CinemaOSSeries · 1972 · 1 Season

It's Murder. But Is It Art?

90%(1)IMDbAction & AdventureMysteryComedy

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.

Created byDavid Pursall, Jack Seddon

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
March 23, 1972
Last aired
April 27, 1972
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Network
BBC One

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

5 credited
Starring
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

DS Watson

Creative team
Created by
David Pursall
Jack Seddon
Written by
David Pursall
Jack Seddon
Produced by
Graeme Muir

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