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Big Guns

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United Kingdom
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How it feels

A British detective superintendent solves crimes in a television series from the 1950s. The show follows the character of Charlesworth as he investigates cases.

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What happens

Big Guns is a British crime television series which originally aired on the BBC in 1958. The show was based on the character of Detective Superintendent Charlesworth, played by Wensley Pithey, who had featured a previous series Mister Charlesworth and would go on to appear further series including Charlesworth at Large and Charlesworth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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