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Actors featured in the series include: Creator/JohnNeville, Creator/PaulDarrow, Creator/PeterVaughan, Roy Dotrice, Creator/DonaldPleasence, Michele Dotrice, Geoffrey Whitehead, Creator/PaulEddington, Creator/JeremyIrons, Creator/CarolineJohn, Creator/RogerDelgado, Creator/JacquelinePearce, James Bolam, Creator/UnaStubbs, Peter Bowles, Creator/JohnLevene, Donald Sinden, Creator/FrankWilliams, Richard Hurndall, Creator/WindsorDavies, Creator/JudyGeeson, Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Creator/MichaelSheard, Christopher Timothy, Creator/MartinJarvis, Douglas Wilmer, Creator/MichaelGough, Clifford Rose, Donald Pickering, Creator/NicholasCourtney, Bernard Hepton, Neil [=McCarthy=], Creator/ChristopherNeame, Creator/CharlesGray, Creator/JohnThaw, Creator/CatherineSchell, Creator/PhilipMadoc, Laurence Payne, Mark Eden, Creator/NicolaPagett, Carolyn Jones, Michael Aldridge, Barrie Ingham, Creator/PeterSallis, Creator/JulianGlover, Creator/DerekJacobi, Robin Ellis, Creator/JeanMarsh and Joss Ackland.
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Actors featured in the series include: Creator/JohnNeville, Creator/PaulDarrow, Creator/PeterVaughan, Roy Dotrice, Creator/DonaldPleasence, Michele Dotrice, Geoffrey Whitehead, Creator/PaulEddington, Creator/JeremyIrons, Creator/CarolineJohn, Creator/RogerDelgado, Creator/JacquelinePearce, James Bolam, Creator/UnaStubbs, Peter Bowles, Creator/PeterBowles, Creator/JohnLevene, Donald Sinden, Creator/FrankWilliams, Richard Hurndall, Creator/WindsorDavies, Creator/JudyGeeson, Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Creator/MichaelSheard, Christopher Timothy, Creator/MartinJarvis, Douglas Wilmer, Creator/MichaelGough, Clifford Rose, Donald Pickering, Creator/NicholasCourtney, Bernard Hepton, Neil [=McCarthy=], Creator/ChristopherNeame, Creator/CharlesGray, Creator/JohnThaw, Creator/CatherineSchell, Creator/PhilipMadoc, Laurence Payne, Mark Eden, Creator/NicolaPagett, Carolyn Jones, Michael Aldridge, Barrie Ingham, Creator/PeterSallis, Creator/JulianGlover, Creator/DerekJacobi, Robin Ellis, Creator/JeanMarsh and Joss Ackland.
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* Martin Hewitt: private detective, created by Arthur Morrison. Played by Peter Barkworth in "The Affair of the Tortoise" and "The Case of Laker, Absconded".[[note]]"The Case of the Dixon Torpedo", originally a Hewitt story, was adapted for the series with Ronald Hines as Hewitt's colleague Jonathan Pryde, an original character created for the series. He also re-appears in a minor capacity in the adaptation of "The Case of Laker, Absconded".[[/note]]
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* Martin Hewitt: private detective, created by Arthur Morrison. Played by Peter Barkworth Creator/PeterBarkworth in "The Affair of the Tortoise" and "The Case of Laker, Absconded".[[note]]"The Case of the Dixon Torpedo", originally a Hewitt story, was adapted for the series with Ronald Hines as Hewitt's colleague Jonathan Pryde, an original character created for the series. He also re-appears in a minor capacity in the adaptation of "The Case of Laker, Absconded".[[/note]]
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Actors featured in the series include: Creator/JohnNeville, Creator/PaulDarrow, Creator/PeterVaughan, Roy Dotrice, Creator/DonaldPleasence, Michele Dotrice, Geoffrey Whitehead, Creator/PaulEddington, Creator/JeremyIrons, Creator/CarolineJohn, Creator/RogerDelgado, Creator/JacquelinePearce, James Bolam, Creator/UnaStubbs, Peter Bowles, Creator/JohnLevene, Donald Sinden, Frank Williams, Richard Hurndall, Creator/WindsorDavies, Creator/JudyGeeson, Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Creator/MichaelSheard, Christopher Timothy, Creator/MartinJarvis, Douglas Wilmer, Creator/MichaelGough, Clifford Rose, Donald Pickering, Creator/NicholasCourtney, Bernard Hepton, Neil [=McCarthy=], Creator/ChristopherNeame, Creator/CharlesGray, Creator/JohnThaw, Creator/CatherineSchell, Creator/PhilipMadoc, Laurence Payne, Mark Eden, Creator/NicolaPagett, Carolyn Jones, Michael Aldridge, Barrie Ingham, Creator/PeterSallis, Creator/JulianGlover, Creator/DerekJacobi, Robin Ellis, Creator/JeanMarsh and Joss Ackland.
