Big Guns is a British crime television series which originally aired on the BBC in 1958.[1] The show was based on the character of Detective Superintendent Charlesworth, played by Wensley Pithey, who had featured a previous series Mister Charlesworth and would go on to appear further series including Charlesworth at Large and Charlesworth.
| Big Guns | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Police procedural |
| Written by | Berkely Mather |
| Directed by | Gerard Glaister |
| Starring | Wensley Pithey Nigel Davenport |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Gerard Glaister |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC 1 |
| Release | 1 January – 5 February 1958 |
Selected cast
editMain
edit- Wensley Pithey Det. Supt. Charlesworth
- Nigel Davenport as Sgt. Spence
- Walter Fitzgerald as J. Philimore Sparkes
- Anthony Baird as PC Wrothbury
- Carl Bernard as Milton
- Warren Mitchell as Kegworthy
- Anna Burden as Alice Charlesworth
Guest
edit- Frank Finlay as Roscoe
- Sam Kydd as Raikes
- Danny Green as Bronner
- Donald Churchill as Taffy Wilkes
- Wendy Craig as Rita
- Sydney Bromley as Engraver
- Frederick Jaeger as Ni Ni Blascoe
- Leslie Perrins as Cloker
- Anthony Sagar as Jakey Selsby
- Alfred Lynch as Dancer
References
edit- ^ Radio Times p.17
Bibliography
edit- Radio Times, Volume 138. G. Newnes, 1958.
- Noble, Peter. British Film and Television Year Book, Volume 9. 1959.