Marius Goring
Dr John Hardy
Series SeasonSeason 2 episodes1969
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Season 2
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Episode 150 min1969-04-04
The Visitor Part 1: Hypothesis
Murders take place and each crime is similar to the last. One person must have committed them; but who? Another attack. The victim survives but has amnesia and is the only person who can make an identification. A suspect is arrested.
Episode 250 min1969-04-11
The Visitor Part 2: Hard Facts
Hardy is trying to piece together the burnt pieces of paper found in the suspect's room. Jo has been asked to try and break the surviving victim's amnesia by hypnosis. The suspect is questioned at length. The case builds up against him.
Episode 350 min1969-04-18
The Visitor Part 3: Judgement
Martin Ingram, who has been arrested for assaulting Vivien, stands trial for his alleged crime. He is defended by a brilliant woman Q.C. The result of the trial remains in doubt until almost the last moment.
Episode 450 min1969-04-25
The Yellow Torrish
A smashed lock, a bloodstained jacket, a drifting boat and a takeover bid. Dr. Hardy with the aid of a few bright feathers and silk thread solves the mystery of a disappearing man.
Episode 550 min1969-05-02
The Gun That Walked
When violent death strikes down a pretty farm girl, Dr Hardy and Inspector Fleming come up against a wall of stubborn reserve. Persistence at last brings Dr Hardy to a 'not inconsiderable suspicion' of the killer's identity. But proof.
Episode 650 min1969-05-09
One Life: More or Less
Illegitimate babies present problems. Bringing one up in an atmosphere of disapproval can be harder than the alternative. To some, the decision is easy; a matter of practical common sense. To others it's life and death.
Episode 750 min1969-05-16
A Question of Guilt
A man is found guilty of murdering his wife and sentenced to life imprisonment - could he be innocent? Unquestionably, the facts prove him guilty. Or do they?
Episode 850 min1969-05-23
A Family Affair
Estate Duties - a curse to be avoided? When a businessman is found drowned it could mean ruin for his family.
Episode 950 min1969-05-30
Death in the Rain
That little Lucille died a violent death was certain; how she died was more obscure. Dr. Hardy's painstaking research and insistence on accuracy finally establishes the truth.
Episode 1050 min1969-06-06
Protection
Protection: you can refuse to pay, you can go to the police for their protection - or you can stand the risk yourself.
Episode 1150 min1969-06-13
Post-Mortem on Harry Kirby
A grocer, Harry Kirby, lies dead - poisoned, electrocuted, and gassed. If suicide can be established, surely this is gilding the lily. Why was a large sum of money found laid out neatly beside the body? And if it wasn't suicide.
Episode 1250 min1969-06-20
Do Not Go Gentle
An old man relies upon his daughter to look after him during convalescence but she has her own life to lead.
Episode 1350 min1969-06-27
Playing with Fire
A hospital ward is destroyed by fire. Could it be deliberate - and if so, who would want to burn down a hospital and why?
Episode 1450 min1969-07-04
The Sardonic Smile
There are classic symptoms of strychnine poisoning when a wealthy landowner dies after eating a trout, freshly caught, the question is who poisoned him? And how?
Episode 1550 min1969-07-11
The Witness: Part 1: Threats
Jo's car is run off the road by a lorry. The driver may be guilty of dangerous driving. Dr Hardy receives a letter threatening his wife's life and demanding he change his evidence. Hardy refuses but it is at the risk of his wife's life.
Episode 1650 min1969-07-18
The Witness: Part 2: Involvement
Dr. Hardy is involved in tracing a ruthless psychotic killer who is employed by the accused in an attempt to suborn witnesses. He is determined to give his evidence, but the police issue firearms to protect his life.
Episode 1750 min1969-07-25
The Blue Spot
A doctor may reasonably diagnose a brain tumour as the cause of death of his first wife. But when his second wife dies in similar circumstances and both are known to have been wealthy women.
Episode 1850 min1969-08-01
Lethal Weapon
A woman lies dead in a country road, apparently the victim of a hit-and-run driver. But something doesn't quite fit. She lived in the town. Why would she be in the country at that time - in those shoes? And what about the tyre marks?
Episode 1950 min1969-08-08
Lie Down, You're Dead
A man is shot three times in front of witnesses. When the police arrive there is no body. Has he been shot? Is he really dead?
Episode 2050 min1969-08-15
Eddie
Eddie spends much of his time in a betting shop. After a win of forty pounds he is found strangled in his own home. His grandson, who lived with him, is missing. Why is he trying to leave the country with forty pounds in his pocket?
Episode 2150 min1969-08-22
No Home in the City
While its owner is on holiday an abandoned dog wanders the streets and becomes savage, causing the death of a derelict meths-drinker. Could there be some similarity in the lives of man and dog?
Episode 2250 min1969-08-29
Your Money for My Life
Why should a businessman crash into a bridge support at 80 m.p.h.? When the post-mortem reveals him to have died as a result of the impact, and not from physical causes. What other reason could there be for the accident?
Episode 2350 min1969-09-05
Dependence Part 1: A Life Saved
Drug addiction is an increasing problem in our society. In the first episode of a two-part story, the hopelessness of the addict is matched against the efforts of doctors to control the terrible effect of the drug.
Episode 2450 min1969-09-12
Dependence Part 2: A Life Lost
It is said that drug addicts make poor parents. How do a young couple, both of whom are addicts, cope with attending to the needs of their small baby?
Episode 2550 min1969-09-19
Flesh and Blood
Once a man suspects that his 10-year-old son is not in fact his, he cannot rest until he has discovered the truth.
Episode 2650 min1969-09-26
Sufficiently Loved and Cared For
Threatening suicide is often a cry for help, sometimes that cry is heeded, sometimes assistance is too late.