Leave It to Todhunter
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Helen Cherry
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Leave It to Todhunter is a 1958 British television series which originally aired on the BBC in 1958.Baskin p.33 It is based on the 1937 novel Trial and Error by Anthony Berkeley.
Synopsis
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
- Mervyn Johns as Lawrence Todhunter
- Gladys Boot as Mrs. Farroway
- Margaret Anderson as Viola Palmer
- Kynaston Reeves as Ambrose Chitterwick
- Ballard Berkeley as Det. Chief Insp. Moresby
- Peter Bryant as Det. Sgt. Williams
- Helen Cherry as Marcia Loraine
- Campbell Cotts as Sir Ernest Prettiboy
- John Rae as Dr. Kelsey
- Michael Scott as Vincent Palmer
- Ann Firbank as Felicity Farroway
- Lockwood West as Mr. Budd
- Richard Caldicot as Nicholas Farroway
- Hugh Morton as Arthur Furze, MP
- Shirley Cooklin as Helen
- Arthur Lowe as Gunsmith
- Jennifer Daniel as Girl
References
Bibliography
- Baskin, Ellen . Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.