"The Persuaders!"
A Death in the Family (1972)

Directors:

Sidney Hayers
Leslie Norman

Writer:

Terry Nation (screenplay)

TV Series:

"The Persuaders!" (1971)

Original Air Date:

4 February 1972 (Season 1, Episode 21)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Cult TV | Danger | Landlord | Cult Favorite | British Lord

Cast

Tony Curtis	...	Danny Wilde
Roger Moore	...	Lord Brett Sinclair / The General / The Admiral / Lady Agatha
Diane Cilento	...	Kate Sinclair
Denholm Elliott	...	Roland
Roland Culver	...	Duke of Caith
William Rushton	...	Lance
Moultrie Kelsall	...	Sir Angus
Christopher Sandford	...	Onslow
Ivor Dean	...	Mr. Beebe

Runtime:

52 min

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Television Reporters International Tribune

Trivia:

Terry Nation's script lifts significantly from Roy Horniman's novel “Israel Rank”, filmed in 1949 as “Kind Hearts and Coronets”. This is echoed in Roger Moore playing several roles, just as Alec Guinness did in the movie.