The Desperate People

1963 - 1963

Part 1

24th February 1963

Episode 1

Philip briefly returns to his brother Larry from the Army, with a story about needing to head to Ireland, but instead stays in a hotel, where tragedy awaits.

Part 2

Episode 2

Larry is convinced his brother's death wasn't suicide, and, with another close death, takes matters into his own hands.

Part 3

10th March 1963

Episode 3

Larry is questioned by Hyde as his prints are found on the knife. Larry and Ruth visit a nightclub and find a familiar looking couple.

Part 4

17th March 1963

Episode 4

Larry talks with the couple in the strange photo, and discovers his brother was in possession of a vast sum of cash.

Part 5

24th March 1963

Episode 5

Larry must think on his feet to deal with an armed assailant, and also has to make a decision about a parcel intended for his brother.

Part 6

31st March 1963

Episode 6

Larry is placed in real danger, as efforts to get hold of the key he'd copied are stepped up.

Top Cast

Denis Quilley•Hugh Cross•Renny Lister

Director

Alan Bromly

Writer

Francis Durbridge

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

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Hugh Cross

Detective Inspector Hyde

Renny Lister

Ruth Sanders

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Alan Bromly

Director

Francis Durbridge

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