The Franchise Affair (1988 TV series)
The Franchise Affair | |
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Genre | Drama |
Based on | The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey |
Written by | |
Directed by | Leonard Lewis |
Starring | Patrick Malahide Joanna McCallum Rosalie Crutchley |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Producer | Terrance Dicks |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | BBC |
Release | |
Original network | BBC One |
Original release | 25 September 30 October 1988 | –
The Franchise Affair is a British television series which originally aired on BBC One in 1988. It is based on the 1948 novel The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey.[1]
Main Cast[]
- Patrick Malahide as Robert Blair
- Joanna McCallum as Marion Sharpe
- Rosalie Crutchley as Mrs. Sharpe
- as Miss Tuff
- David Ellison as Inspector John Hallam
- James Garbutt as Mr. Heseltine
- Alex Jennings as Nevil Bennet
- Penelope Nice as Mrs. Wynn
- as Leslie Wynn
- as Stanley Peters
- as Betty Kane
- Jean Heywood as Aunt Lin
- as Det. Insp. Grant
- Edward Wilson as Benjamin Corley
- David Doyle as Wallis
- as Herbert
- Jo Rowbottom as Mildred Pinner
- as Anita Kenton
- Roger Brierley as Ramsden
References[]
- ^ Baskin p.236
Bibliography[]
- Baskin, Ellen . Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
External links[]
Categories:
- BBC television dramas
- 1988 British television series debuts
- 1988 British television series endings
- English-language television shows
- Television shows based on British novels