The Armchair Detective

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Ernest Dudley
Ernest Dudley

Self

Hartley Power
Hartley Power

Nicco

Sally Newton
Sally Newton

Penny

Derek Elphinstone
Derek Elphinstone

Inspector Carter

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    The BBC armchair detective clears a nightclub singer of suspicion of the murder of her boss.

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    1951-01-01

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