Boyd Q.C. is a British legal television programme transmitted from December 1956 to September 1964 by the ITV franchise holder Associated-Rediffusion. It focused around a barrister in a London courtroom and the cases in which he was involved. It ran for seven series in total.[1]
| Boyd Q.C. | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Legal drama |
| Written by | Jack Roffey |
| Starring | Michael Denison Charles Leno |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 80 (67 missing, 5 incomplete) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Caryl Doncaster |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Associated-Rediffusion |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 24 December 1956 – 23 September 1964 |
Cast
edit- Michael Denison – Richard Boyd Q.C.
- Russell Waters – Albert
- Charles Leno – Narrator
Archival status
editMost of the series was lost. Of the eighty episodes produced, eight episodes survive as recordings; five others survive incomplete; and three have been rediscovered since 2022.[2]
In March 2022, "Sunday's Child", a missing episode from the fifth series, turned up on an eBay auction and sold for £310. It is unknown who the successful bidder was, or if the episode is being negotiated for return to the archives.[3]
On 16 September 2024, it was announced by the Film is Fabulous initiative that three episodes had been found in a private collection:
"The Balance of Her Mind" (Broadcast: 30 April 1958)
"Findings Keepings" (Broadcast: 6 July 1961)
"Sunday's Child" (Broadcast: 20 July 1961)
It is unknown whether the copy of "Sunday's Child" is the one from the aforementioned eBay listing.[4]
References
edit- ^ Jeff Evans, The Penguin TV Companion (Penguin Books, 2001)
- ^ Conflicting evidence. "thiswaydown.org". Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. is more pessimistic as to the survival rate than lostshows.com
- ^ "Boyd Qc – Sundays Child – 1961 S5 Episode 9 16Mm B/W Sound 800Ft Cine Film Itv".[dead link]
- ^ "Boyd Q.C. Episodes Recovered!". Film is Fabulous. Retrieved 18 September 2024.