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Leave It to Todhunter

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Leave It to Todhunter
GenreMystery
Based onTrial and Error by Anthony Berkeley
Written byPatrick Campbell
Directed byAndrew Osborn
StarringMervyn Johns
Kynaston Reeves
Helen Cherry
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerAndrew Osborn
Running time30 minutes
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC 1
Release29 September (1958-09-29) –
3 November 1958 (1958-11-03)

Leave It to Todhunter is a 1958 British television series which originally aired on the BBC in 1958.[1] It is based on the 1937 novel Trial and Error by Anthony Berkeley.

Synopsis

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Lawrence Todhunter, a mild-mannered little man, discovers he likely has less than six months to live. He resolves to do the world a service by killing an evil character, knowing he will not have to face the consequences. Things go awry when an innocent man is arrested for the killing.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Baskin p.33

Bibliography

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  • Baskin, Ellen . Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
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