Leave It to Todhunter is a British television series which originally aired on the BBC in 1958.Baskin p.33 It is based on the 1937 novel Trial and Error by Anthony Berkeley.
Synopsis Nicholas Alan Todhunter, a mild-mannered little man, discovers he likely has less than six months to live. He resolves to do the world a service by killing an evil character, knowing he will not have to face the consequences. Things go awry when an innocent man is arrested for the killing.
Cast Mervyn Johns as Lawrence Todhunter Gladys Boot as Mrs. Farroway Margaret Anderson as Viola Palmer Kynaston Reeves as Ambrose Chitterwick Ballard Berkeley as Det. Chief Insp. Moresby Peter Bryant as Det. Sgt. Williams Helen Cherry as Marcia Loraine Campbell Cotts as Sir Ernest Prettiboy John Rae as Dr. Kelsey Michael Scott as Vincent Palmer Ann Firbank as Felicity Farroway Lockwood West as Mr. Budd Richard Caldicot as Nicholas Farroway Hugh Morton as Arthur Furze, MP Shirley Cooklin as Helen Arthur Lowe as Gunsmith Jennifer Daniel as Girl
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Bibliography Baskin, Ellen. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
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