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A Man Called Harry Brent

1965 · 1 season

A quiet, talky whodunit that keeps you leaning in to catch the clues and the shifting loyalties.

Created by
Francis Durbridge
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Edward Brayshaw, Gerald Harper, Jennifer Daniel
Overview
A company director has been murdered by a perfect stranger. DI Alan Milton is put in charge of the case. He is the former fiancé of the victim's secretary. She is now about to marry a mysterious figure with a connection to the murder suspect.

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Created by
Francis Durbridge
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Edward Brayshaw, Gerald Harper, Jennifer Daniel
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • love
  • crime
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Created by
Francis Durbridge
Written by
Francis Durbridge
Starring
Edward Brayshaw, Gerald Harper, Jennifer Daniel, Bernard Brown, Peter Ducrow, Gerald Young, Audine Leith, Michael Harding
Cinematography
A.A. Englander
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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