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    Drama TV Shows - 1970s 1 Min Read

    Life and Death of Penelope, The

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    A strangled girl is found in the river. Her name is Penelope Dyer and she is the only child of a barrister.

    The subsequent police investigation unravels her complicated life.

    The Thames Television series aired on Wednesday nights in January and February 1976.

    Evelyn Dyer
    Gwen Cherrell
    Det. Chief Supt. Lane
    Antony Brown
    Det. Sgt. Fishlock
    Matthew Long
    Belinda
    Sheila Ruskin
    Judy
    Wanda Ventham
    Imogen
    Bernice Stegers
    Sean McDermott
    Prentis Hancock
    Nigel Priestman
    Charles Keating
    Mr Dyer
    Alan MacNaughtan
    Joe Finer
    Don Hawkins
    Det. Chief Insp. Horsfall
    Godfrey James
    Robin Mortimer
    Edward de Souza
    Tom Crispin
    Richard Heffer
    WDC Hollis
    Jean Leppard
    Dr Lewis-Clarke
    Michael Turner

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