Thorndyke is a 1964 crime television series which originally aired on BBC 1 in six episodes from 3 October to 7 November 1964, following on from a pilot broadcast on 6 July as part of the Detective anthology series.[1] It is based on the novels and short stories by R. Austin Freeman featuring the detective Doctor Thorndyke, a pioneer in using forensic methods to solve cases.[2]
| Thorndyke | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Based on | Novels and short stories by R. Austin Freeman |
| Written by | Allan Prior C.E. Webber Robert Banks Stewart |
| Starring | Peter Copley Paul Williamson Patrick Newell |
| Composer | Albert Elms |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | John Robins |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC 1 |
| Original release | 3 October (1964-10-03) – 7 November 1964 (1964-11-07) |
All six episodes presumably still exist, but they have not been made available to the public.
Actors who appeared in individual episodes of the series include: