Boyd Q.C.
| Boyd Q.C. | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Legal Drama |
| Written by | Jack Roffey |
| Starring | Michael Denison Charles Leno |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 80 (70 missing, 5 incomplete) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Caryl Doncaster |
| Running time | 1 hour approx. |
| Production company | Associated-Rediffusion |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 24 December 1956 – 23 September 1964 |
Boyd Q.C. is a British legal television programme transmitted from December 1956 to September 1964 by the ITV franchise holder Associated-Rediffusion. It focused around a barrister in a London courtroom and the cases in which he was involved. It ran for seven series in total.[1]
Cast[edit]
- Michael Denison – Richard Boyd Q.C.
- Russell Waters – Albert
- Charles Leno – Narrator
Archival status[edit]
Most of the series has been lost. Of the eighty episodes produced, only five episodes survive as recordings, while five others survive incomplete.[2]
In March 2022, "Sunday's Child", a missing episode from the fifth series, turned up on an eBay auction and sold for £310. It is unknown who the successful bidder was, or if the episode is being negotiated for return to the archives.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Jeff Evans, The Penguin TV Companion (Penguin Books, 2001)
- ^ Conflicting evidence. "thiswaydown.org". Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. is more pessimistic as to the survival rate than lostshows.com
- ^ "Boyd Qc – Sundays Child – 1961 S5 Episode 9 16Mm B/W Sound 800Ft Cine Film Itv".
Categories:
- 1956 British television series debuts
- 1964 British television series endings
- 1950s British drama television series
- 1960s British drama television series
- British drama television series
- ITV television dramas
- Lost television shows
- Television shows produced by Associated-Rediffusion
- Black-and-white British television shows
- British English-language television shows