Raffles (1977)
The adventures of a gentleman thief in Victorian England
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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Episodes
- 1 1. The First Step1977-02-25 · 1h 0mRaffles is visited by old school chum Harry 'Bunny' Manders, who has fallen on hard times. Penniless himself, Raffles comes up with a scheme to pay off Bunny's gambling debt by get
- 2 2. A Costume Piece1977-02-25 · 1h 0mBrash and crude, Reuben Rosenthall is a real 'rough diamond': a self-made millionaire who wears his wealth in the most ostentatious way possible. In other words, he's an irresistib
- 3 3. The Spoils of Sacrilege1977-03-04 · 1h 0mBunny feels he needs to do more to justify his share of their ill-gotten gains, so the partners in crime plan a job in which he takes the lead. But when things don't quite go as ex
- 4 4. The Gold Cup1977-03-11 · 1h 0mRaffles and Bunny swipe the famous Royal Gold Cup from the British Museum, but a group of criminologists track them down, suspecting Raffles of the theft. The gentleman thief is fo
- 5 5. The Chest of Silver1977-03-18 · 1h 0mRaffles tells Bunny that he is going off to Scotland to improve his Scots dialect. During his absence his rooms at The Albany will be renovated, and it becomes imperative that cert
- 6 6. The Last Laugh1977-03-25 · 1h 0mVisiting a reception at the Italian Ambassador's one evening, Raffles and Bunny conspire to steal an item of jewellery which is on display. But for the help of Faustina, a maid wh
- 7 7. A Trap to Catch a Cracksman1977-04-01 · 1h 0mLoud mouthed Barney Maguire is America's champion heavy weight boxer. At Raffles' Club one evening he brags to Raffles and Bunny that he has a trap which would trap the cleverest
- 8 8. To Catch a Thief1977-04-08 · 1h 0mSomebody is setting himself up in opposition to Raffles as another gentleman thief, and Raffles doesn't like it, as he is being accused by Inspector Mackenzie of things which he di
- 9 9. A Bad Night1977-04-15 · 1h 0mRaffles has his eye on the Van Den Berg's wedding presents, but finds that he has an engagement at Lord's to play cricket on the day that they go on display, so Bunny goes in his p
- 10 10. Mr. Justice Raffles1977-04-22 · 1h 0mA friend of Raffles', Teddy Garland, finds that he is in debt to the vicious moneylender, Brigstock. Raffles and Bunny pay a visit to Brigstock and manage to pay Garland's debt ba
- 11 11. Home Affairs1977-04-29 · 1h 0mSir Arthur Rumbold, the pompous Secretary for Home Affairs, announces that he wishes to introduce much tougher penalties for offences against property. Raffles, believing this to
- 12 12. The Gift of the Emperor1977-05-06 · 1h 0mKaiser Wilhelm of Germany is seeking to embarrass the British Government by using Herr Von Heumann, one of his agents, to hand back a priceless black pearl, which had once been a g
- 13 13. An Old Flame1977-05-13 · 1h 0mWandering the streets of London one night with Bunny, Raffles, who is becoming bored and blase about the ease with which he is able to steal from the rich, acts on the spur of the
Cast
Anthony ValentineA. J. Raffles
Christopher StrauliBunny MandersImages
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