The Firm of Girdlestone (TV series)

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The Firm of Girdlestone
GenreDrama
Based on The Firm of Girdlestone by Arthur Conan Doyle
Written by C.E. Webber
Directed by Naomi Capon
Starring Andrew Cruickshank
Alan Dobie
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerNaomi Capon
Running time25 minutes
Production company BBC
Original release
Network BBC 1
Release24 June (1958-06-24) 
29 July 1958 (1958-07-29)

The Firm of Girdlestone is a British television series which was originally broadcast on the BBC in 1958. [1] It is an adaptation of the 1890 novel The Firm of Girdlestone by Arthur Conan Doyle.

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