| Boyd Q.C. | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Legal drama |
| Written by | Jack Roffey |
| Starring | Michael Denison Charles Leno |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 80 (67 missing, 5 incomplete) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Caryl Doncaster |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Associated-Rediffusion |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 24 December 1956 (1956-12-24) – 23 September 1964 (1964-09-23) |
Boyd Q.C. is a British legal television programme transmitted from December 1956 to September 1964 by the ITV franchise holder Associated-Rediffusion. It focused around a barrister in a London courtroom and the cases in which he was involved. It ran for seven series in total.
Cast
- Michael Denison – Richard Boyd Q.C.
- Russell Waters – Albert
- Charles Leno – Narrator
Archival status
Most of the series was lost. Of the eighty episodes produced, eight episodes survive as recordings; five others survive incomplete; and three have been rediscovered since 2022.
In March 2022, "Sunday's Child", a missing episode from the fifth series, turned up on an eBay auction and sold for £310. It is unknown who the successful bidder was, or if the episode is being negotiated for return to the archives.
On 16 September 2024, it was announced by the Film is Fabulous initiative that three episodes had been found in a private collection:
"The Balance of Her Mind" (Broadcast: 30 April 1958)
"Findings Keepings" (Broadcast: 6 July 1961)
"Sunday's Child" (Broadcast: 20 July 1961)
It is unknown whether the copy of "Sunday's Child" is the one from the aforementioned eBay listing.
References
- Jeff Evans, The Penguin TV Companion (Penguin Books, 2001)
- Conflicting evidence. "thiswaydown.org". Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. is more pessimistic as to the survival rate than lostshows.com
- "Boyd Qc – Sundays Child – 1961 S5 Episode 9 16Mm B/W Sound 800Ft Cine Film Itv".
- "Boyd Q.C. Episodes Recovered!". Film is Fabulous. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- 1956 British television series debuts
- 1964 British television series endings
- 1950s British drama television series
- 1960s British drama television series
- British drama television series
- ITV television dramas
- Lost television shows
- Television shows produced by Associated-Rediffusion
- Black-and-white British television shows
- British English-language television shows