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    Comedy Drama TV Shows - 1980s 2 Mins Read

    Legacy of Murder

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    Small-time Jewish private detective Bernie Weinstock (Dick Emery) runs ‘Crimebusters International’ from a tatty caravan at the bottom of his garden.

    Bernie’s dream of hitting the big time comes true when he’s given an assignment to trace six people who have been missing for 30 years, with a reward of £5,000 for each one still found alive.

    Barry Evans co-starred as his sidekick, milkman Robin, with Richard Vernon as a family solicitor, and Michael Robbins, Patsy Rowlands, Irene Handl and Roy Kinnear in supporting roles.

    Emery also appeared in a variety of other guises, including eccentric Lord Algrave, the sinister Lady Monica Danvers-Crichton, gangster Joe Galleano, and aggressive old housewife Mrs Oldfield.

    The series was shot on film with locations including Paris and Tunisia.

    Dick Emery reprised the role of Weinstock in the 1983 series Jack of Diamonds, which was to be his last performance before he passed away in January 1983.

    Bernie Weinstock/Lord Algrave/Lady Monica Danvers-Crichton/Joe Galleano/Mrs Oldfield
    Dick Emery
    Robin Bright
    Barry Evans
    Roland Tolhurst
    Richard Vernon
    Miss Stevens
    Delia Paton
    Desmond Danvers-Crichton
    Robert Mill
    Clive Danvers-Crichton
    Martin Wimbush
    O’Toole
    Thomas Baptiste
    Wayne
    Lee Whitlock
    Thelma
    Patsy Rowlands
    Marley
    Michael Robbins
    Cousin Looby
    Irene Handl
    Sid
    Colin Fay
    Sarah
    Barbara Murray
    Suleiman
    Jim Dowdall
    Baron Cimeterre
    Eddie Tagoe
    Bovver boy’s dad
    Roy Kinnear

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