Thorndyke

1 9 6 4 (UK)
6 x 50 minute episodes

Debuting at 9:35 pm on BBC1 on 3 October 1964, Thorndyke was based on the stories of Richard Austin from the early 1900s and evolved from a single play in the earlier Detective anthology series.

Peter Copley starred as Dr John Evelyn Thorndyke, an amateur detective, investigating cases in a very Holmesian scientific style.

Thorndyke had his own private laboratory in which he made full use of revolutionary techniques (at the time) such as fingerprinting.

The Doctor was a sophisticated middle-aged bachelor. His assistant was his medical friend Dr Jervis (Paul Williamson) and his shrewd manservant was Polton (Patrick Newell).

Dr John Evelyn Thorndyke
Peter Copley
Doctor Jervis
Paul Williamson
Polton
Patrick Newell
Superintendent Morton
Glyn Owen

Episodes

The Old Lag | A Case of Premeditation | The Mysterious Visitor | The Case of Phyllis Annesley | Percival Bland’s Brother | The Puzzle Lock