| Raffles | |
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| Based on | A. J. Raffles stories by E. W. Hornung |
| Screenplay by | Philip Mackie |
| Starring | Anthony Valentine Christopher Strauli Victor Brooks Victor Carin Trevor Ray Andrew Jackson James Maxwell Robert Hardy John Savident Peter Sallis[1] |
| Theme music composer | Anthony Isaac |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 + 1 pilot |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company | Yorkshire Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 25 February 1975 – 20 May 1977 |
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Raffles is a 1977 television series adapted from the A. J. Raffles stories by E. W. Hornung.[2] The stories were adapted by Philip Mackie.
Set in Victorian era London, the series features the criminal adventures of gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, a renowned cricketer, and his friend, the eager but naive Bunny Manders, as they test their skills in relieving the wealthy of their valuables whilst avoiding detection, especially from Inspector Mackenzie.
The episodes were largely faithful adaptations of the stories in the books, though occasionally two stories would be merged to create one episode, such as "The Gold Cup", which featured elements from two short stories, "A Jubilee Present" and "The Criminologist's Club".[3] The series has been released on DVD.[4]
- ^ "Raffles (1975-1977)".
- ^ Hadoke, Toby (3 December 2015). "Anthony Valentine obituary" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "The Gold Cup (1977)". BFI. 2019. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
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