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Actors featured in the series include: Creator/JohnNeville, Creator/PaulDarrow, Creator/PeterVaughan, Roy Dotrice, Creator/DonaldPleasence, Michele Dotrice, Geoffrey Whitehead, Creator/PaulEddington, Creator/JeremyIrons, Creator/CarolineJohn, Creator/RogerDelgado, Creator/JacquelinePearce, James Bolam, Creator/UnaStubbs, Peter Bowles, Creator/JohnLevene, Donald Sinden, Frank Williams, Creator/FrankWilliams, Richard Hurndall, Creator/WindsorDavies, Creator/JudyGeeson, Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Creator/MichaelSheard, Christopher Timothy, Creator/MartinJarvis, Douglas Wilmer, Creator/MichaelGough, Clifford Rose, Donald Pickering, Creator/NicholasCourtney, Bernard Hepton, Neil [=McCarthy=], Creator/ChristopherNeame, Creator/CharlesGray, Creator/JohnThaw, Creator/CatherineSchell, Creator/PhilipMadoc, Laurence Payne, Mark Eden, Creator/NicolaPagett, Carolyn Jones, Michael Aldridge, Barrie Ingham, Creator/PeterSallis, Creator/JulianGlover, Creator/DerekJacobi, Robin Ellis, Creator/JeanMarsh and Joss Ackland.
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* [[Literature/DrThorndyke Dr. John Thorndyke]]: forensic sleuth, created by R. Austin Freeman. (Played by Creator/JohnNeville and Barrie Ingham in “A Message from the Deep Sea” and “The Moabite Cypher”, respectively)
* Max Carrados: a blind [[Main/PrivateInvestigator private detective]], created by Ernest Bramah. (Played by Robert Stephens in “The Missing Witness Sensation”)
* Horace Dorrington: a crooked private eye, created by Arthur Morrison. (Played by Creator/PeterVaughan in “The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co. Ltd”, and “The Case of the Mirror of Portugal”)
* Simon Carne, alias Klimo: a [[Main/GentlemanThief gentleman burglar]] posing as a private detective; created by Guy Boothby. (Played by Roy Dotrice in “The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds”)
* [[Literature/CarnackiTheGhostFinder Thomas Carnacki]]: an occult detective, created by William Hope Hodgson. (Played by Creator/DonaldPleasence in “The Horse of the Invisible”)
* Dixon Druce: private investigator, created by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace. (Played by John Fraser in “Madame Sara”)
* Martin Hewitt: private detective, created by Arthur Morrison. (Played by Peter Barkworth in “The Affair of the Tortoise” and “The Case of Laker, Absconded”)[[note]]“The Case of the Dixon Torpedo”, originally a Hewitt story, was adapted for the series with Ronald Hines as Hewitt’s colleague Jonathan Pryde, an original character created for the series. He also re-appears in a minor capacity in the adaptation of “The Case of Laker, Absconded”.[[/note]]
* Lady Molly of Scotland Yard: police officer, created by Baroness Orczy. (Played by Elvi Hale in “The Woman in the Big Hat”)
* Romney Pringle: con artist turned private detective, created by Clifford Ashdown[[note]]A pseudonym for R. Austin Freeman and John Pitcairn.[[/note]]. (Played by Donald Sinden in “The Assyrian Rejuvenator”)
* Bernard Sutton: professional jeweller, created by Max Pemberton. (Played by Robert Lang in “The Ripening Rubies”)
* Polly Burton: a journalist, created by Baroness Orczy. (Played by Creator/JudyGeeson in “The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway”)[[note]]Her role in the episode has been increased from supporting player to main character.[[/note]]
* Inspector Leo Lipinzki: South African policeman, created by George Griffith. (Played by Barry Keegan in “Five Hundred Carats”)
* [[Literature/TheThinkingMachine Professor Van Dusen]]: “The Thinking Machine”, created by Jacques Futrelle. (Played by Douglas Wilmer in “Cell 13” and “The Superfluous Finger”)
* John Laxworthy: gentleman thief, created by E. Phillips Oppenheim. (Played by Bernard Hepton in “The Secret of the Magnifique”)
* Eugene Valmont: French sleuth, created by Robert Barr. (Played by Creator/CharlesGray in “The Absent-Minded Coterie”)
* Lieutenant Holst: Danish policeman, created by Palle Rosenkrantz. (Played by Creator/JohnThaw in “The Sensible Action of Lieutenant Holst”)
* Dagobert Trostler: Austrian detective, created by Balduin Groller. (Played by Ronald Lewis in “Anonymous Letters”)
* Duckworth Drew: Secret Service agent, created by William Le Queux. (Played by Creator/DerekJacobi in “The Secret of the Fox Hunter”)
* Mr. Horrocks: naval officer, created by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne. (Played by Ronald Fraser in “The Looting of the Specie Room”)
* Hagar Stanley: Gypsy, created by Fergus Hume. (Played by Sara Kestelman in “The Mystery of the Amber Beads”)
* Charles Dallas: barrister, created by John Oxenham. (Played by Robin Ellis in “The Missing Q.C.s”)
* Max Carrados: a blind [[Main/PrivateInvestigator private detective]], created by Ernest Bramah. (Played by Robert Stephens in “The Missing Witness Sensation”)
* Horace Dorrington: a crooked private eye, created by Arthur Morrison. (Played by Creator/PeterVaughan in “The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co. Ltd”, and “The Case of the Mirror of Portugal”)
* Simon Carne, alias Klimo: a [[Main/GentlemanThief gentleman burglar]] posing as a private detective; created by Guy Boothby. (Played by Roy Dotrice in “The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds”)
* [[Literature/CarnackiTheGhostFinder Thomas Carnacki]]: an occult detective, created by William Hope Hodgson. (Played by Creator/DonaldPleasence in “The Horse of the Invisible”)
