The Franchise Affair | |
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Genre | Drama |
Based on | The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey |
Written by | James Andrew Hall |
Directed by | Leonard Lewis |
Starring | Patrick Malahide Joanna McCallum Rosalie Crutchley |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Producer | Terrance Dicks |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | BBC |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 25 September – 30 October 1988 |
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