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It's Murder. But Is It Art?

IMDb 0.0 1972 β€’ 30 min β€’ Action & AdventureMysteryComedy

Director

David Pursall

Country

GB

Plot Summary

It's Murder. But Is It Art? is a 1976 six-part comedy thriller serial written by David Pursall and Jack Seddon, and produced for BBC One. It stars Arthur Lowe, John Gower, Dudley Foster, Arthur Howard, and Anthony Sagar. Eccentric artist-turned-detective called Phineas Drake investigates when beautiful blonde Tina Kent is discovered murdered in the drawing-room of Brigadier Austin Binghop. Insp. Hook is convinced that Binghop is the culprit and takes him into custody. However, Mr Drake thinks otherwise and places himself in considerable personal jeopardy – with the trail leading him to the house of Chelsea socialite Mrs MacPherson. Barring some low-quality, off-air recorded monochrome trailers from the time, the entire series is believed to be lost.

Top Cast

Arthur Lowe
Arthur Lowe Phineas Drake
John Nolan
John Nolan Brian Gower
Dudley Foster
Dudley Foster Inspector Hook
Arthur Howard
Arthur Howard Sillitoe
Anthony Sagar
Anthony Sagar DS Watson