* Dixon Druce: private investigator, created by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace. (Played by John Fraser in “Madame Sara”)
* Martin Hewitt: private detective, created by Arthur Morrison. (Played by Peter Barkworth in “The Affair of the Tortoise” and “The Case of Laker, Absconded”)[[note]]“The Case of the Dixon Torpedo”, originally a Hewitt story, was adapted for the series with Ronald Hines as Hewitt’s colleague Jonathan Pryde, an original character created for the series. He also re-appears in a minor capacity in the adaptation of “The Case of Laker, Absconded”.[[/note]]
* Lady Molly of Scotland Yard: police officer, created by Baroness Orczy. (Played by Elvi Hale in “The Woman in the Big Hat”)
* Romney Pringle: con artist turned private detective, created by Clifford Ashdown[[note]]A pseudonym for R. Austin Freeman and John Pitcairn.[[/note]]. (Played by Donald Sinden in “The Assyrian Rejuvenator”)
* Bernard Sutton: professional jeweller, created by Max Pemberton. (Played by Robert Lang in “The Ripening Rubies”)
* Polly Burton: a journalist, created by Baroness Orczy. (Played by Creator/JudyGeeson in “The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway”)[[note]]Her role in the episode has been increased from supporting player to main character.[[/note]]
* Inspector Leo Lipinzki: South African policeman, created by George Griffith. (Played by Barry Keegan in “Five Hundred Carats”)
* [[Literature/TheThinkingMachine Professor Van Dusen]]: “The Thinking Machine”, created by Jacques Futrelle. (Played by Douglas Wilmer in “Cell 13” and “The Superfluous Finger”)
* John Laxworthy: gentleman thief, created by E. Phillips Oppenheim. (Played by Bernard Hepton in “The Secret of the Magnifique”)
* Eugene Valmont: French sleuth, created by Robert Barr. (Played by Creator/CharlesGray in “The Absent-Minded Coterie”)
* Lieutenant Holst: Danish policeman, created by Palle Rosenkrantz. (Played by Creator/JohnThaw in “The Sensible Action of Lieutenant Holst”)
* Dagobert Trostler: Austrian detective, created by Balduin Groller. (Played by Ronald Lewis in “Anonymous Letters”)
* Duckworth Drew: Secret Service agent, created by William Le Queux. (Played by Creator/DerekJacobi in “The Secret of the Fox Hunter”)
* Mr. Horrocks: naval officer, created by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne. (Played by Ronald Fraser in “The Looting of the Specie Room”)
* Hagar Stanley: Gypsy, created by Fergus Hume. (Played by Sara Kestelman in “The Mystery of the Amber Beads”)
* Charles Dallas: barrister, created by John Oxenham. (Played by Robin Ellis in “The Missing Q.C.s”)
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* [[Literature/DrThorndyke Dr. John Thorndyke]]: forensic sleuth, created by R. Austin Freeman. (Played Played by Creator/JohnNeville and Barrie Ingham in “A "A Message from the Deep Sea” Sea" and “The "The Moabite Cypher”, respectively)
Cypher", respectively.
* Max Carrados: a blind [[Main/PrivateInvestigator private detective]], created by Ernest Bramah.(Played Played by Robert Stephens in “The "The Missing Witness Sensation”)
Sensation".
* Horace Dorrington: a crooked private eye, created by Arthur Morrison.(Played Played by Creator/PeterVaughan in “The "The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co. Ltd”, Ltd", and “The "The Case of the Mirror of Portugal”)
Portugal".
* Simon Carne, alias Klimo: a [[Main/GentlemanThief gentleman burglar]] posing as a private detective; created by Guy Boothby.(Played Played by Roy Dotrice in “The "The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds”)
Diamonds".
* [[Literature/CarnackiTheGhostFinder Thomas Carnacki]]: an occult detective, created by William Hope Hodgson.(Played Played by Creator/DonaldPleasence in “The "The Horse of the Invisible”)
Invisible".
* Dixon Druce: private investigator, created by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace.(Played Played by John Fraser in “Madame Sara”)
"Madame Sara".
* Martin Hewitt: private detective, created by Arthur Morrison.(Played Played by Peter Barkworth in “The "The Affair of the Tortoise” Tortoise" and “The "The Case of Laker, Absconded”)[[note]]“The Absconded".[[note]]“The Case of the Dixon Torpedo”, originally a Hewitt story, was adapted for the series with Ronald Hines as Hewitt’s colleague Jonathan Pryde, an original character created for the series. He also re-appears in a minor capacity in the adaptation of “The "The Case of Laker, Absconded”.Absconded".[[/note]]
* Lady Molly of Scotland Yard: police officer, created by Baroness Orczy.(Played Played by Elvi Hale in “The "The Woman in the Big Hat”)
Hat".
* Romney Pringle: con artist turned private detective, created by Clifford Ashdown[[note]]A pseudonym for R. Austin Freeman and John Pitcairn.[[/note]].(Played Played by Donald Sinden in “The "The Assyrian Rejuvenator”)
Rejuvenator".
* Bernard Sutton: professional jeweller, created by Max Pemberton.(Played Played by Robert Lang in “The "The Ripening Rubies”)
Rubies".
* Polly Burton: a journalist, created by Baroness Orczy.(Played Played by Creator/JudyGeeson in “The "The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway”)[[note]]Her Railway".[[note]]Her role in the episode has been increased from supporting player to main character.[[/note]]
* Inspector Leo Lipinzki: South African policeman, created by George Griffith.(Played Played by Barry Keegan in “Five "Five Hundred Carats”)
Carats".
