Take a Pair of Private Eyes | |
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Genre | Comedy crime |
Written by | Peter O'Donnell |
Directed by | Christopher Barry |
Starring | Derek Fowlds Jeanne Roland Sam Kydd |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Producer | Alan Bromly |
Running time | 55 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC 2 |
Release | 10 April – 15 May 1966 |
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