Big Guns is a British crime television series which originally aired on the BBC in 1958.[1] The show was based on the character of Detective Superintendent Charlesworth, played by Wensley Pithey, who had featured a previous series Mister Charlesworth and would go on to appear further series including Charlesworth at Large and Charlesworth.
Selected cast
Main
- Wensley Pithey Det. Supt. Charlesworth
- Nigel Davenport as Sgt. Spence
- Walter Fitzgerald as J. Philimore Sparkes
- Anthony Baird as PC Wrothbury
- Carl Bernard as Milton
- Warren Mitchell as Kegworthy
- Anna Burden as Alice Charlesworth
Guest
- Frank Finlay as Roscoe
- Sam Kydd as Raikes
- Danny Green as Bronner
- Donald Churchill as Taffy Wilkes
- Wendy Craig as Rita
- Sydney Bromley as Engraver
- Frederick Jaeger as Ni Ni Blascoe
- Leslie Perrins as Cloker
- Anthony Sagar as Jakey Selsby
- Alfred Lynch as Dancer
References
- ^ Radio Times p.17
Bibliography
- Radio Times, Volume 138. G. Newnes, 1958.
- Noble, Peter. British Film and Television Year Book, Volume 9. 1959.