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11. The Gambler

Episode 11 of 13

The psychiatrist-sleuth tackles a desperate gambling addict in a case of murder. Stars Cecil Parker and Sheila Sim. From 1957.

The psychiatrist-sleuth tackles a desperate gambling addict in a mysterious case of murder.

Ernest Dudley's Harley Street psychiatrist-turned-detective uses psychology as well as criminology to hunt down lawbreakers by deducing their felonious personalities.

Cecil Parker stars as Dr Morelle with Sheila Sim as his long-suffering assistant, Miss Frayle.

Dr Morelle …. Cecil Parker
Miss Frayle …. Sheila Sim
Mrs Ludlow …. Harriet Johns
Mr Ellis …. Desmond Carrington
Felix Grey …. Jimmy Lavall
Simmons …. Arthur Young
Man …. Simon Lack
Girl …. Beryl Calder

Director: Leslie Bridgmont

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1957.

30 minutes

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