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MASTERPIECE THEATRE: MURDER MUST ADVERTISE: PART 1 (TV)
Summary
One in this series of adaptations of Dorothy Sayers's novels about London's Lord Peter Wimsey and his detective work during the 1920s and 1930s. Part one of this four-part mystery in which Wimsey using the name Death Bredon works as a copywriter in the advertising firm of Pym's publicity in order to uncover a murderer and a ring of cocaine dealers. (Presented under the umbrella of "Masterpiece Theatre." Note: This copy does not include commentary by Alistair Cooke.)
Details
- NETWORK: PBS
- DATE: November 30, 1973 8:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:49:29
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T81:0874
- GENRE: Drama, police/private detective
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, police/private detective; International Collection - United Kingdom; Mobil collection
- SERIES RUN: BBC - TV series, 1973; PBS - 1974
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Richard Beynon … Producer
- Rodney Bennett … Director
- Dorothy L. Sayers … Writer
- Bill Craig … Adapted by
- Herbert Chappell … Theme Music by
- Ian Carmichael … Cast, Lord Peter Wimsey
- Mark Eden … Cast, Chief Inspector Parker
- Rachel Herbert … Cast, Lady Mary Wimsey
- Peter Pratt … Cast, Mr. Pym
- Robin Bailey … Cast, Mr. Armstrong
- John Hallam … Cast, Mr. Ingleby
- Fiona Walker … Cast, Miss Meteyard
- Christopher Timothy … Cast, Mr. Willis
- Paul Darrow … Cast, Mr. Tallboy
- Shirley Cain … Cast, Miss Rossiter
- Caroline Dowdeswell … Cast, Miss Parton
- Connie Merigold … Cast, Mrs. Crump
- Gwen Taylor … Cast, Pamela Dean
- Robert Hamilton … Cast, Victor Dean
- Spencer Banks … Cast, Ginger Joe