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Legacy of Murder

Legacy of Murder is a British comedy television series which originally aired on BBC in six half-hour episodes between 16 February and 23 March 1982. A struggling London private detective and his assistant are hired by a lawyer to locate six people concerned with the inheritance of an eccentric aristocrat. It is also known as Emery Presents: Legacy of Murder. As he did on The Dick Emery Show, Emery portrayed several different characters.

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StatusIn Production
Original NameLegacy of Murder
First Air DateFebruary 16, 1982
Last Air DateMarch 23, 1982
Seasons1
Episodes6
Episode Runtime 30min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production Countries
Production Companies
NetworksBBC One
S01E06

Corpse in the Act

The killer leaves Tunisia believing they have disposed of the detective duo and Sarah Bedford after their car explodes. But luck seems to be in for Bernie and Robin, who smuggle Sarah back into the country as they try to figure out who could be behind the killings and why. Realizing the connection has to be the S.S. Mermaid and it's sinking, they track down Bernie's eccentric cousin Looby, who has an archive of old newspapers, to find out more. And their digging leads to an unexpected avenue as they discover the identity of the "seventh man" in the affair of the S.S. Mermaid. But just who is it behind all the murders?

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