The Brown Hand (TV episode 1967)
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Inside the lost 1967 BBC TV series 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle', by Mark Jones.
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The Brown Hand, A Fantastic Tale is the 7th episode of the British TV series Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Written by John Hawkesworth and directed by Anthea Browne-Wilkinson, released on 5 march 1967 on BBC, starring Michael Latimer as Philip Hardacre and Keith Buckley as Tom Crabbe.
Sir Dominic Crabbe invites his nephew Tom to his secluded, rural manor house for an undisclosed purpose. On arrival, Tom discovers his uncle is being haunted by a strange apparition that torments the household and has already led to the death of the maid...
This is an adaptation of the Arthur Conan Doyle's short story : The Story of the Brown Hand (1899).
Cast
- Philip Hardacre : Michael Latimer
- Tom Crabbe : Keith Buckley
- Lady Crabbe : Nora Swinburne
- Vicky Crabbe : Michele Dotrice
- Sir Dominic Crabbe : Felix Aylmer
- Rosie : Eugenie Cavanagh
- Travers : Paul Angelis
- Norah : Adrienne Frame
- Kazim : Bakshi Prem
- Afghan Hillman : Jaron Yaltan
- Seaman : Brian Osborne
- Driver : Michael Sheard
Crew
- Director : Anthea Browne-Wilkinson
- Screenplay : John Hawkesworth
- Producer : Harry Moore
- Music : Norman Kay
- Production Design : Derek Dodd
