Sexton Blake (TV series)
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Sexton Blake was a British television series that first aired on ITV between 1967 and 1971. It featured the fictional detective Sexton Blake
played by Laurence Payne
. It constisted of four series of 60 episodes, each 30 minutes in length.
Sexton Blake
Sexton Blake is a fictional detective who appeared in many British comic strips and novels throughout the 20th century. He was described by Professor Jeffrey Richards on the BBC in The Radio Detectives in 2003 as "the poor man's Sherlock Holmes"...
played by Laurence Payne
Laurence Payne
Laurence Payne was an English actor and novelist.-Early life:Laurence Stanley Payne was born in London. His father died when he was three years old, and he and his elder brother and sister were brought up in by their mother, a Wesleyan Methodist in Wood Green, London...
. It constisted of four series of 60 episodes, each 30 minutes in length.
Cast
- Laurence PayneLaurence PayneLaurence Payne was an English actor and novelist.-Early life:Laurence Stanley Payne was born in London. His father died when he was three years old, and he and his elder brother and sister were brought up in by their mother, a Wesleyan Methodist in Wood Green, London...
... Sexton Blake - Roger Foss ... Edward Clark 'Tinker'
- Dorothea Phillips ... Mrs. Bardell
- Meredith EdwardsMeredith Edwards (actor)Gwilym Meredith Edwards was a Welsh character actor and writer.He was born in Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, the son of a collier. He became an actor in 1938, first with the Welsh National Theatre Company, then the Liverpool Playhouse...
... Inspector 'Taff' Evans - Elizabeth Bell ... Julia Mangini
- Edward JewesburyEdward JewesburyEdward Jewesbury was a British actor, notable for his film, stage and television work and as a member of the Renaissance Theatre Company. In his later years he appeared in such television comedies as Yes Minister and Blackadder II.His son Ian was a senior civil servant at the UK Department of...
... Dr. John Mangini - Philippa GailPhilippa Gail-Selected filmography:Film* This Is My Street * Ring of Bright Water * She'll Follow You Anywhere Television* The Jazz Age* Sexton Blake* Riviera Police* The Troubleshooters* The Bill...
... Carole Vane