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The Massingham Affair is a British period crime television series which originally aired on BBC 2 in six episodes from 12 September to 17 October 1964.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1962 novel of the same title by Edward Grierson. Unlike many BBC series of this era, it is believed all six episodes survive intact, but remain unreleased since their original broadcast.

The Massingham Affair
Genre	Crime drama
Based on	The Massingham Affair by Edward Grierson
Written by	Rex Tucker
Directed by	Paddy Russell
Starring	Lyndon Brook Andrew Keir Eileen Atkins
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Paddy Russell
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	BBC 2
Original release	12 September (1964-09-12) – 17 October 1964 (1964-10-17)

Synopsis

In the late nineteenth century, the violent robbery of a vicar and his daughter leads to two men being convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. However, a young solicitor Justin Derry is unconvinced of the verdict and sets out to exonerate them.

Cast

References

Bibliography

• Baskin, Ellen . Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.

External links

• The Massingham Affair at IMDb

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