Boyd Q.C.

Boyd Q.C.
GenreLegal drama
Written byJack Roffey
StarringMichael Denison
Charles Leno
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes80 (67 missing, 5 incomplete)
Production
Executive producerCaryl Doncaster
Running time60 minutes
Production companyAssociated-Rediffusion
Original release
NetworkITV
Release24 December 1956 (1956-12-24) –
23 September 1964 (1964-09-23)

Boyd Q.C. is a British legal television programme transmitted from December 1956 to September 1964 by the ITV franchise holder Associated-Rediffusion. It focused around a barrister in a London courtroom and the cases in which he was involved. It ran for seven series in total.[1]

Cast

Archival status

Most of the series was lost. Of the eighty episodes produced, eight episodes survive as recordings; five others survive incomplete; and three have been rediscovered since 2022.[2]

In March 2022, "Sunday's Child", a missing episode from the fifth series, turned up on an eBay auction and sold for £310. It is unknown who the successful bidder was, or if the episode is being negotiated for return to the archives.[3]

On 16 September 2024, it was announced by the Film is Fabulous initiative that three episodes had been found in a private collection:

"The Balance of Her Mind" (Broadcast: 30 April 1958)

"Findings Keepings" (Broadcast: 6 July 1961)

"Sunday's Child" (Broadcast: 20 July 1961)

It is unknown whether the copy of "Sunday's Child" is the one from the aforementioned eBay listing.[4]

References

  1. ^ Jeff Evans, The Penguin TV Companion (Penguin Books, 2001)
  2. ^ Conflicting evidence. "thiswaydown.org". Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. is more pessimistic as to the survival rate than lostshows.com
  3. ^ "Boyd Qc – Sundays Child – 1961 S5 Episode 9 16Mm B/W Sound 800Ft Cine Film Itv".[dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Boyd Q.C. Episodes Recovered!". Film is Fabulous. Retrieved 18 September 2024.