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The Beast Must Die

  • Episode aired Jun 21, 1968
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Christine Finn and Claire Nielson in Detective (1964)
CrimeDrama

When his son is killed by an unidentified hit-and-run driver, Felix Lane writes in his diary that he intends to find the man responsible and kill him. But when the man actually is killed, is... Read allWhen his son is killed by an unidentified hit-and-run driver, Felix Lane writes in his diary that he intends to find the man responsible and kill him. But when the man actually is killed, is someone else the killer?When his son is killed by an unidentified hit-and-run driver, Felix Lane writes in his diary that he intends to find the man responsible and kill him. But when the man actually is killed, is someone else the killer?

  • Director
    • Tina Wakerell
  • Writers
    • Cecil Day-Lewis
    • Pip Baker
    • Jane Baker
  • Stars
    • Bernard Horsfall
    • Andrew Downie
    • Robert James
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    12
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tina Wakerell
    • Writers
      • Cecil Day-Lewis
      • Pip Baker
      • Jane Baker
    • Stars
      • Bernard Horsfall
      • Andrew Downie
      • Robert James
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast12

    Bernard Horsfall
    Bernard Horsfall
    • Nigel Strangeways
    Andrew Downie
    • Felix Lane
    Robert James
    Robert James
    • Chief Inspector Blount
    Yvonne Gilan
    • Georgia Strangeways
    Catherine Lacey
    Catherine Lacey
    • Mrs. Rattery
    Francis Matthews
    Francis Matthews
    • George Rattery
    Christine Finn
    Christine Finn
    • Violet Rattery
    Claire Nielson
    • Lena Lawson
    Richard Hurndall
    Richard Hurndall
    • General Shrivenham
    Edgar Wreford
    • Carfax
    Simon Fisher-Turner
    Simon Fisher-Turner
    • Phil Rattery
    • (as Simon Turner)
    Jennifer Stirling
    • Merrett
    • Director
      • Tina Wakerell
    • Writers
      • Cecil Day-Lewis
      • Pip Baker
      • Jane Baker
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    • Trivia
      This was the second of two Nigel Strangeways novels to be adapted for this series. Different actors played Strangeways in the two episodes.
    • Quotes
      • George Rattery: To absent friends. Aah, one of them returns--my sexy sister-in-law!
    • Connections
      Version of The Beast Must Die (1952)

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    • Release date
      • June 21, 1968 (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
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    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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