Raffles (TV 1975)

Most people know A.J. Raffles only as a gentleman of leisure and a top-rated cricketer, but he is also "the amateur Cracksman", an expert jewel thief. Alternately aided and hindered by his ... See full summary »

Director:

Christopher Hodson

Writers:

Eugene Wiley Presbrey (play), E.W. Hornung (novel),

Stars:

Anthony Valentine, Michael Barrington, Margot Lister

Cast

Credited cast:
Anthony Valentine	...	A.J. Raffles
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Barrington	...	Earl of Milchester
Margot Lister	...	Dowager of Melrose
James Maxwell	...	Inspector MacKenzie
Christopher Strauli	...	Bunny Manders

Storyline

Most people know A.J. Raffles only as a gentleman of leisure and a top-rated cricketer, but he is also "the amateur Cracksman", an expert jewel thief. Alternately aided and hindered by his old friend, Bunny Manders, Raffles cuts a dashing swathe across Edwardian England, helping himself to the baubles of the very rich, sometimes playing amateur sleuth or crimefighter, and generally enjoying himself. This TV film was the pilot for the TV series produced two years later.

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Plot Keywords:

cricketer | tv series pilot | jewel theft | london england | 1900s | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 1975 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Yorkshire Television (YTV)

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1917)

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