* [[Literature/TheThinkingMachine Professor Van Dusen]]:“The "The Thinking Machine”, Machine", created by Jacques Futrelle. (Played Played by Douglas Wilmer in “Cell 13” "Cell 13" and “The "The Superfluous Finger”)
Finger".
* John Laxworthy: gentleman thief, created by E. Phillips Oppenheim.(Played Played by Bernard Hepton in “The "The Secret of the Magnifique”)
Magnifique".
* Eugene Valmont: French sleuth, created by Robert Barr.(Played Played by Creator/CharlesGray in “The "The Absent-Minded Coterie”)
Coterie".
* Lieutenant Holst: Danish policeman, created by Palle Rosenkrantz.(Played Played by Creator/JohnThaw in “The "The Sensible Action of Lieutenant Holst”)
Holst".
* Dagobert Trostler: Austrian detective, created by Balduin Groller.(Played Played by Ronald Lewis in “Anonymous Letters”)
"Anonymous Letters".
* Duckworth Drew: Secret Service agent, created by William Le Queux.(Played Played by Creator/DerekJacobi in “The "The Secret of the Fox Hunter”)
Hunter".
* Mr. Horrocks: naval officer, created by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne.(Played Played by Ronald Fraser in “The "The Looting of the Specie Room”)
Room".
* Hagar Stanley: Gypsy, created by Fergus Hume.(Played Played by Sara Kestelman in “The "The Mystery of the Amber Beads”)
Beads".
* Charles Dallas: barrister, created by John Oxenham.(Played Played by Robin Ellis in “The "The Missing Q.C.s”)s".
* Max Carrados: a blind [[Main/PrivateInvestigator private detective]], created by Ernest Bramah.
* Horace Dorrington: a crooked private eye, created by Arthur Morrison.
* Simon Carne, alias Klimo: a [[Main/GentlemanThief gentleman burglar]] posing as a private detective; created by Guy Boothby.
* [[Literature/CarnackiTheGhostFinder Thomas Carnacki]]: an occult detective, created by William Hope Hodgson.
* Dixon Druce: private investigator, created by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace.
* Martin Hewitt: private detective, created by Arthur Morrison.
* Lady Molly of Scotland Yard: police officer, created by Baroness Orczy.
* Romney Pringle: con artist turned private detective, created by Clifford Ashdown[[note]]A pseudonym for R. Austin Freeman and John Pitcairn.[[/note]].
* Bernard Sutton: professional jeweller, created by Max Pemberton.
* Polly Burton: a journalist, created by Baroness Orczy.
* Inspector Leo Lipinzki: South African policeman, created by George Griffith.
* [[Literature/TheThinkingMachine Professor Van Dusen]]:
* John Laxworthy: gentleman thief, created by E. Phillips Oppenheim.
* Eugene Valmont: French sleuth, created by Robert Barr.
* Lieutenant Holst: Danish policeman, created by Palle Rosenkrantz.
* Dagobert Trostler: Austrian detective, created by Balduin Groller.
* Duckworth Drew: Secret Service agent, created by William Le Queux.
* Mr. Horrocks: naval officer, created by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne.
* Hagar Stanley: Gypsy, created by Fergus Hume.
* Charles Dallas: barrister, created by John Oxenham.
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** Horace Dorrington in “The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co. Ltd”, and “The Case of the Mirror of Portugal”
** Simon Carne in “The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds”
** Romney Pringle in “The Assyrian Rejuvenator”
** John Laxworthy in “The Secret of the Magnifique”
** Simon Carne in “The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds”
** Romney Pringle in “The Assyrian Rejuvenator”
** John Laxworthy in “The Secret of the Magnifique”
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** Horace Dorrington in “The "The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co. Ltd”, Ltd", and “The "The Case of the Mirror of Portugal”
Portugal"
** Simon Carne in“The "The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds”
Diamonds"
** Romney Pringle in“The "The Assyrian Rejuvenator”
Rejuvenator"
** John Laxworthy in“The "The Secret of the Magnifique”Magnifique"
** Simon Carne in
** Romney Pringle in
** John Laxworthy in
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Actors featured in the series include: Creator/JohnNeville, Creator/PaulDarrow, Creator/PeterVaughan, Roy Dotrice, Creator/DonaldPleasence, Michele Dotrice, Geoffrey Whitehead, Creator/PaulEddington, Creator/JeremyIrons, Creator/CarolineJohn, Creator/RogerDelgado, Creator/JacquelinePearce, James Bolam, Una Stubbs, Peter Bowles, Creator/JohnLevene, Donald Sinden, Frank Williams, Richard Hurndall, Creator/WindsorDavies, Creator/JudyGeeson, Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Creator/MichaelSheard, Christopher Timothy, Creator/MartinJarvis, Douglas Wilmer, Creator/MichaelGough, Clifford Rose, Donald Pickering, Creator/NicholasCourtney, Bernard Hepton, Neil [=McCarthy=], Creator/ChristopherNeame, Creator/CharlesGray, Creator/JohnThaw, Creator/CatherineSchell, Creator/PhilipMadoc, Laurence Payne, Mark Eden, Creator/NicolaPagett, Carolyn Jones, Michael Aldridge, Barrie Ingham, Creator/PeterSallis, Creator/JulianGlover, Creator/DerekJacobi, Robin Ellis, Creator/JeanMarsh and Joss Ackland.
