Legacy of Murder (1982)

Genre

comedy television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A struggling London private detective and his assistant are hired by a lawyer to locate six people connected to an eccentric aristocrat's inheritance. The detective uses disguises to handle the case.

lightheartedcomedicquirkyplayfulold-fashionedepisodicwhimsical

What happens

Legacy of Murder is a British comedy television series which originally aired on BBC in six half-hour episodes between 16 February and 23 March 1982. A struggling London private detective and his assistant are hired by a lawyer to locate six people concerned with the inheritance of an eccentric aristocrat. It is also known as Emery Presents: Legacy of Murder. As he did on The Dick Emery Show, Emery portrayed several different characters. It was followed by a loose sequel Jack of Diamonds in 1983. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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