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A mousy clerk named Edward Robinson, completely dominated by his stern fiancée, buys a flamboyant sport car as an act of independence and he embarks himself in a romantic adventure when he hides a beautiful cat burglar and her loot, a priceless diamond collier.
- (127)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Brian Farnham
- 1982-11-16
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The Manhood of Edward Robinson is the tenth, and final, episode of the television series The Agatha Christie Hour and is based on the Agatha Christie short story of the same name.
The show is a fairly faithful adaptation of the original story where Edward Robinson, a city clerk much under the thumb of his fiancée, Maud, decides on a whim to spend some competition prize money to buy a sports car. He takes it to the country for a drive and then when coming back, he finds. to his surprise, a diamond necklace in the pocket.
The show is a fairly faithful adaptation of the original story with many additional characters to flesh out the story but which don't alter the main plot.
•The car which Edward buys is not scarlet but a white Riley. The price is, however the same.
•After Edward buys the car, it is his friend Herbert Maynard who teaches him to drive. He also persuades him to go for a tour of Surrey.
•Edward tells Maud he is skipping Christmas with Maud and her mother because he has to help look after Herbert Maynard's ailing parents who live in the country. However, Edward's cover story is busted when Herbert comes to Maud's house to take a Christmas collection. Maud's mother asks about his parents and Herbert says his parents are not ailing and don't live in Surrey. In the original, Edward's cover story is never busted.
•Edward doesn't go for a walk at the Devil's Punch Bowl. Here he stops at the Tantalus Hotel in Surrey. He goes to the bar for a drink. Agnes Larella actually has a room in the hotel and the theft takes place here.
•After the theft, Lady Noreen and Edward don't go to Ritson's but to Café de Paris. There is an added plot embellishment here where some of Noreen's friends try to get the necklace away from her so that she does not win the wager.
•Nicholas Farrell as Edward Robinson
•Cherie Lunghi as Lady Noreen Elliot
•Margery Mason as Mrs Lithinglow
•Ann Thornton as Maud
•Tom Mannion as Herbert Maynard
•Sallyanne Law (credited as Sally Anne Law) as Millie
•Harpsden Court as the Tantalus Hotel
The Manhood of Edward Robinson: Although he should be saving for his wedding, when meek Edward Robinson wins the lottery, he buys a sports car and takes off on a journey. A case of mistaken identity later, Edward finds himself in the midst of a grand adventure.
"The Agatha Christie Hour" The Manhood of Edward Robinson (TV Episode 1982) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Manhood of Edward Robinson. ⍔ Short Story. 1924. A man wins the lottery, buys a car, meets a beautiful woman and accidentally steals a necklace. From The Listerdale Mystery and The Golden Ball and Other Stories.
Wage slave Edward Robinson, engaged to penny-pinching Maud, wins five hundred pounds in a magazine contest and blows it on a Riley sports car, which he takes to Brighton. On the way he meets Lady Noreen,a glamorous jewel thief who involves him in a plot to steal a valuable necklace.
Sep 14, 2023 · Although he should be saving for his wedding, when meek Edward Robinson wins the lottery, he buys a sports car and takes off on a journey. A case of mistaken identity later, Edward finds himself in the midst of a grand adventure.