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Actors featured in the series include: Creator/JohnNeville, Creator/PaulDarrow, Creator/PeterVaughan, Roy Dotrice, Creator/DonaldPleasence, Michele Dotrice, Geoffrey Whitehead, Creator/PaulEddington, Creator/JeremyIrons, Creator/CarolineJohn, Creator/RogerDelgado, Creator/JacquelinePearce, James Bolam, Una Stubbs, Creator/UnaStubbs, Peter Bowles, Creator/JohnLevene, Donald Sinden, Frank Williams, Richard Hurndall, Creator/WindsorDavies, Creator/JudyGeeson, Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Creator/MichaelSheard, Christopher Timothy, Creator/MartinJarvis, Douglas Wilmer, Creator/MichaelGough, Clifford Rose, Donald Pickering, Creator/NicholasCourtney, Bernard Hepton, Neil [=McCarthy=], Creator/ChristopherNeame, Creator/CharlesGray, Creator/JohnThaw, Creator/CatherineSchell, Creator/PhilipMadoc, Laurence Payne, Mark Eden, Creator/NicolaPagett, Carolyn Jones, Michael Aldridge, Barrie Ingham, Creator/PeterSallis, Creator/JulianGlover, Creator/DerekJacobi, Robin Ellis, Creator/JeanMarsh and Joss Ackland.
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Actors featured in the series include: Creator/JohnNeville, Creator/PaulDarrow, Creator/PeterVaughan, Roy Dotrice, Creator/DonaldPleasence, Michele Dotrice, Geoffrey Whitehead, Creator/PaulEddington, Creator/JeremyIrons, Creator/CarolineJohn, Creator/RogerDelgado, Creator/JacquelinePearce, James Bolam, Una Stubbs, Peter Bowles, Creator/JohnLevene, Donald Sinden, Frank Williams, Richard Hurndall, Creator/WindsorDavies, Judy Geeson, Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Creator/MichaelSheard, Christopher Timothy, Creator/MartinJarvis, Douglas Wilmer, Creator/MichaelGough, Clifford Rose, Donald Pickering, Creator/NicholasCourtney, Bernard Hepton, Neil [=McCarthy=], Creator/ChristopherNeame, Creator/CharlesGray, Creator/JohnThaw, Creator/CatherineSchell, Creator/PhilipMadoc, Laurence Payne, Mark Eden, Creator/NicolaPagett, Carolyn Jones, Michael Aldridge, Barrie Ingham, Creator/PeterSallis, Creator/JulianGlover, Creator/DerekJacobi, Robin Ellis, Creator/JeanMarsh and Joss Ackland.
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Actors featured in the series include: Creator/JohnNeville, Creator/PaulDarrow, Creator/PeterVaughan, Roy Dotrice, Creator/DonaldPleasence, Michele Dotrice, Geoffrey Whitehead, Creator/PaulEddington, Creator/JeremyIrons, Creator/CarolineJohn, Creator/RogerDelgado, Creator/JacquelinePearce, James Bolam, Una Stubbs, Peter Bowles, Creator/JohnLevene, Donald Sinden, Frank Williams, Richard Hurndall, Creator/WindsorDavies, Judy Geeson, Creator/JudyGeeson, Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Creator/MichaelSheard, Christopher Timothy, Creator/MartinJarvis, Douglas Wilmer, Creator/MichaelGough, Clifford Rose, Donald Pickering, Creator/NicholasCourtney, Bernard Hepton, Neil [=McCarthy=], Creator/ChristopherNeame, Creator/CharlesGray, Creator/JohnThaw, Creator/CatherineSchell, Creator/PhilipMadoc, Laurence Payne, Mark Eden, Creator/NicolaPagett, Carolyn Jones, Michael Aldridge, Barrie Ingham, Creator/PeterSallis, Creator/JulianGlover, Creator/DerekJacobi, Robin Ellis, Creator/JeanMarsh and Joss Ackland.
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* Polly Burton: a journalist, created by Baroness Orczy. (Played by Judy Geeson in “The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway”)[[note]]Her role in the episode has been increased from supporting player to main character.[[/note]]
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* Polly Burton: a journalist, created by Baroness Orczy. (Played by Judy Geeson Creator/JudyGeeson in “The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway”)[[note]]Her role in the episode has been increased from supporting player to main character.[[/note]]
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Actors featured in the series include: Creator/JohnNeville, Creator/PaulDarrow, Creator/PeterVaughan, Roy Dotrice, Creator/DonaldPleasence, Michele Dotrice, Geoffrey Whitehead, Creator/PaulEddington, Creator/JeremyIrons, Creator/CarolineJohn, Creator/RogerDelgado, Creator/JacquelinePearce, James Bolam, Una Stubbs, Peter Bowles, Creator/JohnLevene, Donald Sinden, Frank Williams, Richard Hurndall, Creator/WindsorDavies, Judy Geeson, Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Creator/MichaelSheard, Christopher Timothy, Creator/MartinJarvis, Douglas Wilmer, Creator/MichaelGough, Clifford Rose, Donald Pickering, Creator/NicholasCourtney, Bernard Hepton, Neil [=McCarthy=], Creator/ChristopherNeame, Creator/CharlesGray, Creator/JohnThaw, Creator/CatherineSchell, Creator/PhilipMadoc, Laurence Payne, Mark Eden, Creator/NicolaPagett, Carolyn Jones, Michael Aldridge, Barrie Ingham, Peter Sallis, Creator/JulianGlover, Creator/DerekJacobi, Robin Ellis, Creator/JeanMarsh and Joss Ackland.
