The Expert (1968)
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N.J. Crisp — Writer
Episodes 28
The Unknown Factor
Three bullets, a dead man, and £50,000 in insurance. Troubles arise when Dr. Hardy discovers the Unknown Factor.
Read MoreMiss Daley
Miss Daley has given up working because her old boss is leaving. She finds out that he is still with the firm and becomes very ill. She goes to see Jo Hardy and tells her that she's convinced she has heart trouble.
Read MoreHe's Good for It
A safe is blown. The job has all the trademarks of a known criminal. Fleming pulls in two men in for the crime but forgets he needs concrete information to pin the crime on them both.
Read MoreThe Gun That Walked
When violent death strikes down a pretty farm girl, Dr Hardy and Inspector Fleming come up against a wall of stubborn reserve. Persistence at last brings Dr Hardy to a 'not inconsiderable suspicion' of the killer's identity. But proof.
Read MoreOne Life: More or Less
Illegitimate babies present problems. Bringing one up in an atmosphere of disapproval can be harder than the alternative. To some, the decision is easy; a matter of practical common sense. To others it's life and death.
Read MoreA Question of Guilt
A man is found guilty of murdering his wife and sentenced to life imprisonment - could he be innocent? Unquestionably, the facts prove him guilty. Or do they?
Read MoreA Family Affair
Estate Duties - a curse to be avoided? When a businessman is found drowned it could mean ruin for his family.
Read MoreDeath in the Rain
That little Lucille died a violent death was certain; how she died was more obscure. Dr. Hardy's painstaking research and insistence on accuracy finally establishes the truth.
Read MoreProtection
Protection: you can refuse to pay, you can go to the police for their protection - or you can stand the risk yourself.
Read MorePost-Mortem on Harry Kirby
A grocer, Harry Kirby, lies dead - poisoned, electrocuted, and gassed. If suicide can be established, surely this is gilding the lily. Why was a large sum of money found laid out neatly beside the body? And if it wasn't suicide.
Read MorePlaying with Fire
A hospital ward is destroyed by fire. Could it be deliberate - and if so, who would want to burn down a hospital and why?
Read MoreThe Sardonic Smile
There are classic symptoms of strychnine poisoning when a wealthy landowner dies after eating a trout, freshly caught, the question is who poisoned him? And how?
Read MoreThe Witness: Part 2: Involvement
Dr. Hardy is involved in tracing a ruthless psychotic killer who is employed by the accused in an attempt to suborn witnesses. He is determined to give his evidence, but the police issue firearms to protect his life.
Read MoreThe Blue Spot
A doctor may reasonably diagnose a brain tumour as the cause of death of his first wife. But when his second wife dies in similar circumstances and both are known to have been wealthy women.
Read MoreNo Home in the City
While its owner is on holiday an abandoned dog wanders the streets and becomes savage, causing the death of a derelict meths-drinker. Could there be some similarity in the lives of man and dog?
Read MoreDependence Part 1: A Life Saved
Drug addiction is an increasing problem in our society. In the first episode of a two-part story, the hopelessness of the addict is matched against the efforts of doctors to control the terrible effect of the drug.
Read MoreWhose Child?: Part 2: The Husband
Dr Hardy has told Harry Fletcher that he could not be the father of his wife's child. Harry confronts his wife's lover, Michael Jackson.
Read MoreSecond Appeal
Hardy is asked to do a further post mortem by the defense in the second appeal of a man convicted of the murder of his wife. The first post mortem was done by an old colleague and Hardy's findings conflict, straining their friendship.
Read MoreBlood Line
An Arab ruler suddenly dies in London and Hardy is caught up in a situation of political intrigue.
Read MoreInheritance
Motive, opportunity, possession of the weapon and an alibi that won't stand up. Who wants more to prove guilt of murder?
Read MoreA Family Affair
An elaborate plan goes wrong because of a woman's intuition.
Read MoreSuspended Verdict
Many things can go awry when the law is exercised by the wrong people.
Read MoreSuspicious Death
The police and Hardy are greatly puzzled by the death of a mortuary attendant.
Read MoreHour of the Snake
A spell is cast which results in a death at ' The Hour of the Snake'. Is it murder - or what?
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