TV series
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
1972, English, on BBC One. Created by David Pursall & Jack Seddon.
It's Murder. But Is It Art? is a 1976 six-part comedy thriller serial written by David Pursall and Jack Seddon, and produced for BBC One. It stars Arthur Lowe, John Gower, Dudley Foster, Arthur Howard, and Anthony Sagar. Eccentric artist-turned-detective called Phineas Drake investigates when beautiful blonde Tina Kent is discovered murdered in the drawing-room of Brigadier Austin Binghop. Insp. Hook is convinced that Binghop is the culprit and takes him into custody. However, Mr Drake thinks otherwise and places himself in considerable personal jeopardy – with the trail leading him to the house of Chelsea socialite Mrs MacPherson. Barring some low-quality, off-air recorded monochrome trailers from the time, the entire series is believed to be lost.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Status
- Ended in 1972
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Latest episode
S1 E6: Mister Drake Reveals All
Aired 27 April 1972
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- David PursallCreator
- Jack SeddonCreator
- Arthur LowePhineas Drake · 6 ep
- John NolanBrian Gower · 6 ep
- Dudley FosterInspector Hook · 6 ep
- Arthur HowardSillitoe · 6 ep
- Anthony SagarDS Watson · 6 ep
- Richard HurndallBrigadier Austin Binghop · 5 ep
- Sheila KeithMrs MacPherson · 5 ep
- Christopher OwenJulian Tomkin · 5 ep
- Vicki WoolfHelen Hunter · 5 ep
- Philip DunbarTony Holland · 5 ep
- Petronella BarkerFanny Templer · 4 ep
- Jill AllenSamantha Preston · 4 ep
Details
- First aired
- 23 March 1972
- Last aired
- 27 April 1972
- Network
- BBC One
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Miniseries
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It's Murder. But Is It Art?: quick answers
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It's Murder. But Is It Art? has 1 season and 6 episodes, about 30 minutes each.
Is It's Murder. But Is It Art? finished?
Yes. It's Murder. But Is It Art? ended in 1972, so you can watch the whole story.
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Who created It's Murder. But Is It Art??
It's Murder. But Is It Art? was created by David Pursall and Jack Seddon and stars Arthur Lowe, John Nolan, Dudley Foster.