Perfect Scoundrels
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{{Infobox television
| image = Perfect Scoundrels title.png
| caption = Title card, series 1 & 2.
| runtime = 60 minutes
(including adverts)
| creator = Ray Connolly
| starring = Peter Bowles
Bryan Murray
| executive_producer = Graham Benson
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| network = ITV
| first_aired = {{Start date|1990|04|22|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1992|05|30|df=y}}
| developer = TVS Television
| num_series = 3
| num_episodes = 18
}}
Perfect Scoundrels is an early-1990s British television comedy-drama following two con-men's travels while conning various people. Produced by TVS Television for the ITV network, it ran for three series between 22 April 1990 and 30 May 1992. The show's main stars were Peter Bowles and Bryan Murray, as well as a cameo appearance from pop singer Lulu.
The series was repeated on The Family Channel but has never been commercially released on DVD. This is possibly due to ongoing rights issues after the production company, TVS, dropped out of the ITV network in 1992 and subsequently went through several takeovers. This problem affects the majority of the TVS programme archive as much of the original production paperwork and sales documentation has been lost during the intervening years. All episodes however are available on YouTube.
Episodes
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=Series 1=
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!style="background-color:#BEEEFF" width=26% |Title !style="background-color:#BEEEFF" width=22% |Director !style="background-color:#BEEEFF" width=22% |Writer !style="background-color:#BEEEFF" width=22% |Original air date {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=1 |Title=Bad Penny Blues |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|4|22|df=y}} |WrittenBy=Ray Connolly |DirectedBy=Ian Toynton |LineColor=66B032 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=2 |Title=Blue Kisses |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|4|29|df=y}} |WrittenBy=Ray Connolly |DirectedBy=Ian Toynton |LineColor=66B032 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=3 |Title=The Milk of Human Kindness |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|5|6|df=y}} |WrittenBy=Ray Connolly |DirectedBy=Ian Toynton |LineColor=66B032 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=4 |Title=The Play's the Sting! |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|5|13|df=y}} |WrittenBy=Tim Aspinall |DirectedBy=Barry Davis |LineColor=66B032 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=5 |Title=Sweeter than Wine |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|5|20|df=y}} |WrittenBy=Ray Connolly |DirectedBy=Barry Davis |LineColor=66B032 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=6 |Title=The Day of Jubilo |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|6|3|df=y}} |WrittenBy=Ray Connolly |DirectedBy=Ian Toynton |LineColor=66B032 }} |
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=Series 2=
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!style="background-color:#005ED0" width=26% |Title !style="background-color:#005ED0" width=22% |Director !style="background-color:#005ED0" width=22% |Writer !style="background-color:#005ED0" width=22% |Original air date {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=7 |Title=Sh...You Know Who! |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|4|6|df=y}} |WrittenBy=Kieran Prendiville |DirectedBy=Jan Sargent |LineColor=66B032 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=8 |Title=Ah, the Sisters of Mercy! |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|4|13|df=y}} |WrittenBy=Barry Devlin |DirectedBy=Jan Sargent |LineColor=66B032 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=9 |Title=The Carpet Baggers |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|4|20|df=y}} |WrittenBy=Kieran Prendiville |DirectedBy=John Gorrie |LineColor=66B032 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=10 |Title=My Fair Daisy |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|4|27|df=y}} |WrittenBy=Tim Aspinall |DirectedBy=John Gorrie |LineColor=66B032 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=11 |Title=Grandmother's Footsteps |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|5|4|df=y}} |WrittenBy=Willis Hall |DirectedBy=Jan Sargent |LineColor=66B032 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=12 |Title=No Thanks for the Memory! |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|5|11|df=y}} |WrittenBy=Anthony Couch |DirectedBy=John Gorrie |LineColor=66B032 }} |
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=Series 3=
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!style="background-color:#D4AA00" width=26% |Title !style="background-color:#D4AA00" width=22% |Director !style="background-color:#D4AA00" width=22% |Writer !style="background-color:#D4AA00" width=22% |Original air date {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=13 |Title=Party Games |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|4|25|df=y}} |WrittenBy=Peter J. Hammond |DirectedBy=Graham Theakston |LineColor=66B032 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=14 |Title=Dirty Tricks |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|5|2|df=y}} |WrittenBy=Julian Jones |DirectedBy=Graham Theakston |LineColor=66B032 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=15 |Title=Last of the Few |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|5|9|df=y}} |WrittenBy=Peter J. Hammond |DirectedBy=Graham Theakston |LineColor=66B032 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=16 |Title=The Long Way Home |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|5|16|df=y}} |WrittenBy=Russell Lewis |DirectedBy=John Gorrie |LineColor=66B032 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=17 |Title=Let No Man Put Asunder |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|5|23|df=y}} |WrittenBy=Tony McHale |DirectedBy=John Gorrie |LineColor=66B032 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=18 |Title=The Goodbye Look |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|5|30|df=y}} |WrittenBy=Russell Lewis |DirectedBy=John Gorrie |LineColor=66B032 }} |
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References
- [http://www.tv-timewarp.co.uk/programmes/Perfect-Scoundrels.htm Timewarp information about Perfect Scoundrels.]