Who Killed Mr Partridge? (12 Jan. 1986)

Anxious not to alarm the guests Clive orders the pool lights to be turned off so that the corpse cannot be seen but instead Fred and the Yellowcoats turn out all the lights in the camp. An ... See full summary »

Director:

David Croft

Writers:

Jimmy Perry (creator), David Croft (creator),

Stars:

Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Shane	...	Ted Bovis
Ruth Madoc	...	Gladys Pugh
Jeffrey Holland	...	Spike Dixon
Su Pollard	...	Peggy Ollerenshaw
David Griffin	...	Squadron Leader Clive Dempster DFC
Felix Bowness	...	Fred Quilley
Diane Holland	...	Yvonne Stuart-Hargreaves
Barry Howard	...	Barry Stuart-Hargreaves
Nikki Kelly	...	Sylvia Garnsey
Linda Regan	...	April
David Webb	...	Stanley Matthews (as The Webb Twins)
Tony Webb	...	Bruce Matthews (as The Webb Twins)
Chris Andrews	...	Gary
Laura Jackson	...	Dawn
Julie Christian-Young	...	Babs (as Julie-Christian Young)

Storyline

Anxious not to alarm the guests Clive orders the pool lights to be turned off so that the corpse cannot be seen but instead Fred and the Yellowcoats turn out all the lights in the camp. An hysterical man who has seen the body is kept in Clive's office against his will but Clive knows he must call the police. When the police arrive they tell the staff that the 'corpse' was a dummy in Partridge's clothes. The man himself has quit the camp to open a pub but wanted to give everybody a fright as he left.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Release Date:

12 January 1986 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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