Raffles
Period
crime drama series. In Victorian
times gentleman A.J. Raffles is
really an audacious thief. Based
on the 1975 production Raffles -
The Amateur Cracksman.
production
details
Writer: Philip Mackie /
Books: E.W. Hornung / Producer:
Jacky Stoller / Design: Roger
Andrews / Executive Producer:
David Cunliffe (Original play
directed by Christopher Hodson
regular
cast
ANTHONY VALENTINE as A.J.
Raffles / CHRISTOPHER
STRAULI as Bunny
Masters / VICTOR CARIN as
Inspector Mackenzie
Yorkshire
/ 1x90m-e 13x60m-e / 1975 and
1977
THE
ORIGINAL PLAY
1x90m-e
/ 10 September 1975
1.
RAFFLES - THE AMATEUR CRACKSMAN
Raffles
whilst attending a cricket match
at the Earl of Milchesters
manages to find time to steal a
priceless diamond necklace.
With:-
Michael Barrington as Earl of
Milchester / Margot Lister as
Marchioness of Milchester /
James Maxwell
THE
SERIES (Broadcast 1977)
13
Episodes
(2)
1. THE FIRST STEP
When
Bunny, Raffles' best friend ,is
targetted by a con artist card
player Raffles gets his own back
by stealing some jewels.
With:-
Jeremy Clyde / Thorley Walters /
Susan Skipper / David Firth /
Lockwood West / Godrey
James / Sally James
(3)
2. THE SPOILS OF SACRILEGE
Bunny
thinks it would be a good idea
to pull a daring robbery - close
to home.
With:-
William Mervyn / Barbara
Hicks / Sally Osborn / William
Humbert / John Pickles / Ted
Morris
(4)
3. A COSTUME PIECE
Raffles
sets up a daring plan to rob a
less than friendly but very
wealthy South American.
With:-
Brian Glover / Alfred
Marks / Peter Myers /
Jill Gascoine / Lesley Daine /
Terence Soall / Eddie
Tagoe / Andrew Jackson
(5)
4. THE GOLD CUP
The
Criminologists Club sets out to
trap Raffles.
With:-
Peter Sallis / Tony
Britton / Diana Weston / John
Quentin / Basil Henson / William
Moore / Charles Rea / Michael
Nightingale / Adam Bareham /
Alan Haines / George Tovey /
Dixon Adams / Ronald Goodale
(6)
5. THE CHEST OF SILVER
When
his flat is due to be looked
over by the police Raffles
arranges for Bunny to take care
of his prized chest full of
silver.
With:-
Geoffrey Hutchings / John
Ringham / James Murray / Mike
Murray / Trevor Ray
(7)
6. A TRAP TO CATCH A CRACKSMAN
When
Raffles is targetted by a brash
American boxer it is upto Bunny
to save the day.
With:-
Christopher Malcolm / John
Stratton / Don Fellows / Carol
Drinkwater / Lloyd Lamble
(8)
7. AN OLD FLAME
A
former girlfriend of Raffles',
Lady Paulton is determined to
get Raffles off his crime beat.
With:-
Gerald Flood / Caroline
Blakiston / Gary Watson /
Malcolm Rogers / Peter Spraggon
/ Frank Tregear / Clifford
Parrish / Maurice Quick /
Michael Syers
(9)
8. A BAD NIGHT
After
agreeing to take on a 'job' for
Raffles, Bunny finds himself
targetted by a young woman.
With:-
Jan Francis / Norman Bird /
Brenda Cowling / Carole Bollard
/ Dennis Chinnery
(10)
9. TO CATCH A THIEF
Lord
Ernest Belville, a fellow thief,
decides to get one over on
Raffles.
With:-
Robert Hardy / David Parfitt /
John Flint / Mike Perry
(11)
10. MR JUSTICE RAFFLES
Raffles
is determined to get back at a
loanshark who is out to get one
of his friends.
With:-
John Savident / Charles Dance /
Lynette Davies / Gabrielle Brune
/ Alan Downer / Andrew Jackson /
Maurice Bush / Steve Emerson
(12)
11. THE LAST LAUGH
An
Italian with Mafia connections
sets out to get Raffles after he
agrees to help out a young
woman.
With:-
Robert Lang / Cyril Shaps /
Marina Sirtis / Bruce Robinson /
Gillian Webb
(13)
12. THE GIFT OF THE EMPEROR
Raffles
for once finds himself in league
with Scotland Yard when he has
to try and steal a pearl that
once belonged to the Queen.
With:-
John Hallam / John Carson /
Frank Middlemass / Hilary Gasson
/ Yuri Borenko
(14)
13. HOME AFFAIRS
Raffles
decides to target the Home
secretary after he makes a
speech in parliament about
theives.
With:-
Graham Crowden / Erin Geraghty /
Claire Davenport / Erik Chitty /
Colin Edwynn
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