''Legacy of Murder'' is a

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which originally aired on

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in six half-hour episodes between 16 February and 23 March 1982. A struggling London

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and his assistant are hired by a lawyer to locate six people concerned with the inheritance of an eccentric aristocrat. It is also known as ''Emery Presents: Legacy of Murder''. As he did on ''

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'', Emery portrayed several different characters. It was followed by a loose sequel '' Jack of Diamonds'' in 1983.

Partial Cast

Dick Emery Richard Gilbert Emery (19 February 19152 January 1983) was an English comedian and comic actor. His broadcasting career began on radio in the 1950s, and his self-titled television series ran from 1963 to 1981. Life and career Richard Gilbert Emer ...

as Bernie Weinstock/Various characters * Barry Evans as Robin Bright *

Richard Vernon Richard Evelyn Vernon (7 March 1925 – 4 December 1997) was a British actor. He appeared in many feature films and television programmes, often in aristocratic or supercilious roles. Prematurely balding and greying, Vernon settled into playi ...

as Roland Tolhurst * Delia Paton as Miss Stevens * Robert Mill as Desmond Danvers-Crichton *

Martin Wimbush Martin Wimbush was a British actor known for his roles in film, television, and theatre. Early life and education Born in London, Wimbush trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama between 1967 and 1969, and then worked extensively i ...

as Clive Danvers-Crichton * Thomas Baptiste as O'Toole *

Lee Whitlock Lee Whitlock (17 April 1968 – 17 February 2023) was a British television and film actor. His roles in film and TV included '' Shine on Harvey Moon'' (1982), '' Two of Us'' (1987), ''Casualty'' (1991), ''Grange Hill'' (1993), '' Sweeney Todd: T ...

as Wayne *

Patsy Rowlands Patricia Amy Rowlands (19 January 1931 – 22 January 2005) was an English actress who is best remembered for her roles in the ''Carry On'' films series, as Betty Lewis in the ITV Thames sitcom '' Bless This House'', and as Alice Meredith ...

as Thelma * Colin Fay as Sid * Jim Dowdall as Suleiman *

Barbara Murray Barbara Ann Murray (27 September 1929 – 20 May 2014) was an English actress. Murray was most active in the 1940s and 1950s as a fresh-faced leading lady in many British films such as ''Passport to Pimlico'' (1949) and '' Meet Mr. Lucifer'' (1 ...

as Sarah *

Eddie Tagoe Eddie Tagoe is a Ghanaian actor and reflexologist, probably best-known for his film career in the late 1970s and 1980s. Early life The son of Ghanaian Chieftain Asafoatshe Ayah Tagoe, Eddie Tagoe travelled to London to study reflexology prior ...

as Baron Climeterre *

Glyn Edwards John Glynn Edwards (2 February 1931 – 23 May 2018) was a British actor who worked in television and films. He came to national prominence for his portrayal of the barman Dave Harris in the television comedy drama series ''Minder'' (1979—1994 ...

as Henchman * John Horsley as Retired Headmaster *

Roy Kinnear Roy Mitchell Kinnear (8 January 1934 – 20 September 1988) was an English character actor and comedian. He was known for his acting roles in movies such as Henry Salt in the 1971 film ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'', Algernon in The Be ...

as dad of bovver boy *

Barbara Hicks Barbara Hicks (12 August 1924 – 6 September 2013) was an English film actress. She appeared in Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult film ''Brazil'' and Merchant Ivory Productions's 1992 Bafta award-winning ''Howards End''. Biography Hicks was born in ...

as the school secretary *

Susie Silvey Susan "Susie" Silvey (born 17 September 1956), occasionally Suzie Silvey, is an English actress, dancer and model, active in the 1970s and 1980s. Early life Silvey attended the University of Westminster, Harrow School of Art, where she studied ...

as The stripper *

Irene Handl Irene Handl () (27 December 1901 – 29 November 1987) was a British character actress who appeared in more than 100 British films; she also wrote novels. Life Irene Handl was born in Maida Vale, London, the younger of two daughters of an Aus ...

as Cousin Looby

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