The Franchise Affair (1962 TV series)

British television series

The Franchise Affair

Genre| Drama
Based on| The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey
Written by| Constance Cox
Directed by| Mervyn Pinfield
Starring| Rosalie Crutchley
Michael Aldridge
Veronica Turleigh
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
No. of series| 1
No. of episodes| 6 (all missing)
Production
Producer| George R. Foa
Running time| 30 minutes
Production company| BBC
Original release
Network| BBC One
Release| 21 May (1962-05-21) –
25 June 1962 (1962-06-25)

The Franchise Affair is a British television series which originally aired on BBC One in 1962. It is based on the 1948 novel The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey.[1]

All six episodes are believed to be lost.

## Main cast

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* Rosalie Crutchley as Marion Sharpe
* Michael Aldridge as Robert Blair
* Veronica Turleigh as Mrs. Sharpe
* Gladys Boot as Aunt Lin
* Barry Wilsher as Leslie Wynn
* Derek Aylward as Tony Bredon
* Peggy Thorpe-Bates as Mrs. Wynn
* Leslie French as Mr. Heseltine
* Jack May as Kevin Macdermott
* Edward Harvey as Chief Insp. Hallam
* Meg Wynn Owen as Betty Kane
* Clifford Earl as Det. Insp. Grant
* Jennifer Hill as Miss Harker
* William Marlowe as Stan Peters

## References

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1. ^ Baskin p.236

## Bibliography

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* Baskin, Ellen . Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.

## External links

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* The Franchise Affair at IMDb

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