Turtle's Progress
The series was was a mix of drama & comedy and dealt with a petty criminal named Turtle and his minder, "Razor" Eddie, who by accident come into possession of the proceeds of a major bank robbery. Eddie had been told to steal a van, and the van he stole turned out to be the getaway vehicle for the robbery. Inside were a large number of safe deposit boxes. Each episode of the show dealt with Turtle and Eddie opening one box and dealing with the contents of it.
- 1979-1980
- 2 seasons
- Comedy
The series was was a mix of drama & comedy and dealt with a petty criminal named Turtle and his minder, "Razor" Eddie, who by accident come into possession of the proceeds of a major bank robbery. Eddie had been told to steal a van, and the van he stole turned out to be the getaway vehicle for the robbery. Inside were a large number of safe deposit boxes. Each episode of the show dealt with Turtle and Eddie opening one box and dealing with the contents of it.
Season 2 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 1980
Episode 1
Episode #2.1
Turtle and Razor Eddie get the better of a bookmaker involved in a betting scam.
Episode 2
Episode #2.2
Continuing to make a shaky living from their haul, Turtle and Eddie encounter the profitable world of antiques - along with the tricks of the trade and some very tough opposition in the form of Pierre Salon, an international double-dealer with a plan to rig a forthcoming auction.
Episode 3
Episode #2.3
Another box is opened, containing a chemical formula and a packet of synthetic tea. While a large American company, along with it's hired heavies , has more than a passing interest in the tea, Turtle and Eddie are more taken with a box of car registration documents.
Episode 4
Episode #2.4
A new box yields top secret documents, the property of an eminent, recently deceased Russian diplomat. The papers turn out to be a very hot potato, sought by British military intelligence, the German secret police . - and Supt. Rafferty.
Episode 5
Episode #2.5
Turtle and Eddie have to move their hoard of deposit boxes when a disgruntled informer, Hermann the Torch, puts the police on their trail - but some forged credit cards and a rigged computer send them on a pantechnicon-sized spending spree.
Episode 6
Episode #2.6
The pair find they need more than the help of their accountant when they are investigated by the Inland Revenue. Supt. Rafferty, meanwhile, is under mounting pressure to track down a particular deposit box - one belonging to the Comissioner's brother, Sir James Brent .