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Many of the early episodes of this series (jncluding the entire first series) no longer exist and are presumed lost. Please check your attic.
Hermione Baddeley's first TV appearance.
This episode was originally scheduled for 18 November 1957 but was postponed due to Jack Hawkins having other commitments.
There is currently no known copy of this edition in existence, although a poor-quality off-air soundtrack recording was returned to the BBC by a private collector in 2008.
Quemoy and Matsu are two islands in the Taiwan Strait and were the scene of a confrontation between the People's Republic of China (mainland) and the Republic of China (on Taiwan) in 1954-5.
There is currently no known copy of this edition in existence, although an off-air soundtrack recording was returned to the BBC by a private collector in 2008.
There is currently no known copy of this edition in existence, although an off-air soundtrack recording was returned to the BBC by a private collector in 2008.
There is currently no known copy of this edition in existence, although a poor-quality off-air soundtrack recording was returned to the BBC by a private collector in 2008.
There is currently no known copy of this edition in existence, although an off-air soundtrack recording was returned to the BBC by a private collector in 2008.
There is currently no known copy of this edition in existence, although an off-air soundtrack recording was returned to the BBC by a private collector in 2008.
Roger Delgado was due to appear as the Night Club Manager but fell ill during rehearsals and had to be replaced at short notice.
There really is a book called "Lady Don't Fall Down Backwards", but its not a Murder Mystery, it's actually a true story about Joan Le Mesurier's affair with Tony Hancock. The title of the book is just a homage and there is even a cartoon on the back of Hancock in this episode.
The London City Council heritage plaque at the author's home reads: "D'ARCY SARTO 1884-1949 NOVELIST lived here".