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Dick and the Duchess is an American television situation comedy that was broadcast on CBS from September 28, 1957, to May 16, 1958. It was "one of the earliest of filmed television shows in the UK". [2]
- Sitcom
Dick and the Duchess: With Patrick O'Neal, Hazel Court, Richard Wattis, Roddy Hughes. Dick Starrett is insurance investigator in London and married to the upper class Jane.
- (14)
- 1957-09-28
- Comedy
- 30
25 x 30 minute episodes. American Dick Starrett (Patrick O’Neal) is an insurance claims detective based in London. He is married to Jane (Hazel Court), an upper-class British lady – who Dick lovingly calls “Duchess” – who has a keen interest in solving crimes.
Dick and the Duchess is a rare 1950s CBS situation comedy filmed and set in London. In the story line, Jane's family had difficulty accepting Dick both as an American and a "commoner". Jane often got involved in a comical vein in Dick's insurance cases.
Dick is ill in bed, so Jane decides to go out and solve the theft of a valuable work of art. She persuades Dick's partner to help her enter the home of an art dealer she suspects is a fence.
Dick and the Duchess (TV Series 1957–1958) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Entry about American insurance prober Dick Starrett (Patrick O'Neal) wed to a bewitching English lass Jane (Hazel Court). The couple moves to London.
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