Who Killed Lamb? (1974)

A popular member of the Oxford community is killed, and nobody can think why, so a police inspector is called in from Scotland Yard, and discovers they may be more to the victim than met anyone's eye.

Director:

David Cunliffe

Writers:

Michael Zagor (creator), Anthony Skene (creator),

Stars:

Stanley Baker, Denis Lill, David Swift

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stanley Baker	...	Detective Inspector Jamieson
Denis Lill	...	Sgt. Beck
David Swift	...	Insp. Havelock
Derek Francis	...	Octavius Lamb
Barbara Leigh-Hunt	...	Madeleine
Simon Fisher-Turner	...	Steven (as Simon Turner)
Peter Sallis	...	Lloyd
Artro Morris	...	Mr. Humber
Gillian Raine	...	Miss Bennett
Michael Hawkins	...	Bardon
Ingrid Hafner	...	Mary
Bruce Boa	...	Professor Friedland
Cyril Shaps	...	Mr. Lavender
Shelagh Wilcocks	...	Mrs. Lavender
Honora Burke	...	Mrs. Bute

Storyline

A popular member of the Oxford community is killed, and nobody can think why, so a police inspector is called in from Scotland Yard, and discovers they may be more to the victim than met anyone's eye.

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 February 1974 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

David Paradine Productions, Trident Television, Yorkshire Television (YTV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

65 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[repeated line]
Detective Inspector Jamieson: Don't call me "sir"!

User Reviews

A supplementary course of lamb that is worth a bite

'Who Killed Lamb?' is a one off play from Yorkshire TV which has no connection with Thriller but was transmitted immediately after 'Sign It Death' in the second series schedule and was billed and fully networked as an episode of the classic ATV series. While it bears a similar running time [65 minutes], it uses a standalone title scene and theme music.

The premise is a straightforward detective story. The ostensibly affable Octavius Lamb has been murdered in his home and Stanley Baker, playing the part of Detective Chief Superintendent Jamieson, is determined to ascertain the killer's identity. As the narrative unfolds we learn that Lamb is not the saint as originally portrayed and in fact, had many enemies due to his 'second job' as a blackmailer.

There are many flashbacks in the story which add clarity to some scenes and the characters are well developed with some excellent performances

• namely John Challis as a blackmailed biker and the mouth-wateringly

tantalising Barbara Leigh-Hunt as Mrs Lamb.

The conclusion is reasonably satisfying and while 'Who Killed Lamb?' does not hit the highs as much as Thriller did, it remains an interesting curio, and a welcome addition to the complete series' box set.