Great Performances: The Rimers of Eldritch

Playhouse New York

Nelly Windrod is on trial for murder, accused of shooting the local vagrant as he attacked a teenage girl. As the neighbors and families of the former mining town of Eldritch grapple with the sudden upheaval of their lives and struggle to understand how this could happen, long-buried secrets are revealed and the truth is unearthed layer upon layer.

Episode Info

Episode number: 1x1
Airdate: Saturday November 04th, 1972

Director: Davey Marlin-jones
Writer: Lanford Wilson

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Guest Stars

Carol Williard As Eva Jackson	Cliff Carpenter As Peck Johnson
Frances Sternhagen (1) As Wilma Atkins	Helen Stenborg As Mavis Johnson
James Staley As Robert Conklin	Joanna Roos As Mary Winrod
K. Callan As Evelyn Jackson	Kate Harrington As Martha Truit
Kathleen Doyle (1) As Lena Truit	Roberts Blossom As Judge; Preacher
Rue McClanahan As Cora Groves	Sarah Cunningham (1) As Nelly Winrod
Susan Sarandon As Patsy Johnson	Will Hare As Skelly Mannor