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Harper

Thriller starring Paul Newman and Lauren Bacall, in which a shabby gumshoe is hired by a wealthy but embittered woman to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her husband.

Thriller in which a shabby gumshoe is hired by a wealthy but embittered woman to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her husband. The detective must make his way through a dangerous and complex cross-section of southern California life before he cracks the case.

Based on Ross Macdonald's novel The Moving Target.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sat 8 Sep 201223:50
BBC Two

Credits

Lew HarperPaul Newman
DirectorJack Smight
Elaine SampsonLauren Bacall
Betty FraleyJulie Harris
Albert GravesArthur Hill
Susan HarperJanet Leigh
Miranda SampsonPamela Tiffin
Allan TaggertRobert Wagner
Dwight TroyRobert Webber
Fay EstabrookShelley Winters
Sheriff SpannerHarold Gould
PuddlerRoy Jenson
ClaudeStrother Martin
ProducerJerry Gershwin
ProducerElliott Kastner
WriterWilliam Goldman
AuthorRoss MacDonald

Broadcasts

  • Tue 28 Jul 200923:25
    BBC One except Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales
  • Tue 28 Jul 200923:55
    BBC One Scotland & Wales only
  • Mon 3 Aug 200923:05
    BBC One Northern Ireland
  • Mon 3 May 201000:35
    BBC Two except Yorkshire
  • Tue 4 Oct 201100:05
    BBC One except Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales
  • Tue 4 Oct 201100:35
    BBC One Wales
  • Tue 4 Oct 201123:05
    BBC One Scotland
  • Sat 8 Sep 201223:50
    BBC Two except Yorkshire