The Broken Horseshoe | |
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Genre | Thriller serial |
Written by | Francis Durbridge |
Starring |
John Robinson John Byron Andrew Crawford Robert Adair |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 (all missing) |
Production | |
Producer | Martyn C. Webster |
Running time | 30 min. |
Original release | |
Release | March 15 April 19, 1952 | –
Related | |
The Broken Horseshoe (film) |
The Broken Horseshoe was a British television series first aired by the BBC in 1952 featuring John Robinson, John Byron, Andrew Crawford and Robert Adair. A crime thriller series, the plot concerns a public-spirited doctor's involvement with a horse-doping gang after he protects a young woman who is a witness to a murder carried out by the syndicate. [1] [2] It was written by Francis Durbridge and aired in six half-hour parts on Saturday nights. It was the first thriller serial aired by the BBC. [3]
The Broken Horseshoe was broadcast live from the historic studios at Alexandra Palace and never actually recorded. As with all the 1950s Francis Durbridge-based serials, no episodes survive. [3]
In 1953 a film The Broken Horseshoe was made based on the series starring Robert Beatty. [4]
The Broken Horseshoe | |
---|---|
Genre | Thriller serial |
Written by | Francis Durbridge |
Starring |
John Robinson John Byron Andrew Crawford Robert Adair |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 (all missing) |
Production | |
Producer | Martyn C. Webster |
Running time | 30 min. |
Original release | |
Release | March 15 April 19, 1952 | –
Related | |
The Broken Horseshoe (film) |
The Broken Horseshoe was a British television series first aired by the BBC in 1952 featuring John Robinson, John Byron, Andrew Crawford and Robert Adair. A crime thriller series, the plot concerns a public-spirited doctor's involvement with a horse-doping gang after he protects a young woman who is a witness to a murder carried out by the syndicate. [1] [2] It was written by Francis Durbridge and aired in six half-hour parts on Saturday nights. It was the first thriller serial aired by the BBC. [3]
The Broken Horseshoe was broadcast live from the historic studios at Alexandra Palace and never actually recorded. As with all the 1950s Francis Durbridge-based serials, no episodes survive. [3]
In 1953 a film The Broken Horseshoe was made based on the series starring Robert Beatty. [4]