The Broken Horseshoe (TV series)

The Broken Horseshoe was a British television series first aired by the BBC in 1952 featuring John Robinson, John Byron, Andrew Crawford and Robert Adair. A crime thriller series, the plot concerns a public-spirited doctor's involvement with a horse-doping gang after he protects a young woman who is a witness to a murder carried out by the syndicate. [1] [2] It was written by Francis Durbridge and aired in six half-hour parts on Saturday nights. It was the first thriller serial aired by the BBC.[3]

Film

The following year a film The Broken Horseshoe was made based on the series starring Robert Beatty.[4]

Archive status

The Broken Horseshoe was broadcast live, and never actually recorded. As with all the 1950s Francis Durbridge-based serials, no episodes survive.[3]

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Broken Horseshoe". BFI.
  2. ↑ "The Broken Horseshoe (TV Series 1952– )". IMDb.
  3. 1 2 laurence marcus. "TV SHOWS Bo to Bu - TVH".
  4. ↑ "The Broken Horseshoe". BFI.
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