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Raffles
Raffles was a 1977 television adaptation of the A. J. Raffles stories by Ernest William Hornung. The series was produced by Yorkshire Television and written by Philip Mackie. The episodes were largely faithful adaptations of the stories in the books, though occasionally two stories would be merged to create one. In Victorian-era London, gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, a renowned cricketer, and his friend, the eager but naive Bunny Manders, test their skills in relieving …
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Raffles was a 1977 television adaptation of the A. J. Raffles stories by Ernest William Hornung. The series was produced by Yorkshire Television and written by Philip Mackie. The episodes were largely faithful adaptations of the stories in the books, though occasionally two stories would be merged to create one.
In Victorian-era London, gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, a renowned cricketer, and his friend, the eager but naive Bunny Manders, test their skills in relieving the wealthy of their valuables whilst avoiding detection, especially from the persistent Inspector Mackenzie.
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Season 1
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Cast
Anthony ValentineA. J. Raffles
Christopher StrauliBunny Manders
Victor BrooksAlbany Porter
Trevor Ray
John Stratton
Robert Hardy
Charles Dance
Tony Britton
Marina Sirtis
Graham Crowden
John Ringham
Norman Bird
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Frank Middlemass
James Murray
John Hallam
Jan Francis
Carol Drinkwater
David Parfitt
John Savident
Claire Davenport
Cyril Shaps
Peter Sallis
Alan Haines
Don Fellows
Robert Lang
Norman Shelley
John Carson
Robert Dorning
Andrew Jackson
Christopher Malcolm
Basil Henson
Bruce RobinsonRisi
Diana Weston
Lloyd Lamble
Peter Dean
Alan Hockey
William Moore
Caroline BlakistonLady Paulton
Peter SpraggonPolice Constable
Jeremy ClydeAlick Carruthers
Thorley WaltersLord Lochmaben
Susan SkipperLady Maud
Godfrey JamesSgt. Croom
Lockwood WestButler
David FirthTremayne
Sally GracePolly
Alfred MarksReuben Rosenthall
Brian GloverBilly Purvis
Jill GascoineDolly
Lesley DaineMaisie
Peter MyersClub President
Eddie TagoeKaffir Servant
Andrew JacksonCoachman
Terence SoallClub Waiter
William MervynOsborne
Barbara HicksLady Osborne
William HumbertGeorge Osborne
Sally OsborneLady Adela
Ted MorrisStation Porter
John PicklesPoliceman
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