Raffles (1975)

Directed by

Christopher Hodson

Genre

comedy

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 13 episodes

Rating

8.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A gentleman thief in Victorian London steals from the rich with his friend. They try to outsmart a police inspector while keeping up their respectable public image.

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What happens

Raffles is a 1977 television series adapted from the A. J. Raffles stories by E. W. Hornung. The stories were adapted by Philip Mackie. Set in Victorian era London, the series features the criminal adventures of gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, a renowned cricketer, and his friend, the eager but naive Bunny Manders, as they test their skills in relieving the wealthy of their valuables whilst avoiding detection, especially from Inspector Mackenzie. The episodes were largely faithful adaptations of the stories in the books, though occasionally two stories would be merged to create one episode, such as "The Gold Cup", which featured elements from two short stories, "A Jubilee Present" and "The Criminologist's Club". The series has been released on DVD. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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