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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]
Thorndyke | |
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Genre | Crime drama |
Based on | Novels and short stories 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 |
All six episodes presumably still exist, but they have not been made available to the public.
Actors who appeared in individual episodes of the series include:
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