The Franchise Affair (1988 TV series)

The Franchise Affair is a British television series which originally aired on BBC One in 1988. It is based on the 1948 novel The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey.

Main cast

• Patrick Malahide as Robert Blair
• Joanna McCallum as Marion Sharpe
• Rosalie Crutchley as Mrs. Sharpe
• Miranda Bell as Miss Tuff
• David Ellison as Inspector John Hallam
• James Garbutt as Mr. Heseltine
• Alex Jennings as Nevil Bennet
• Penelope Nice as Mrs. Wynn
• Grant Parsons as Leslie Wynn
• Timothy Block as Stanley Peters
• Kate Emma Davies as Betty Kane
• Jean Heywood as Aunt Lin
• John Vine as Det. Insp. Grant
• Edward Wilson as Benjamin Corley
• David Doyle as Wallis
• Peter James Holloway as Herbert
• Jo Rowbottom as Mildred Pinner
• Catherine Terris as Anita Kenton

References

Bibliography

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

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