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Cast

Roy Plomley

Roy Plomley

The Man Who Walks at Night

Robert Ayres

Robert Ayres

The American

Patricia Jessel

Patricia Jessel

The Soon to be Ex-Wife

Campbell Cotts

Campbell Cotts

The Man Who Arranges Dinner

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Kenton Dorward

Kenton Dorward

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Eric Fawcett

Eric Fawcett

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Roy Plomley

Roy Plomley

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A Dinner Date with Death

19500.0 / 1026 min
TV Movie

Overview

Considered to be the earliest surviving example of a British play-to-screen drama, this served as a pilot for an anthology series called ‘The Man Who Walks by Night’ where a Silver Shroud type figure tells a different tale of mystery and suspense each week. It was approved of generally, but a freeze on funding brought it to a premature end. In this entry, a wealthy man who’s made many enemies, including his soon to be ex-wife, his ex-partner in crime and the son of a business partner he drove to suicide. He invites them to dinner to tempt fate, the sheer thrill enthralling him. But will he survive?