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    Drama TV Shows - 1950s 1 Min Read

    Motive for Murder

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    This six-part whodunit series from ATV revolved around John Blackmoor (Australian actor Vincent Ball) and his wife, Jean (Gene Anderson) who return home to London after two years abroad and become embroiled in a murder investigation.

    Accused of murdering his twin sister, Blackmoor sets out to trace the whereabouts of a man named Jacques in an effort to clear himself of the charge.

    John Blackmoor
    Vincent Ball
    Jean Blackmoor
    Gene Anderson
    Harry Manners
    Geoffrey Chater
    Det. Insp. Wrigley
    Victor Brooks
    Sgt. Martin
    Humphrey Morton
    Miss Douglas
    Barbara Lott
    Dr Meinster
    Michael Ashwin
    Miss Gosling
    Betty Baskcomb
    Dave Acton
    Patrick Connor
    Frimley
    John Harvey

    Policewoman
    Pearl Catlin

    Episodes

    The Homecoming | The Man Named Jacques | The Clay Pigeon | The Doctor | The Face on the Photograph | The Man Named Joe

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