The Massingham Affair (TV series)

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The Massingham Affair
GenreCrime drama
Based on The Massingham Affair by Edward Grierson
Written by Rex Tucker
Directed by Paddy Russell
Starring Lyndon Brook
Andrew Keir
Eileen Atkins
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerPaddy Russell
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network BBC 2
Release12 September (1964-09-12) 
17 October 1964 (1964-10-17)

The Massingham Affair is a British period crime television series which originally aired on BBC 2 in six episodes from 12 September to 17 October 1964. [1] It is an adaptation of the 1962 novel of the same title by Edward Grierson. Unlike many BBC series of this era, it is believed all six episodes survive intact, but remain unreleased since their original broadcast.

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Synopsis

In the late nineteenth century, the violent robbery of a vicar and his daughter leads to two men being convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. However, a young solicitor Justin Derry is unconvinced of the verdict and sets out to exonerate them.

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  1. Baskin p.69

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