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20 Episodes 1981 - 1981
Episode 1
Tue, Jan 6, 1981 60 mins
David Hemmings plays "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" in a two-part version of Stevenson's story. In Part 1, Jekyll shocks his friends by allowing a stranger---Edward Hyde---to share his London home. Ann: Lisa Harrow. Utterson: Ian Bannen. Lanyon: Clive Swift.
Episode 2
Tue, Jan 13, 1981 60 mins
The conclusion of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" finds Jekyll's fiancee Ann (Lisa Harrow) attracted to his evil alter ego. David Hemmings has the title roles.
Episode 3
Tue, Jan 20, 1981 60 mins
A physician (Hywel Bennett) sets out to murder his bullying wife in "Malice Aforethought," a four-part drama based on Francis Iles' novel. Part 1 reveals Dr. Edmund Bickleigh's motive. Julia: Judy Parfitt. Madeleine: Cheryl Campbell.
Episode 4
Tue, Jan 27, 1981 60 mins
Dr. Bickleigh's plot to murder his wife hinges on her dependence on morphine in Part 2 of "Malice Aforethought." Hywel Bennett.
Episode 5
Tue, Feb 3, 1981 60 mins
Dr. Bickleigh (Hywel Bennett) plots two more murders, then gets a visit from a Scotland Yard inspector in Part 3 of "Malice Aforethought." Madeleine: Cheryl Campbell.
Episode 6
Tue, Feb 10, 1981 60 mins
A series of surprises marks the murder trial of Dr. Bickleigh (Hywel Bennett) in the conclusion of "Malice Aforethought." Sir Francis: Thorley Walters. Sir Bernard: Michael Aldridge.
Episode 7
Tue, Feb 17, 1981 60 mins
"Rumpole of the Bailey" (Leo McKern) defends a vicar who was collared for shoplifting an armful of shirts. Reverend Skinner: Derek Farr. Evelyn: Valerie Lush.
Episode 8
Tue, Feb 24, 1981 60 mins
Rumpole (Leo McKern) insists that his client is a victim of mistaken identity in this episode of "Rumpole of the Bailey." Featherstone: Peter Bowles.
Episode 9
Tue, Mar 3, 1981 60 mins
Rumpole (Leo McKern) defends a small-time actress in this episode of "Rumpole of the Bailey." Christine: Henrieta Baynes. Maggie: Eleanor Bron. Albert: Derek Benfield.
Episode 10
Tue, Mar 10, 1981 60 mins
While defending a racist accused of inciting a riot, Rumpole (Leo McKern) tutors a Pakistani in "Rumpole of the Bailey." Capt. Parkins: Robert Lang. Latif Khan: Lyndam Gregory.
Episode 11
Tue, Mar 17, 1981 60 mins
"Rumpole of the Bailey" (Leo McKern) represents a schoolteacher charged with seducing a student. Meanwhile, a pregnancy disturbs the romance between Miss Trask and Erskine-Brown (Patricia Hodge, Julian Curry). Featherstone: Peter Bowles.
Episode 12
Tue, Mar 24, 1981 60 mins
Urged to retire, Rumpole (Leo McKern) ponders whether he is getting too old to plead cases in "Rumpole of the Bailey." Dick: David Yelland. Hilda: Peggy Thorpe-Bates.
Episode 13
Tue, Mar 31, 1981 60 mins
"The Racing Game." Sid's client is a trainer whose horses inexplicably "stop trying". Mike Gwilym.
Episode 14
Tue, Apr 7, 1981 60 mins
"The Racing Game." Halley (Mike Gwilym) investigates when a long shot is bet on heavily, moments before a race, and then wins. Benson: Maurice O'Connell. Kate: Jan Francis. David Chetwyn: Brian Stirner. Chico: Mick Ford. Archie: Milton Johns.
Episode 15
Tue, Apr 14, 1981 60 mins
Halley's client is a sportsman whose racehorse was stolen---but not for cash ransom---in "The Racing Game." Halley: Mike Gwilym. Chico: Mick Ford. Lankester: Iain Cuthbertson.
Episode 16
Tue, Apr 21, 1981 90 mins
"Sergeant Cribb" (Alan Dobie) reopens an old case involving a woman whose confession helped convict her of poisoning her husband's assistant. Miriam: Carol Royle. Howard: Laurence Payne. Simon: David Ashford. Inspector Jowett: David Waller. Berry: James Warrior. Governor: Bernard Archard.
Episode 17
Tue, Apr 28, 1981 60 mins
"Sergeant Cribb" suspects foul play when an elderly carpenter (Arthur Hewlett) suffers a heart attack soon after his marriage to a 26-year-old woman (Sally Osborn). Thackeray: William Simons. Mrs. Winter: Charlotte Mitchell. Denise: Alison Glennie. Ezra: Geoffrey Bayldon. Sexton: Ivor Salter.
Episode 18
Tue, May 5, 1981 60 mins
A brothel may house clues to the death of a mobster as "Sergeant Cribb" (Alan Dobie) and Thackeray investigate. Thackeray: William Simons. Vokins: James Coyle. Jowett: David Waller. Hepplewhite: John Ringham.
Episode 19
Tue, May 12, 1981 60 mins
"Sergeant Cribb" (Alan Dobie) links several headless corpses that surface in the Thames to the illegal bare-fisted fight game. Jago: Barry Andrews. Isabel: Norma West. Thackeray: William Simons.
Episode 20
Tue, May 19, 1981 60 mins
An investigation into the theft of a painting brings "Sergeant Cribb" (Alan Dobie) into contact with spiritualists. Brand: Mick Ford. Thackeray: William Simons. Miss Crush: Judy Cornwell. Probert: Clive Swift. Winifred: Georgine Anderson.