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Charters & Caldicott

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1985
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
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Charters & Caldicott (1985)
ComedyDramaThriller

Two cricket-loving Englishman, now elderly, get involved in a bizarre plot which seems to involve espionage.Two cricket-loving Englishman, now elderly, get involved in a bizarre plot which seems to involve espionage.Two cricket-loving Englishman, now elderly, get involved in a bizarre plot which seems to involve espionage.

  • Stars
    • Robin Bailey
    • Michael Aldridge
    • Tessa Peake-Jones
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    96
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    • Stars
      • Robin Bailey
      • Michael Aldridge
      • Tessa Peake-Jones
    • 2User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Robin Bailey
    Robin Bailey
    • Charters
    • 1985
    Michael Aldridge
    Michael Aldridge
    • Caldicott
    • 1985
    Tessa Peake-Jones
    Tessa Peake-Jones
    • Jenny
    • 1985
    Caroline Blakiston
    Caroline Blakiston
    • Margaret Mottram
    • 1985
    Gerard Murphy
    Gerard Murphy
    • Insp. Snow
    • 1985
    Philip Stone
    Philip Stone
    • Venables
    • 1985
    Patrick Carter
    • Grimes
    • 1985
    Granville Saxton
    Granville Saxton
    • Gregory
    • 1985
    Michael Stainton
    • Sgt. Tipper
    • 1985
    Scott Fredericks
    • Wrigley
    • 1985
    Christopher Muncke
    Christopher Muncke
    • Josh Darrell
    • 1985
    Tony Chambers
    • St. Clair
    • 1985
    Ivan Beavis
    Ivan Beavis
    • Norton
    • 1985
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    • 1985
    Hetty Baynes
    Hetty Baynes
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    9jude2348

    A comedy thriller of charm and humour.

    Charters and Caldicott are characters who first appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's 1938 film 'The Lady Vanishes'. Now retired, by Jove, from "doing something at the Foreign Office" for 40 years, they share a passion for cricket - and then they find themselves caught up in mystery, murder and mayhem. After discovering the body of a young woman in Caldicott's London flat, they blithely bungle their way through intrigue and more murder until they end up - inevitably - at a cricket match.

    This is a total delight, from start to finish, not least because of the wonderful performances of all involved, and because of the absurd juxtaposition of two elderly and always courteous gentlemen and the world of corruption and violence they blunder into. Highly recommended.

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    • Trivia
      This is the second time Robin Bailey takes over an Arthur Lowe character (Lowe played "Charters" in The Lady Vanishes remake) The first was the titular role of Potter (1979) in the final series after Lowe had died.
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      Spin-off from The Lady Vanishes (1938)

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      • January 10, 1985 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Network Seven Productions
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