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''The Expert'' is a
British television
Regular television broadcasts in the United Kingdom started in 1936 as a public service which was free of advertising, which followed the first demonstration of a transmitted moving image in 1926. Currently, the United Kingdom has a collection ...
series produced by the
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between 1968 and 1976. It ran for 62 episodes over four series.
The series starred
Marius Goring
Marius Re Goring, (23 May 191230 September 1998) was a British stage and screen actor. He is best remembered for the four films he made with Powell & Pressburger, particularly as Conductor 71 in '' A Matter of Life and Death'' and as Julian Cr ...
as Dr. (later Professor) John Hardy, a forensic
pathologist
Pathology is the study of the causal, causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when us ...
working for the
Home Office and was essentially a police procedural drama, with Hardy bringing his forensic knowledge to solve various cases.
''The Expert'' was created and produced by
Gerard Glaister
John Leslie Glaister DFC (21 December 1915 – 5 February 2005), known as Gerard or Gerrard Glaister, was a British television producer and director best known for his work with the BBC. Amongst his most notable successes as a producer were ''Co ...
. The series was one of the first BBC dramas to be made in colour, and throughout its four series had guest appearances from (among others)
John Carson,
Peter Copley
Peter Copley (20 May 1915 – 7 October 2008) was an English television, film and stage actor.
Biography
Copley was born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, son of the printmakers, John Copley and Ethel Gabain.
After changing his mind about joining ...
,
Rachel Kempson
Rachel, Lady Redgrave (28 May 1910 – 24 May 2003), known primarily by her birth name Rachel Kempson, was an English actress. She married Sir Michael Redgrave, and was the matriarch of the famous acting dynasty.
Career
Kempson trained at RADA ...
,
Peter Vaughan
Peter Vaughan (born Peter Ewart Ohm; 4 April 1923 – 6 December 2016) was an English character actor known for many supporting roles in British film and television productions. He also acted extensively on the stage.
He is perhaps best known ...
,
Clive Swift
Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936 – 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. A classically trained actor, his stage work included performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, but he was best known to television viewers for ...
,
Geoffrey Palmer Geoffrey Palmer may refer to:
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* Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet (1598–1670), English lawyer and politician
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,
Peter Barkworth
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** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church
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,
Jean Marsh
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,
Ray Brooks,
George Sewell
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Early life and career
The son of a Hoxton printer and a florist, Sewell left school at the age of 14 a ...
,
Anthony Valentine
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,
Jeff Shankley
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,
Bernard Lee
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,
Lee Montague
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Montague was a student of the Old Vic School.
Montague's film credits include ''The Camp on Bloo ...
,
Geoffrey Bayldon
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,
Mike Pratt,
Edward Fox,
André Morell
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,
Brian Blessed
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Blessed is known for portraying PC "Fancy" Smith in ''Z-Cars'', Augustus in the 1976 BBC television production of ''I, Claudius'', King Richard IV i ...
,
Nigel Stock,
Philip Madoc
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and
Warren Clarke
Warren Clarke (born Alan James Clarke; 26 April 1947 – 12 November 2014) was an English actor. He appeared in many films after a significant role as Dim in Stanley Kubrick's ''A Clockwork Orange''. His television appearances included ''Dalzi ...
.
Cast
Main recurring characters across all four series.
Archive status
Most of the original videotapes of this show were
wiped
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Common reasons for loss
A significant prop ...
by the
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, mainly from series one and two. As a result, 14 episodes are missing, mostly from series one, leaving 48 surviving. Although many episodes survive as black and white