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Actors featured in the series include: Creator/JohnNeville, Creator/PaulDarrow, Creator/PeterVaughan, Roy Dotrice, Creator/DonaldPleasence, Michele Dotrice, Geoffrey Whitehead, Creator/PaulEddington, Creator/JeremyIrons, Creator/CarolineJohn, Creator/RogerDelgado, Creator/JacquelinePearce, James Bolam, Una Stubbs, Peter Bowles, Creator/JohnLevene, Donald Sinden, Frank Williams, Richard Hurndall, Creator/WindsorDavies, Judy Geeson, Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Creator/MichaelSheard, Christopher Timothy, Creator/MartinJarvis, Douglas Wilmer, Creator/MichaelGough, Clifford Rose, Donald Pickering, Creator/NicholasCourtney, Bernard Hepton, Neil [=McCarthy=], Creator/ChristopherNeame, Creator/CharlesGray, Creator/JohnThaw, Creator/CatherineSchell, Creator/PhilipMadoc, Laurence Payne, Mark Eden, Creator/NicolaPagett, Carolyn Jones, Michael Aldridge, Barrie Ingham, Peter Sallis, Creator/PeterSallis, Creator/JulianGlover, Creator/DerekJacobi, Robin Ellis, Creator/JeanMarsh and Joss Ackland.
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* GenderFlip: The clever Mr. Macpherson from the print version of "The Absent-Minded Coterie" becomes the equally clever Miss Mackail in the adaptation.
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* AffablyEvil: Horace Dorrington, to a tee.
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* {{UsefulNotes/Romani}}: Hagar Stanley.
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* {{UsefulNotes/Romani}}: Hagar Stanley.Stanley.
* VillainProtagonist: Some more villainous than others:
** Horace Dorrington in “The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co. Ltd”, and “The Case of the Mirror of Portugal”
** Simon Carne in “The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds”
** Romney Pringle in “The Assyrian Rejuvenator”
** John Laxworthy in “The Secret of the Magnifique”
* VillainProtagonist: Some more villainous than others:
** Horace Dorrington in “The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co. Ltd”, and “The Case of the Mirror of Portugal”
** Simon Carne in “The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds”
** Romney Pringle in “The Assyrian Rejuvenator”
** John Laxworthy in “The Secret of the Magnifique”
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Actors featured in the series include: Creator/JohnNeville, Creator/PaulDarrow, Creator/PeterVaughan, Roy Dotrice, Creator/DonaldPleasence, Michele Dotrice, Geoffrey Whitehead, Creator/PaulEddington, Creator/JeremyIrons, Creator/CarolineJohn, Creator/RogerDelgado, Creator/JacquelinePearce, James Bolam, Una Stubbs, Peter Bowles, Creator/JohnLevene, Donald Sinden, Frank Williams, Richard Hurndall, Windsor Davies, Judy Geeson, Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Creator/MichaelSheard, Christopher Timothy, Creator/MartinJarvis, Douglas Wilmer, Creator/MichaelGough, Clifford Rose, Donald Pickering, Creator/NicholasCourtney, Bernard Hepton, Neil [=McCarthy=], Creator/ChristopherNeame, Creator/CharlesGray, Creator/JohnThaw, Creator/CatherineSchell, Creator/PhilipMadoc, Laurence Payne, Mark Eden, Creator/NicolaPagett, Carolyn Jones, Michael Aldridge, Barrie Ingham, Peter Sallis, Creator/JulianGlover, Creator/DerekJacobi, Robin Ellis, Creator/JeanMarsh and Joss Ackland.
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Actors featured in the series include: Creator/JohnNeville, Creator/PaulDarrow, Creator/PeterVaughan, Roy Dotrice, Creator/DonaldPleasence, Michele Dotrice, Geoffrey Whitehead, Creator/PaulEddington, Creator/JeremyIrons, Creator/CarolineJohn, Creator/RogerDelgado, Creator/JacquelinePearce, James Bolam, Una Stubbs, Peter Bowles, Creator/JohnLevene, Donald Sinden, Frank Williams, Richard Hurndall, Windsor Davies, Creator/WindsorDavies, Judy Geeson, Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Creator/MichaelSheard, Christopher Timothy, Creator/MartinJarvis, Douglas Wilmer, Creator/MichaelGough, Clifford Rose, Donald Pickering, Creator/NicholasCourtney, Bernard Hepton, Neil [=McCarthy=], Creator/ChristopherNeame, Creator/CharlesGray, Creator/JohnThaw, Creator/CatherineSchell, Creator/PhilipMadoc, Laurence Payne, Mark Eden, Creator/NicolaPagett, Carolyn Jones, Michael Aldridge, Barrie Ingham, Peter Sallis, Creator/JulianGlover, Creator/DerekJacobi, Robin Ellis, Creator/JeanMarsh and Joss Ackland.
