Gerard Glaister
Director
The Expert (1968)
Season 2
The Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. The series starred Marius Goring as Dr. John Hardy, a pathologist working for the Home Office and was essentially a police procedural drama, with Hardy bringing his forensic knowledge to solve various cases. The Expert was created and produced by Gerard Glaister. The series was also one of the first BBC dramas to be made in colour, and throughout its four series had numerous high quality guest appearances by actors such as John Carson, Peter Copley, Rachel Kempson, Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Palmer, Peter Barkworth, Jean Marsh, Ray Brooks, George Sewell, Anthony Valentine, Bernard Lee, Lee Montague, Geoffrey Bayldon, Mike Pratt, Edward Fox, André Morell, Brian Blessed, Nigel Stock, Philip Madoc and Warren Clarke.
Released July 4, 1968
Episode 50 min
None+
Keywords: imdb.partially-lost-tv-series, imdb.forensic, imdb.forensic-evidence, imdb.coroner
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S2E1 - 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.
April 4, 1969, midnight
S2E2 - 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.
April 11, 1969, midnight
S2E3 - 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.
April 18, 1969, midnight
S2E4 - 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.
April 25, 1969, midnight
S2E5 - 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.
May 2, 1969, midnight
S2E6 - 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.
May 9, 1969, midnight
S2E7 - 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?
May 16, 1969, midnight
S2E8 - A Family Affair
Estate Duties - a curse to be avoided? When a businessman is found drowned it could mean ruin for his family.
May 23, 1969, midnight
S2E9 - 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.
May 30, 1969, midnight
S2E10 - Protection
Protection: you can refuse to pay, you can go to the police for their protection - or you can stand the risk yourself.
June 6, 1969, midnight
S2E11 - 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.
June 13, 1969, midnight
S2E12 - 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.
June 20, 1969, midnight
S2E13 - 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?
June 27, 1969, midnight
S2E14 - 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?
July 4, 1969, midnight
S2E15 - 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.
July 11, 1969, midnight
S2E16 - 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.
July 18, 1969, midnight
S2E17 - 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.
July 25, 1969, midnight
S2E18 - 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?
Aug. 1, 1969, midnight
S2E19 - 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?
Aug. 8, 1969, midnight
S2E20 - 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?
Aug. 15, 1969, midnight
S2E21 - 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?
Aug. 22, 1969, midnight
S2E22 - 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?
Aug. 29, 1969, midnight
S2E23 - 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.
Sept. 5, 1969, midnight
S2E24 - 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?
Sept. 12, 1969, midnight
S2E25 - 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.
Sept. 19, 1969, midnight
S2E26 - Sufficiently Loved and Cared For
Threatening suicide is often a cry for help, sometimes that cry is heeded, sometimes assistance is too late.
Sept. 26, 1969, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 50 min.
Released: July 4, 1968
Last Air Date: Nov. 26, 1976, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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