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''Leave It to Todhunter'' is a 1958 British
television series
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in 1958.
[Baskin p.33] It is based on the 1937 novel ''
Trial and Error
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According to W.H. Thorpe, the term was devised by C. Lloyd Morgan (18 ...
'' by
Anthony Berkeley
Anthony Berkeley Cox (5 July 1893 – 9 March 1971) was an English crime writer. He wrote under several pen-names, including Francis Iles, Anthony Berkeley and A. Monmouth Platts.
Early life and education
Anthony Berkeley Cox was born 5 July ...
.
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
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Mervyn Johns
Mervyn Johns (born David Mervyn John; 18 February 18996 September 1992) was a Welsh stage, film and television character actor who became a star of British films during the Second World War. Johns was known for his "mostly mild-mannered, lugubri ...
as Lawrence Todhunter
*
Gladys Boot as Mrs. Farroway
* Margaret Anderson as Viola Palmer
*
Kynaston Reeves
Philip Arthur Reeves (29 May 18935 December 1971), known professionally as Kynaston Reeves, was an English character actor who appeared in numerous films and many television plays and series.
Early life
Reeves was born in London on 29 May 1893 ...
as Ambrose Chitterwick
*
Ballard Berkeley as Det. Chief Insp. Moresby
*
Peter Bryant
Peter Bryant (27 October 1923 – 19 May 2006) was an English television producer, script editor and former actor. He acted in ''The Grove Family'' as a regular cast member and later became the producer of '' Doctor Who'' from 1967 to 196 ...
as Det. Sgt. Williams
*
Helen Cherry
Helen Mary Cherry (24 November 1915 – 27 September 2001) was an English stage, film and television actress. She was born in Worsley, Lancashire, and brought up in Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire.
Marriage
Whilst working at the Arts The ...
as Marcia Loraine
*
Campbell Cotts
Campbell Cotts (21 April 190219 February 1964) was a Cape Colony-born actor of British stage, film and television. A former barrister and a published poet, Cotts studied at Cambridge and fought in Second World War, attaining the rank of 1st Lieu ...
as Sir Ernest Prettiboy
*
John Rae as Dr. Kelsey
* Michael Scott as Vincent Palmer
*
Ann Firbank as Felicity Farroway
*
Lockwood West
Harry Lockwood West (28 July 1905 – 28 March 1989) was a British actor. He was the father of actor Timothy West and the grandfather of actor Samuel West.
Life and career
West was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England in 1905, the son of Mildr ...
as Mr. Budd
*
Richard Caldicot
Richard Caldicot (7 October 1908 – 16 October 1995) was an English actor famed for his role of Commander (later Captain) Povey in the BBC radio series ''The Navy Lark''. He also appeared often on television, memorably as the obstetrician de ...
as Nicholas Farroway
*
Hugh Morton as Arthur Furze, MP
* Shirley Cooklin as Helen
*
Arthur Lowe as Gunsmith
*
Jennifer Daniel
Jennifer Daniel (born Jennifer Ruth Williams; 23 May 1936 – 16 August 2017) was a Welsh actress. Her film appearances included assorted roles in the ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' film series, ''Gideon's Way'' and the Hammer horror films '' ...
as Girl
References
Bibliography
*Baskin, Ellen . ''Serials on British Television, 1950-1994''. Scolar Press, 1996.
External links
* {{IMDb title, id=0423687
BBC television dramas
1958 British television series debuts
1958 British television series endings
English-language television shows
Television shows based on British novels