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A British Mystery-Anthology series that aired on ITV from 1971 to 1973. The series showcased various detectives, and other protagonists created by literary contemporaries of Creator/ArthurConanDoyle, creator of the titular sleuth, with each episode being adapted directly from a short story by said authors. The protagonists range from [[Main/GreatDetective great detectives]] to [[Main/GentlemanThief gentleman burglars]]. Some of the better known characters include [[Literature/DrThorndyke Dr. John Thorndyke]], Max Carrados, [[Literature/CarnackiTheGhostFinder Thomas Carnacki]], Martin Hewit and [[Literature/TheThinkingMachine Professor Augustus Van Dusen]].
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* Eugene Valmont: French sleuth, created by Robert Barr. (Played by Charles Gray in “The Absent-Minded Coterie”)
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* Inspector Lipinzki: South African policeman, created by George Griffith. (Played by Barry Keegan in “Five Hundred Carats”)
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* Inspector Leo Lipinzki: South African policeman, created by George Griffith. (Played by Barry Keegan in “Five Hundred Carats”)
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* PrivateInvestigator: About half of the detectives are this.
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* PrivateInvestigator: About half of the detectives are this.this.
* Romani: Hagar Stanley.
* Romani: Hagar Stanley.
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* ForensicDrama: The Thorndyke episodes.
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* AmateurSleuth: Bernard Sutton, Polly Burton, [[Literature/TheThinkingMachine Professor Van Dusen]], Mr. Horrocks and Hagar Stanley.
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* PeriodPiece: The series is set in the late Victorian, and early Edwardian eras.
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* OccultDetective: [[Literature/CarnackiTheGhostFinder Thomas Carnacki]].
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* PrivateInvestigator: About half of the detectives are this.
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* PrivateInvestigator: About half of the detectives are this.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: Creator/DonaldPleasence, Creator/PeterVaughan, Creator/DerekJacobi, Roy Dotrice, Peter Barkworth and Donald Sinden]]
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Actors featured in the series include: Creator/JohnNeville, Creator/PaulDarrow, Creator/PeterVaughan, Roy Dotrice, Creator/DonaldPleasence, Michele Dotrice, Geoffrey Whitehead, Creator/PaulEddington, Creator/JeremyIrons, Creator/CarolineJohn, Creator/RogerDelgado, Creator/JacquelinePearce, James Bolam, Una Stubbs, Peter Bowles, Creator/JohnLevene, Donald Sinden, Frank Williams, Richard Hurndall, Windsor Davies, Judy Geeson, Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Creator/MichaelSheard, Christopher Timothy, Creator/MartinJarvis, Douglas Wilmer, Creator/MichaelGough, Clifford Rose, Donald Pickering, Creator/NicholasCourtney, Bernard Hepton, Neil [=McCarthy=], Creator/ChristopherNeame, Creator/CharlesGray, Creator/JohnThaw, Creator/CatherineSchell, Creator/PhilipMadoc, Laurence Payne, Mark Eden, Creator/NicolaPagett, Carolyn Jones, Michael Aldridge, Barrie Ingham, Peter Sallis, Creator/JulianGlover, Creator/DerekJacobi, Robin Ellis, Creator/JeanMarsh and Joss Ackland.
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* CorruptCop: Horace Dorrington, although he’s not actually a copper, but a private investigator.
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* CorruptCop: Horace Dorrington, although he’s not actually a copper, but a More like corrupt private investigator.detective. We have two in the forms of Horace Dorrington and Romney Pringle.
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* [[Literature/DrThorndyke Dr. John Thorndyke]]: forensic sleuth, created by R. Austin Freeman. (Played by Creator/JohnNeville and Barrie Ingham in “A Message from the Deep Sea” and “The Moabite Cypher”, respectively)
* Max Carrados: a blind [[Main/PrivateInvestigator private detective]], created by Ernest Bramah. (Played by Robert Stephens in “The Missing Witness Sensation”)
* Horace Dorrington: a crooked private eye, created by Arthur Morrison. (Played by Creator/PeterVaughan in “The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co. Ltd”, and “The Case of the Mirror of Portugal”)
* Simon Carne, alias Klimo: a [[Main/GentlemanThief gentleman burglar]] posing as a private detective; created by Guy Boothby. (Played by Roy Dotrice in “The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds”)
* [[Literature/CarnackiTheGhostFinder Thomas Carnacki]]: an occult detective, created by William Hope Hodgson. (Played by Creator/DonaldPleasence in “The Horse of the Invisible”)
* Dixon Druce: private investigator, created by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace. (Played by John Fraser in “Madame Sara”)
* Martin Hewitt: private detective, created by Arthur Morrison. (Played by Peter Barkworth in “The Affair of the Tortoise” and “The Case of Laker, Absconded”)[[note]]“The Case of the Dixon Torpedo”, originally a Hewitt story, was adapted for the series with Ronald Hines as Hewitt’s colleague Jonathan Pryde, an original character created for the series. He also re-appears in a minor capacity in the adaptation of “The Case of Laker, Absconded”.[[/note]]
* Lady Molly of Scotland Yard: police officer, created by Baroness Orczy. (Played by Elvi Hale in “The Woman in the Big Hat”)
* Romney Pringle: con artist turned private detective, created by Clifford Ashdown[[note]]A pseudonym for R. Austin Freeman and John Pitcairn.[[/note]]. (Played by Donald Sinden in “The Assyrian Rejuvenator”)
* Bernard Sutton: professional jeweller, created by Max Pemberton. (Played by Robert Lang in “The Ripening Rubies”)
