Leave It to Todhunter

Leave It to Todhunter
Genre	Mystery
Based on	Trial and Error by Anthony Berkeley
Written by	Patrick Campbell
Directed by	Andrew Osborn
Starring	Mervyn Johns Kynaston Reeves Helen Cherry
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Andrew Osborn
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	BBC
Original release
Network	BBC 1
Release	29 September (1958-09-29) – 3 November 1958 (1958-11-03)

Leave It to Todhunter is a 1958 British television series which originally aired on the BBC in 1958.^[1] It is based on the 1937 novel Trial and Error by Anthony Berkeley.

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

• Mervyn Johns as Lawrence Todhunter
• Gladys Boot as Mrs. Farroway
• Margaret Anderson as Viola Palmer
• Kynaston Reeves as Ambrose Chitterwick
• Ballard Berkeley as Det. Chief Insp. Moresby
• Peter Bryant as Det. Sgt. Williams
• Helen Cherry as Marcia Loraine
• Campbell Cotts as Sir Ernest Prettiboy
• John Rae as Dr. Kelsey
• Michael Scott as Vincent Palmer
• Ann Firbank as Felicity Farroway
• Lockwood West as Mr. Budd
• Richard Caldicot as Nicholas Farroway
• Hugh Morton as Arthur Furze, MP
• Shirley Cooklin as Helen
• Arthur Lowe as Gunsmith
• Jennifer Daniel as Girl

References

1. Baskin p.33

Bibliography

• Baskin, Ellen . Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.

External links

• Leave It to Todhunter at IMDb