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The Desperate People

1963 – 1963 · BBC One
1 seasons · 6 episodes
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Mystery
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Famous photographer Larry Martin receives a visit from his brother Philip, on leave from military service in West Germany. Philip is trying to find the wife of a deceased friend and his search takes him to Dublin. Sometime later, Larry learns that Philip never went to Dublin, but instead has disappeared.

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Denis Quilley
Larry Martin
Hugh Cross
Detective Inspector Hyde
Renny Lister
Ruth Sanders
Garard Green
Douglas Talbot
June Ellis
Vanessa Curtis
Nigel Hawthorne
Cliff Fletcher
Stanley Meadows
Luther Harris
Barry Jackson
Andy Wilson
Created by Francis Durbridge

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Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
First aired
Feb 24, 1963
Original language
EN
Production
BBC
Country
GB

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