The Expert (1968)
The Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. The series starred Marius Goring as Dr. John Hardy, a pathologist working for the Home Office and was essentially a police procedural drama, with Hardy bringing his forensic knowledge to solve various cases. The Expert was created and produced by Gerard Glaister. The series was also one of the first BBC dramas to be made in colour, and throughout its four series had numerous high quality guest appearances by actors such as John Carson, Peter Copley, Rachel Kempson, Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Palmer, Peter Barkworth, Jean Marsh, Ray Brooks, George Sewell, Anthony Valentine, Bernard Lee, Lee Montague, Geoffrey Bayldon, Mike Pratt, Edward Fox, André Morell, Brian Blessed, Nigel Stock, Philip Madoc and Warren Clarke.
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Episodes
- 1 1. A Way to Die1971-01-03 · 50mThe body of a student is found in a pig-fattening shed. Hardy has to establish the cause of death.
- 2 2. Where Are You Going?1971-01-10 · 50mThe body of an attractive young girl is found by the roadside. Who was she? How did she get there? How did she die? Hardy and Fleming are faced with finding the answer.
- 3 3. The Man on My Back1971-01-17 · 50mFleming and Hardy are used to hit-and-run cases where they find a body but no car. In this curious case the situation is reversed: a blood-stained car but no body.
- 4 4. Go Somewhere Else1971-01-24 · 50mGypsies led by Samuel Brown arrive in the Hardy neighbourhood - to the horror of many residents. A public meeting is called to discuss the 'problem.' But protest can go too far.
- 5 5. Whose Child?: Part 1: The Wife1971-01-31 · 50mAfter fifteen years of childless marriage, Ruth Fletcher has a son. But she has a problem which she takes to Jo Hardy: is it possible that her husband is not the father?
- 6 6. Whose Child?: Part 2: The Husband1971-02-07 · 50mDr 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.
- 7 7. Cedric1971-02-14 · 50mCedric Lambert, a lonely 54-year-old bachelor, visits Dr Jo Hardy in her surgery. But apparently there is nothing wrong with his health - all he wishes to do is to show her an anti
- 8 8. A Scientific Fact1971-02-21 · 50mHardy is much possessed by the problems surrounding the scientific fact of death. And in this story of an elderly retired Major, his wife and son, the police become totally involve
- 9 9. The Coat1971-02-28 · 50mEarly one morning a young Maltese girl is found stabbed to death. Fleming is immediately convinced that her ex-boyfriend is guilty. Hardy has other ideas.
- 10 10. True Confession1971-03-07 · 50mA young librarian finds a body in the woods. He does not tell the Police but the Press - which for Hardy and Fleming adds confusion to an already confusing case.
- 11 11. Smithereens1971-03-14 · 50mThe milkman pays his morning call on Mrs Carr, and finds her lying unconscious on the conservatory floor. She is surrounded by fragments of a milk bottle - which lead to several sl
- 12 12. Hothouse1971-03-21 · 50mTwo young boys have their day's fishing disturbed when they find a body in the river. The question facing Fleming and Hardy: did he fall or was he pushed?
- 13 13. A Clear and Easy Duty1971-03-28 · 50mIn the last of this series, Hardy and Fleming are faced with the kidnapping of a son of wealthy parents - not so unusual for them but strange and unfortunate for Jo when she become
Cast
Marius GoringDr John Hardy
Jeremy SindenPrice
Virginia StrideSusan BartlettImages
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