The Toff and the Runaway Bride

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The Toff

Drama: Crime

Terence Alexander stars as upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.

Terence Alexander stars as John Creasey's upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison - the Toff.

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The Toff: The Toff and the Runaway Bride: 1. Honeymoon for One

1. Honeymoon for One

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A wedding day mystery for amateur sleuth the Honourable Richard Rollison.

A wedding day mystery for amateur sleuth - the Honourable Richard Rollison. John Creasey's thriller stars Terence Alexander.

Barbara Lawn is about to marry the Toff's old chum, Major Guy Lessing - against her father's wishes - in a gripping tale of blackmail and murder.

Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison. 

John Creasey’s detective novel was first published in 1959.  

Dramatised in six-parts by Roy Lomax.

The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Barbara Lessing ...... Rosalind Shanks
Aunt Gloria ...... Peggy Ann Wood
Holy Joe ...... David Graham
Maggie ...... Frances Jeater
Major Guy Lessing ...... Alan Cuthbertson

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson 

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.

The Toff: The Toff and the Runaway Bride

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John Creasey's gentleman sleuth attends a wedding, but is soon investigating a crime

The gentleman sleuth attends a wedding, but is soon investigating a crime. John Creasey's thriller stars Terence Alexander.

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