''Perfect Scoundrels'' is an early-1990s

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following two con-men's travels while conning various people. Produced by TVS Television for the ITV network, it ran for three series between 22 April 1990 and 30 May 1992. The show's main stars were

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and Bryan Murray, as well as a cameo appearance from pop singer

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. The series was repeated on The Family Channel but has never been commercially released on DVD. This is possibly due to ongoing rights issues after the production company, TVS, dropped out of the ITV network in 1992 and subsequently went through several takeovers. This problem affects the majority of the TVS programme archive as much of the original production paperwork and sales documentation has been lost during the intervening years. All episodes however are available on YouTube.

Episodes

Series 1

Series 2

Series 3

References

Timewarp information about Perfect Scoundrels.

External links

*{{IMDb title, id=0098890, title=Perfect Scoundrels 1990 British television series debuts 1992 British television series endings ITV comedy ITV television dramas 1990s British drama television series Television shows produced by Television South (TVS) British English-language television shows