• title card: white all caps text reading ‘HOMICIDE AND OLD LACE’ — the last three words in an Edwardian italic — superimposed on the two old ladies pointing their antique pistols towards the right; the edge of the screen is superimposed with white lace
  • Tara listen to the click of the tumblers as she tries to crack Dunbar’s safe
  • Colonel Corf happily shows Steed forgeries of the Crown Jewels, stored in crates in his warehouse
  • The removalists pack a throne from Buckingham Palace into their van
  • The gang leaders look through the shelves of boxed artworks
  • Tara uses a stolen sub-machine gun on Dunbar’s goons
  • Steed covers his face with his hands as Mother and Rhonda laugh at Mother’s ventriloquism joke. Rhonda is holding an artist’s palette and brush

Series 6 — Episode 23
Homicide and Old Lace

Teleplay by Malcolm Hulke & Terrance Dicks
Directed by John Hough

Read the dialogue sheets (PDF 748KB)

Production No E.66.6.32 / E.67.9.27
Production completed: January 22 1969. First UK transmission: March 21 1969. First transmission (USA): March 17 1969.

Crew

Produced by Albert Fennell regularThe Professionals
and Brian Clemens regularDanger ManThe ChampionsThe ProfessionalsAdam Adamant
Teleplay by Malcolm Hulke regularDoctor WhoDanger Man
and Terrance Dicks regularDoctor WhoSpace 1999
All Characters and events in this Teleplay are fictitious. Any similarity to actual events or persons, living or dead, is purely co-incidental
Directed by John Hough regularThe ChampionsCarry On..
Executive in charge of production Gordon L.T. Scott regular
Music by Laurie Johnson regularThe ProfessionalsJason King
Production controller Jack Greenwood regular
Production designer Robert Jones regular
script editor Terry Nation regularDoctor WhoBlake’s 7The ChampionsThe SaintDepartment S
Director of photography Gilbert Taylor regularDepartment SStar Wars (billed as Gilbert Taylor B.S.C.)
Editor Karen Heward regular
Production manager Ron Fry regularDoctor WhoSpace 1999
Post production co-ordinator Ann Chegwidden regularDoctor Who
principal items of Mr. Macnee’s wardrobe designed by Pierre Cardin regular
Miss Thorson’s costumes designed by Harvey Gould regular
Casting director G.B. Walker regularThe Saint
Unit manager Laurie Greenwood regularThe Sweeney
Assistant Director Ron Appleton regularUFO
Camera operator Brian Elvin regularThe ProfessionalsDepartment S
Associate art director Kenneth Tait regularDepartment S
Associate art director Len Townsend regular
Set dresser Simon Wakefield regular007
Continuity June Randall regular007The Saint
Make-up Jim Hydes regularCarry On..
Hairdressing Gordon Bond regular
Wardrobe Felix Evans regular
2nd unit photography Bert Mason regular
Recording director A.W. Lumkin regularThe Saint
Sound recordist Cecil Mason regularThe Saint
Dubbing mixer Bill Rowe regular007The SaintDepartment S
Sound editor Peter Lennard regularThe ProfessionalsRandall and HopkirkDepartment S
Music editor Paul Clay regularThe Professionals
Construction manager Herbert Worley regular
Supervisory electrician Steve Birtles regularThe Saint
Stunt arranger Joe Dunne regular007The ProfessionalsThe PrisonerPink PantherSpace 1999Randall and Hopkirk
MCMLXIX A.B.C. Television Films Limited All rights reserved
Made at Associated British Elstree Studios England and on location
ABC Production / Associated British Corporation
Credits Legend:
Credited
Credited but not listed in press
Credited in press but not on screen
Credited in paperwork only
Uncredited / unattributed rôle
® : illustrated from other sources

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