Take a Pair of Private Eyes is a British comedy crime television series which originally aired on BBC 2 in six episodes from 10 April to 15 May 1966. It was written by Peter O'Donnell, best known as the creator of Modesty Blaise. The title is a reference to the Gilbert and Sullivan song Take a Pair of Sparking Eyes. In the style of The Thin Man it focuses on Ambrose and Dominique Fraynes a husband and wife who run a private detective agency assisted by his father Hector.
Cast
Derek Fowlds as Ambrose Frayne
Jeanne Roland as Dominique Frayne
Sam Kydd as Hector Frayne
Henry McGee as Charles
Bridget Armstrong as Cornelia
John Bryans as Feinster
John Sharp as Crozier
Peter Forbes-Robertson as Roger Curran
Ivor Salter as M. Brienne
Campbell Singer as Insp. Roth
George Lee as Police constable
Victor Maddern as Cokey Brock
Jeanne Moody as Marian
Margaret Nolan as Doreen
John Cater as Lyall Sankey
Yvonne Ball as Barmaid
Alexandra Dane as Girl
Roy Denton as Sam
Peter Diamond as Thug
James Fairley as Butler
Clare Jenkins as Girl in pub
Edward Jewesbury as Insp. Marshall
Tom McCall as Musician
Brian Moorehead as Police sergeant
Derek Price as Musician
John Quarmby as Detective sergeant
John Rapley as Hearse driver
Harry Tardios as Manzella
Francesca Tu as Japanese girl
Del Watson as Thug
Gabrielle Wheeler as Maid
References
Bibliography
Baskin, Ellen . Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996. Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.