''The Hanged Man'' is a British

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that aired on

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in 1975. It was created and written by Edmund Ward.

Cast

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– Lew Burnett * Michael Williams – Alan Crowe *

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– John Quentin * David Daker – Piet Hollander * John Rees – Brian Nelson *

Angela Browne Angela Browne (14 June 1938 – 20 June 2001) was a British actress. She had a recurring role in the early 1960s crime series '' Ghost Squad''. She also appeared in episodes of shows such as ''Danger Man'', ''No Hiding Place'', '' The Saint'', ' ...

– Elizabeth Hayden *

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– Sammy Grey * William Lucas – George Pilgrim * Frank Wylie – David Larson *

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– Joe Denver *

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– Druscilla *

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– Jean-Claud de Salle *

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– Sam Lambert * William Russell – Peter Kroger * Michael Coles – Hans Ericksen *

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– Eddie Malone * Jack Watson – Douglas McKinnon *Bill Mitchell – Harry Friedman *

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– Charles Galbraith *

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- Jane Cowley *

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- Josef * John F. Landry - Turtle *

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-policeman

Plot

Lew Burnett is a

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who owns a huge construction company. However, his success has bred resentment and after his wife is killed in a plane crash a third attempt is made on Lew's life. He then decides to pretend to be dead to avoid any more attempts on his life and find out who is trying to kill him and why. He is helped by Alan Crowe, an old friend. Burnett travels around the world to trace the nine potential suspects. In each episode, Burnett is caught up in a fight of some sort.

Episodes

#"Wheel of Fortune" (15 February 1975) #"Tower of Destruction" (22 February 1975) #"Knave of Coins" (7 March 1975) #"Chariot of Earth" (14 March 1975) #"The Bridge Maker" (14 March 1975) #"Grail and Platter" (21 March 1975) #"Laws of Fortune" (28 March 1975) #"Ring of Return" (5 April 1975)

Turtle

The series also introduces a shady thief called Turtle played by John F. Landry. This character would later have his own series called '' Turtle's Progress''.

Music

Music for the show was written by

Alan Tew Alan Stanley Tew was a British composer and arranger. Career Tew got his start in the 1950s as the pianist and arranger for the Len Turner Band. Tew composed the song " Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo" with Bill Shepherd, originally performed by Sophia Lor ...

. The same score would turn up on such programmes like ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and the 2009 film ''

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''.

References

*Jim Sangster and Paul Condon, "TV Heaven",

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, 2005

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanged Man, The 1975 British television series debuts 1975 British television series endings 1970s British drama television series British crime television series