Episodes
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1. The Visitor Part 1: Hypothesis
4 Apr 1969 · 50 min
Murders take place and each crime is similar to the last. One person must have committed them; but who? Another attack. The victim survives but has amnesia and is the only person who can make an identification. A suspect is arrested.
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2. The Visitor Part 2: Hard Facts
11 Apr 1969 · 50 min
Hardy is trying to piece together the burnt pieces of paper found in the suspect's room. Jo has been asked to try and break the surviving victim's amnesia by hypnosis. The suspect is questioned at length. The case builds up against him.
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3. The Visitor Part 3: Judgement
18 Apr 1969 · 50 min
Martin Ingram, who has been arrested for assaulting Vivien, stands trial for his alleged crime. He is defended by a brilliant woman Q.C. The result of the trial remains in doubt until almost the last moment.
4. The Yellow Torrish
25 Apr 1969 · 50 min
A smashed lock, a bloodstained jacket, a drifting boat and a takeover bid. Dr. Hardy with the aid of a few bright feathers and silk thread solves the mystery of a disappearing man.
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5. The Gun That Walked
2 May 1969 · 50 min
When violent death strikes down a pretty farm girl, Dr Hardy and Inspector Fleming come up against a wall of stubborn reserve. Persistence at last brings Dr Hardy to a 'not inconsiderable suspicion' of the killer's identity. But proof.
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6. One Life: More or Less
9 May 1969 · 50 min
Illegitimate babies present problems. Bringing one up in an atmosphere of disapproval can be harder than the alternative. To some, the decision is easy; a matter of practical common sense. To others it's life and death.
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7. A Question of Guilt
16 May 1969 · 50 min
A man is found guilty of murdering his wife and sentenced to life imprisonment - could he be innocent? Unquestionably, the facts prove him guilty. Or do they?
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8. A Family Affair
23 May 1969 · 50 min
Estate Duties - a curse to be avoided? When a businessman is found drowned it could mean ruin for his family.
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9. Death in the Rain
30 May 1969 · 50 min
That little Lucille died a violent death was certain; how she died was more obscure. Dr. Hardy's painstaking research and insistence on accuracy finally establishes the truth.
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10. Protection
6 Jun 1969 · 50 min
Protection: you can refuse to pay, you can go to the police for their protection - or you can stand the risk yourself.
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11. Post-Mortem on Harry Kirby
13 Jun 1969 · 50 min
A grocer, Harry Kirby, lies dead - poisoned, electrocuted, and gassed. If suicide can be established, surely this is gilding the lily. Why was a large sum of money found laid out neatly beside the body? And if it wasn't suicide.
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12. Do Not Go Gentle
20 Jun 1969 · 50 min
An old man relies upon his daughter to look after him during convalescence but she has her own life to lead.
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13. Playing with Fire
27 Jun 1969 · 50 min
A hospital ward is destroyed by fire. Could it be deliberate - and if so, who would want to burn down a hospital and why?
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14. The Sardonic Smile
4 Jul 1969 · 50 min
There are classic symptoms of strychnine poisoning when a wealthy landowner dies after eating a trout, freshly caught, the question is who poisoned him? And how?
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15. The Witness: Part 1: Threats
11 Jul 1969 · 50 min
Jo's car is run off the road by a lorry. The driver may be guilty of dangerous driving. Dr Hardy receives a letter threatening his wife's life and demanding he change his evidence. Hardy refuses but it is at the risk of his wife's life.
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16. The Witness: Part 2: Involvement
18 Jul 1969 · 50 min
Dr. Hardy is involved in tracing a ruthless psychotic killer who is employed by the accused in an attempt to suborn witnesses. He is determined to give his evidence, but the police issue firearms to protect his life.
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17. The Blue Spot
25 Jul 1969 · 50 min
A doctor may reasonably diagnose a brain tumour as the cause of death of his first wife. But when his second wife dies in similar circumstances and both are known to have been wealthy women.
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18. Lethal Weapon
1 Aug 1969 · 50 min
A woman lies dead in a country road, apparently the victim of a hit-and-run driver. But something doesn't quite fit. She lived in the town. Why would she be in the country at that time - in those shoes? And what about the tyre marks?
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19. Lie Down, You're Dead
8 Aug 1969 · 50 min
A man is shot three times in front of witnesses. When the police arrive there is no body. Has he been shot? Is he really dead?
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20. Eddie
15 Aug 1969 · 50 min
Eddie spends much of his time in a betting shop. After a win of forty pounds he is found strangled in his own home. His grandson, who lived with him, is missing. Why is he trying to leave the country with forty pounds in his pocket?
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21. No Home in the City
22 Aug 1969 · 50 min
While its owner is on holiday an abandoned dog wanders the streets and becomes savage, causing the death of a derelict meths-drinker. Could there be some similarity in the lives of man and dog?
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22. Your Money for My Life
29 Aug 1969 · 50 min
Why should a businessman crash into a bridge support at 80 m.p.h.? When the post-mortem reveals him to have died as a result of the impact, and not from physical causes. What other reason could there be for the accident?
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23. Dependence Part 1: A Life Saved
5 Sept 1969 · 50 min
Drug addiction is an increasing problem in our society. In the first episode of a two-part story, the hopelessness of the addict is matched against the efforts of doctors to control the terrible effect of the drug.
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24. Dependence Part 2: A Life Lost
12 Sept 1969 · 50 min
It is said that drug addicts make poor parents. How do a young couple, both of whom are addicts, cope with attending to the needs of their small baby?
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25. Flesh and Blood
19 Sept 1969 · 50 min
Once a man suspects that his 10-year-old son is not in fact his, he cannot rest until he has discovered the truth.
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26. Sufficiently Loved and Cared For
26 Sept 1969 · 50 min
Threatening suicide is often a cry for help, sometimes that cry is heeded, sometimes assistance is too late.
The Expert Season 2: quick answers
How many episodes are in The Expert Season 2?
Season 2 of The Expert has 26 episodes, about 22 hours in total.
When did The Expert Season 2 come out?
Season 2 premiered on 4 Apr 1969.