Thorndyke (TV series)
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GenreCrime drama
Based onDr. Thorndyke
by R. Austin Freeman
by R. Austin Freeman
Written byAllan Prior
C.E. Webber
Robert Banks Stewart
C.E. Webber
Robert Banks Stewart
| Thorndyke | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Based on | Dr. Thorndyke by R. Austin Freeman |
| Written by | Allan Prior C.E. Webber Robert Banks Stewart |
| Starring | Peter Copley Paul Williamson Patrick Newell |
| Composer | Albert Elms |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | John Robins |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC 1 |
| Release | 3 October – 7 November 1964 |
Thorndyke is a 1964 crime television series which originally aired on BBC 1 in six episodes from 3 October to 7 November 1964, following on from a pilot broadcast on 6 July as part of the Detective anthology series.[1] It is based on the novels and short stories by R. Austin Freeman featuring the detective Doctor Thorndyke, a pioneer in using forensic methods to solve cases.[2]
All six episodes presumably still exist, but except for "The Case of Oscar Brodski" (available on YouTube), they have not been made available to the public.
Main
- Peter Copley as Doctor John Evelyn Thorndyke
- Paul Williamson as Doctor Jervis
- Patrick Newell as Polton
- Glyn Owen as Superintendent Morton
Other
Actors who appeared in individual episodes of the series include:
- George A. Cooper as Pratt
- Ronald Leigh-Hunt as John Simpson
- Jack May as Percival Bland
- Stephanie Bidmead as Kathy
- Kenneth Colley as Ellis
- Jane Downs as Mrs. Crofton
- John Le Mesurier as Pembury
- Anthony Sagar as Ellis
- Royston Tickner as Smith
- Patrick Troughton as Frank Belfield
- Rex Rashley as Amos Caldwell
- Harry Towb as Ambrose
- Wanda Ventham as Maud
- Peter Madden as Det. Supt. Martin
- Kevin Brennan Sergeant
- David Nettheim as Stalker
- Lennard Pearce as Shenston
- Donald Bisset as Sergeant Hawkins
- Hilda Fenemore as Mrs. Brattle
- Ivor Salter as Stanton
- Edwin Brown as Brattle
- Vernon Dobtcheff as Coroner
- Aubrey Morris as Julius Wicks
- John Frawley as Croupier