A golf ball kills a man. His son investigates. Then it gets MESSY.
Season 1 • Episode 2
LatestTom Dawson is fatally struck in the head by a golf ball hit by Peter Newton. His son, Harry Dawson, a Scotland Yard inspector on leave, does not believe it was an accident. He arranges to meet Peter Newton, but finds him murdered in his car outside his apartment. Chief Inspector Yardley and Inspector Nat Fletcher now suspect Harry Dawson.
Writing
Durbridge's trademark: every suspect has secrets, every alibi cracks
Acting
Leipnitz carries grief and suspicion like a heavy coat
Creator
Francis Durbridge
Harald Leipnitz
Scotland-Yard-Inspektor Harry Dawson
Uschi Glas
Judy Black
Herbert Fleischmann
Chefinspektor Yardley
Walter Kohut
Nat Fletcher
Rosemarie Fendel
Mary Rogers
Michael Hinz
Hubert Rogers
Wolfgang Kieling
Heaton
Margot Hielscher
Sybill Conway
Karl-Heinz Vosgerau
Arnold Conway
Beatrice Richter
Linda Wade
Jan Niklas
Douglas Craft
Emily Bolton
Liz Mason
Klaus Wildbolz
Peter Newton
Wolfgang Lukschy
Tom Dawson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Francis Durbridge basically invented the British TV thriller format — this German adaptation preserves his love of impossible situations.
1970s European co-productions like this let German audiences enjoy British-style murder mysteries without subtitles, while British crime fans got exotic locations.
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