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Saturday Cinema 1: The Adventures of PC 49

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Starring Hugh Latimer, Patricia Cutts, John Penrose

The first of two BBC radio serial adaptations produced by Hammer in their early days. One night, on his regular London beat, Police Constable Archibald Berkeley Willoughby is witness to the robbery of a truck loaded with whisky and the shooting of a nightwatchman. In The Case of the Guardian Angel, PC49 is allowed by his superiors to don the mask of a dead villain and infiltrate the gang responsible...

Films: page 19

Contributors

Screenplay:
Alan Stranks
Screenplay:
Vernon Harris
Producer:
Anthony Hinds
Director:
Godfrey Grayson
PC49, Archibald Berkeley Willoughby:
Hugh Latimer
Joan:
Patricia Cutts
Barney:
John Penrose
Ma Brady:
Pat Nye
Carrots:
Annette Simmonds
Insp Wilson:
Arthur Brandler
Sgt Wright:
Eric Phillips
Skinny:
Martin Benson
Source: Radio Times

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