* Polly Burton: a journalist, created by Baroness Orczy. (Played by Judy Geeson in “The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway”)[[note]]Her role in the episode has been increased from supporting player to main character.[[/note]]
* Inspector Lipinzki: South African policeman, created by George Griffith. (Played by Barry Keegan in “Five Hundred Carats”)
* [[Literature/TheThinkingMachine Professor Van Dusen]]: “The Thinking Machine”, created by Jacques Futrelle. (Played by Douglas Wilmer in “Cell 13” and “The Superfluous Finger”)
* John Laxworthy: gentleman thief, created by E. Phillips Oppenheim. (Played by Bernard Hepton in “The Secret of the Magnifique”)
* Eugene Valmont: French sleuth, created by Robert Barr. (Played by Charles Gray in “The Absent-Minded Coterie”)
* Lieutenant Holst: Danish policeman, created by Palle Rosenkrantz. (Played by Creator/JohnThaw in “The Sensible Action of Lieutenant Holst”)
* Dagobert Trostler: Austrian detective, created by Balduin Groller. (Played by Ronald Lewis in “Anonymous Letters”)
* Duckworth Drew: Secret Service agent, created by William Le Queux. (Played by Creator/DerekJacobi in “The Secret of the Fox Hunter”)
* Mr. Horrocks: naval officer, created by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne. (Played by Ronald Fraser in “The Looting of the Specie Room”)
* Hagar Stanley: Gypsy, created by Fergus Hume. (Played by Sara Kestelman in “The Mystery of the Amber Beads”)
* Charles Dallas: barrister, created by John Oxenham. (Played by Robin Ellis in “The Missing Q.C.s”)
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* CorruptCop: Horace Dorrington, although he’s not actually a copper, but a private investigator.investigator.
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* PeriodPiece: The series is set in the late Victorian, and early Edwardian eras.
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A British Mystery-Anthology series that aired on ITV from 1971 to 1973. The series showcased various detectives, and other protagonists created by literary contemporaries of Creator/ArthurConanDoyle, creator of the titular sleuth, with each episode being adapted directly from a short story by said authors. The protagonists range from [[Main/GreatDetective great detectives]] to [[Main/GentlemanThief gentleman burglars]]. Some of the better known characters include [[Literature/DrThorndyke Dr. John Thorndyke]], Martin Hewitt, [[Literature/CarnackiTheGhostFinder Thomas Carnacki]], Max Carrados and [[Literature/TheThinkingMachine Professor Augustus Van Dusen]].
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A British Mystery-Anthology series that aired on ITV from 1971 to 1973. The series showcased various detectives, and other protagonists created by literary contemporaries of Creator/ArthurConanDoyle, creator of the titular sleuth, with each episode being adapted directly from a short story by said authors. The protagonists range from [[Main/GreatDetective great detectives]] to [[Main/GentlemanThief gentleman burglars]]. Some of the better known characters include [[Literature/DrThorndyke Dr. John Thorndyke]], Martin Hewitt, Max Carrados, [[Literature/CarnackiTheGhostFinder Thomas Carnacki]], Max Carrados Martin Hewit and [[Literature/TheThinkingMachine Professor Augustus Van Dusen]].
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A British Mystery-Anthology series that aired on ITV from 1971 to 1973. The series showcased various detectives, and other protagonists created by literary contemporaries of Creator/ArthurConanDoyle, creator of the titular sleuth, with each episode being adapted directly from a short story by said authors. The protagonists range from [[Main/GreatDetective great detectives]] to [[Main/GentlemanThief gentleman burglars]]. Some of the better known characters include [[Literature/DrThorndyke Dr. John Thorndyke]], Martin Hewitt, [[Literature/CarnackiTheGhostFinder Thomas Carnacki]] Carnacki]], Max Carrados and Max Carrados.
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A British Mystery-Anthology series that aired on ITV from 1971 to 1973. The series showcased various detectives, and other protagonists created by literary contemporaries of Creator/ArthurConanDoyle, creator of the titular sleuth, with each episode being adapted directly from a short story by said authors. The protagonists range from [[Main/GreatDetective great detectives]] to [[Main/GentlemanThief gentleman burglars]].
burglars]]. Some of the better known characters include [[Literature/DrThorndyke Dr. John Thorndyke]], Martin Hewitt, [[Literature/CarnackiTheGhostFinder Thomas Carnacki]] and Max Carrados.
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A British Mystery-Anthology series that aired on ITV from 1971 to 1973. The series showcased various detectives, and other protagonists created by literary contemporaries of Creator/ArthurConanDoyle, creator of the titular sleuth, with each episode being adapted directly from a short story by said authors.
authors. The protagonists range from [[Main/GreatDetective great detectives]] to [[Main/GentlemanThief gentleman burglars]].
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The series is also notable for featuring a vast ensemble cast of top UK actors; some already established, others still unknown at the time.
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The series is also notable for featuring a vast ensemble cast of top UK actors; some already established, others still unknown at the time.time.
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A British Mystery-Anthology series that aired on ITV from 1971 to 1973. The series showcased various detectives, and other protagonists created by literary contemporaries of Creator/ArthurConanDoyle, creator of the titular sleuth, with each episode being adapted directly from a short story by said authors.
The series is also notable for featuring a vast ensemble cast of top UK actors; some already established, others still unknown at the time.
The series is also notable for featuring a vast ensemble cast of top UK actors; some already established, others still unknown at the time.
