIL delves into the shocking true story behind the highly-anticipated film Wicked Little Lies - which is currently being filmed in Sussex - and the trials that mystify true crime fans to this day.