Take a Pair of Private Eyes

Take a Pair of Private Eyes
GenreComedy crime
Written byPeter O'Donnell
Directed byChristopher Barry
StarringDerek Fowlds
Jeanne Roland
Sam Kydd
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerAlan Bromly
Running time55 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC 2
Release10 April (1966-04-10) –
15 May 1966 (1966-05-15)

Take a Pair of Private Eyes is a British comedy crime television series which originally aired on BBC 2 in six episodes from 10 April to 15 May 1966.[1] It was written by Peter O'Donnell, best known as the creator of Modesty Blaise.[2] The title is a reference to the Gilbert and Sullivan song Take a Pair of Sparking Eyes. In the style of The Thin Man it focuses on Ambrose and Dominique Fraynes a husband and wife who run a private detective agency assisted by his father Hector.

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References

  1. ^ Baskin p.79
  2. ^ Reilly p.1172

Bibliography

  • Baskin, Ellen . Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.