Big Spender, The

1 9 6 5 (UK)
6 x 25 minute episodes

Detective Inspector Tom Masefield (John Bown) is investigating a safebreaking job at Lamarck Plastics when he discovers that his close female friend, Polly (Sheila Fearn) is indirectly involved in the crime and that her brother is the leading suspect in the safe breaking gang.

When he then becomes involved in a colleague’s robbery case that bears all the hallmarks of the same gang, he provides the prime suspect with an alibi for Polly’s sake.

When the alibi falls apart, Masefield himself comes under suspicion and is suspended from police duty on charges of corruption. He now has to clear himself by discovering the truth.

At odds with his fiancée Tessa (Suzanne Neve) over his friendship with Polly, Tom returns to his flat to find a stranger there who offers him £10,000 for one week’s work.

The storyline of this six-part BBC2 thriller series encompassed big-time gambling, Arab oil fortunes, and a bizarre gang of international bank raiders linked to the Lamarck family.

Det. Insp. Tom Masefield
John Bown
Trevor
Philip Madoc
Tessa
Suzanne Neve
Polly
Sheila Fearn
Max
Tony Caunter
Guido
Patrick O’Connell
Spiro
Peter Hawkins
Josef
Kenton Moore
Kassell
Carl Jaffe
George
Malcolm Rogers
Lamarck
Vladek Sheybal
Nicholls
Dallas Cavell
Hamud Faizi
Ian Thompson
Mac
John Maxim
O’Neill
Declan Mulholland

Episodes

The Soft Bribe | The Hard Sell | The Front Man | The Green Table | The Snatch | The Twist