''The Cheaters'' is a 1960–1962 TV series produced by
The Danzigers. It revolved around John Hunter, insurance claims investigator for an insurance company. His immediate boss was Walter Allen.
Cast
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John Ireland
John Benjamin Ireland (January 30, 1914 – March 21, 1992) was a Canadian actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in ''All the King's Men'' (1949), making him the first Vancouver-born actor to receive an Oscar nomin ...
as John Hunter
*Robert Ayres as Walter Allen
*Ann Hanslip as Walter Allen's Secretary
*Valentine Dyall as Inspector Kellogg of Scotland Yard
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Reginald Marsh as Inspector Martin
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Colin Tapley
Colin Edward Livingstone Tapley (7 May 1909 – 1 December 1995) was a New Zealand actor in both American and British films. Born in New Zealand, he served in the Royal Air Force and an expedition to Antarctica before winning a Paramount Pictur ...
as Inspector
Episodes
#Flash in the Sky
#For the Price of Two
#Green for Danger
#The Hair of the Dog
#A Question of Murder
#The Rocker
#The Safe Way
#The Authentic McCoy
#Diamond Studded Malaria
#Intent to Defraud
#Mighty Warrior
#Single or Double Indemnity
#Back of Beyond
#The Fine Print
#A Hood from Canada
#Killian's Cut
#Libel
#The Man with the Ticking Head
#Slope of Death
#The Bite
#A Case of Larceny
#Lamb to the Slaughter
#The Legacy
#Legs---50,000 Each
#Washday S.O.S.
#The Weasel
#Time to Kill
#Murder Fugue
#Obituary for a Champion
#Fire!
#The Man Who Wouldn't Be Paid
#The Schemers
#The Hands of Adrian
#Affairs of the Heart
#A Tale of Two Ships
#The Dashing Major
#Knight of the Road
#Case of George Peterson
#Carnival Case
Reception
According to
BFI Screenonline
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"in missing a perfect opportunity to exploit the tough-cynical characteristics of the leading player, the 39 episodes moved with painful lethargy towards their predictable conclusions, with the most notable feature of this largely static series being John Ireland's carefully sustained somnambulistic performance."
References
External links
''The Cheaters''at
IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ...
''The Cheaters''at TV Guide
at Danziger Fan Site
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1960s British drama television series
1960 British television series debuts
1962 British television series endings