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Writers:
Alexander Baron (writer)
Reginald Collin (writer)
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Seasons:
1 | 2 full episode list
Release Date:
20 September 1971 (UK) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery
Plot:
This British TV series, shot almost entirely on videotape, dramatized short mystery fiction by authors... more
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Another Lost Jewel more

Cast

 (Series Cast [22])
Paul Whitsun-Jones ... Fat man / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1973)
John Gatrell ... Jeweller / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1973)
Susanna East ... Girl (2 episodes, 1971-1973)
Barry Ashton ... Buller's bank clerk / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1973)
James Cairncross ... Briggs / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1973)
Michael Cashman ... Assistant Purser Robbins / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1973)
John Dawson ... Insp. Fullalove / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1973)
Edward Dentith ... Sir Edward Markham / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1973)
Joe Dunlop ... Policeman Oates / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1973)
Robert Hartley ... Doctor / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1973)
Cyd Hayman ... Laura Stanley / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1973)
Charles Lloyd Pack ... Mr. Neal / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1973)
John Nettleton ... Admiral Christador / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1973)
Clifford Parrish ... Dr. Ewing / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1973)
Maurice Quick ... Bailiff / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1973)

Derek Smith ... Henry Jacobs / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1973)
Petronella Barker ... Miss Parrot (2 episodes, 1971)
Peter Barkworth ... Arthur Hewitt / ... (2 episodes, 1971)
Kenneth Colley ... Farrish (2 episodes, 1971)
Ronald Hines ... Jonathan Pride / ... (2 episodes, 1971)
Peter Vaughan ... Horace Dorrington (2 episodes, 1971)
Douglas Wilmer ... Prof, Van Dusen / ... (2 episodes, 1973)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
UK:50 min (26 episodes)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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23 out of 23 people found the following comment useful:-
Another Lost Jewel, 22 February 2003
Author: pro_crustes from Atlantic Coast, USA

I discovered this series on '70s American public television by accident while channel-surfing (or whatever we called it back in the days when you twisted a knob and then had to fine-tune the receiver). I felt like it was almost my personal secret then, something like Jean Shepherd's Ralphie feels before he decodes Annie's message. Except, this doesn't turn out to be a disappointment. The stories were intelligent, accessible, and timeless. This is TV doing what it should, before everything was about teen angst. (You know, I was a teen once and I don't remember having any angst. Maybe that was partly because my TV entertained me without suggesting I had to be glum to be cool. Maybe not.)

I've never seen it since and I've often wondered why not. It seems like the kind of thing that modern mystery fans would love to have, even if that meant buying it on DVD.

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