Five Hundred Carats

From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
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500 Carats

500 Carats is the 2nd episode in season 2 of the BBC TV series: The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes. Aired on 5 february 1973. 50 min.

Inspector Lipinzki is a fictional character created by George Griffith.



Plot summary

Tensions reach the breaking point in the small mining town of Kimberley, South Africa, after the daring theft of the DeBeers diamond. Insp. Lipinzki leaves no stone unturned in his hunt for the precious rock. The more he digs, the more deadly become the stakes for everyone in Kimberely.


Cast

  • Inspector Lipinzki : Barry Keegan
  • Philip Marsden : Martin Jarvis
  • Charlie Lomas : Richard Morant
  • Bridie Sallavan : Aiden O' Kelly
  • Mr. Cornelius : Alan Tilvern
  • Directors : Geoffrey Morris, Brian Cobby
  • Boy : Barry Ashton
  • Mac : Michael Redfern
  • Guard : Geoffrey Davison
  • Pianist : Peter Malam
  • Drunk Man #1 : Bil Bailey
  • Drunk Man #2 : Richard Bond


  • Director : Jonathan Alwyn
  • Screenplay : Alexander Baron
  • Producers : Reginald Collin, Kim Mills
  • Music : Robert Sharples


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