Whodunnit? (1975)

The Production Episodes Photographs

The Production

Series Synopsis:

Doctor Who star Jon Pertwee is the host in this highly popular, light-hearted panel game where viewers are invited to play detective – pitting their wits against a panel of celebrities to solve a fictitious murder mystery.

The show’s brilliantly original formula, devised by comedians Lance Percival and Jeremy Lloyd, presented short dramas laden with clues and red herrings to be pieced together by the celebrity panellists, who would then question the characters involved and finally point the finger at the most likely suspect.

Summary from Network (Distributor)

Broadcast:
Whodunnit? ran from 1972 until 1978. Jon Pertwee joined the show as host in 1973. Series 3, in which Steven Pacey appeared, Whodunnit? was originally telecast on ITV in 1975. Each series consisted of ten episdoes, each approximately 30 minutes, and a number of Christmas specials were also produced.

Video Tracks: 1.33:1 / Colour
Audio Tracks: Mono English
Rating: Exempt
Format: 2 / PAL
Released: 4 June, 2012
Distributor: Network. Buy the DVD.



Episodes

EPISODE TITLE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION DATE PANELLISTS
Portrait in Black July 14, 1975 Anouska Hempel, Patrick Mower, Norman Bowler and Jackie Collins
Final Drive
July 21, 1975 Anouska Hempel, Patrick Mower, Aimi MacDonald and Alfred Marks
Pop Goes the Weasel
July 28, 1975 Anouska Hempel, Patrick Mower, Paula Wilcox and Richard O’Sullivan
Evidence of Death
August 4, 1975 Anouska Hempel, Patrick Mower, Magnus Pyke and Polly James
Nothing to Declare
August 11, 1975 Anouska Hempel, Patrick Mower
Death at the Top
August 18, 1975 Anouska Hempel, Patrick Mower
Too Many Cooks
August 25, 1975 Anouska Hempel, Patrick Mower, Rodney Bewes and Julie Edge
Worth Dying For
September 1, 1975 Anouska Hempel, Patrick Mower, Terry Scott and Dilys Laye
Fly Me, I’m Dead
September 8, 1975 Anouska Hempel, Patrick Mower, Honor Blackman and Leslie Crowther
Before Wet Paint
September 15, 1975 Anouska Hempel, Patrick Mower, Rosemary Leech and Jimmy Jewel
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Final Drive:
Steven Pacey was involved in the episode, Final Drive, playing the character, Roger Goodwin, a supercilious teenager.

CAST CHARACTER
Jon Pertwee HOST
Anouska Hempel Regular Panellist
Patrick Mower Regular Panellist
Aimi MacDonald Guest Panellist
Alfred Marks Guest Panellist
Douglas Milvain Jan Baxter
Hildegard Neil Audrey Baxter
Barbara Pearce Gillian McCutcheon
John Pearce Michael Petrovitch
Alex Schwarby Simon Williams
Jack Duval Donald Burton
Roger Goodwin Steven Pacey
Constable Ward Phillip York
Sergeant Channing Gary Waldhorn
Sergeant Channing Gary Waldhorn


CREATIVES
(incomplete list)
NAME
Writers Jeremy Lloyd & Lance Percival
Designer David Ferris



Episode Synopsis:

Police find a dead man in a single-vehicle accident, with the car’s brake line cut. The panellists must piece together the clues, and ignore the red-herrings to solve the mystery of Whodunnit?

IMDB Listing: Final Drive

Photographs

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Steven Pacey and Gary Waldhorn in Final Drive
All copyright remains with Network


Steven Pacey in Final Drive
All copyright remains with Network


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