The Clergyman's Daughter (27 Nov. 1983)

After a young woman's inherited manor house appears to be haunted, but Tommy and Tuppence try to prove the poltergeist to be corporeal.

Director:

Paul Annett

Writer:

Paul Annett (adapted by)

Stars:

Francesca Annis, James Warwick, Jane Booker

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Francesca Annis	...	Tuppence / Tuppence Beresford
James Warwick	...	Tommy / Tommy Beresford
Jane Booker	...	Monica Deane
Reece Dinsdale	...	Albert
Geoffrey Drew	...	Norman Partridge
Bill Dean	...	Mr. Hove
Elspeth MacNaughton	...	Mrs. Hove (as Elspeth Macnaughton)
Pam St. Clement	...	Crockett (as Pam St Clement)
Alan Jones	...	Gerald Rush
David Delve	...	O'Neill
Ben Stevens	...	Mr Cockwell
Janet Hampson	...	Mrs Cockwell
George Malpas	...	Frank Mulberry

Storyline

Monica Dean has purchased a large home and has turned it into a sort of exclusive hotel for paying guests. The only problem is that the house seems to be haunted as on at least two occasions, guests have had their windows opened, the furniture smashed and their clothes torn to shreds. Tommy and Tuppence travel to the home and learn that there a valuable secret buried on the grounds. So valuable in fact that someone will stop at nothing to scare Miss Dean into selling.

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Plot Keywords:

tommy and tuppence | gaslight | hidden gold | agatha christie | flashback | 

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 November 1983 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

London Weekend Television (LWT)

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Tommy Beresford: Anyhow, you're far more likely than I to know where an old lady would hide things.
Tommy Beresford: The same place as a young lady.

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Connections

References The Black Pirate (1926)

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