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 | |
|---|---|
| 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.
Cast edit
Main edit
- Peter Copley as Doctor John Evelyn Thorndyke
- Paul Williamson as Doctor Jervis
- Patrick Newell as Polton
- Glyn Owen as Superintendent Morton
Other edit
Actors who appeared in individual episodes of the series include:
- George A. Cooper as Pratt
- Ronald Leigh-Hunt as John Simpson
- Jack May as Percival Bland
- Stephanie Bidmead as Kathy
- Kenneth Colley as Ellis
- Jane Downs as Mrs. Crofton
- John Le Mesurier as Pembury
- Anthony Sagar as Ellis
- Royston Tickner as Smith
- Patrick Troughton as Frank Belfield
- Rex Rashley as Amos Caldwell
- Harry Towb as Ambrose
- Wanda Ventham as Maud
- Peter Madden as Det. Supt. Martin
- Kevin Brennan Sergeant
- David Nettheim as Stalker
- Lennard Pearce as Shenston
- Donald Bisset as Sergeant Hawkins
- Hilda Fenemore as Mrs. Brattle
- Ivor Salter as Stanton
- Edwin Brown as Brattle
- Vernon Dobtcheff as Coroner
- Aubrey Morris as Julius Wicks
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Adam, Alison. A History of Forensic Science: British beginnings in the twentieth century. Routledge, 2015.
- Perry, Christopher. The British Television Pilot Episodes Research Guide 1936-2015. 2015.
- Weissmann, Elke. Transnational Television Drama: Special Relations and Mutual Influence Between the US and UK. Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
