''Boyd Q.C.'' is a British legal television programme transmitted from December 1956 to September 1964 by the ITV franchise holder

Associated-Rediffusion Associated-Rediffusion, later Rediffusion London, was the British ITV franchise holder for London and parts of the surrounding counties, on weekdays between 22 September 1955 and 29 July 1968. It was the first ITA franchisee to go on air, ...

. It focused around a barrister in a London courtroom and the cases in which he was involved. It ran for seven series in total.Jeff Evans, ''The Penguin TV Companion'' (Penguin Books, 2001)

Cast

Michael Denison John Michael Terence Wellesley Denison (1 November 191522 July 1998) was an English actor. He often appeared with his wife, Dulcie Gray, with whom he featured in several films and more than 100 West End theatre productions. After a conventio ...

– Richard Boyd Q.C. *

Russell Waters Russell Waters (born 10 June 1908, Glasgow, Lanarkshire – died 19 August 1982, Richmond, Surrey) was a Scottish film actor. Waters was educated at Hutchesons' Grammar School, Glasgow and the University of Glasgow. He began acting with the ...

– Albert * Charles Leno – Narrator

Archival status

Most of the series has been lost. Of the eighty episodes produced, only five episodes survive as recordings, while five others survive incomplete. In March 2022, "Sunday's Child", a missing episode from the fifth series, turned up on an eBay auction and sold for £310. It is unknown who the successful bidder was, or if the episode is being negotiated for return to the archives.

References

{{reflist 1956 British television series debuts 1964 British television series endings 1950s British drama television series 1960s British drama television series British drama television series ITV television dramas Lost television shows Television shows produced by Associated-Rediffusion Black-and-white British television shows English-language television shows