Super Sleuth
Appearance
Super Sleuth | |
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Written by | Martin Jeffrey |
Directed by | David Wilson |
Starring | Carmen Duncan Steven Grives Patrick Ward John Ewart |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Jeremy Cornford |
Cinematography | Tony Wilson |
Editor | Warren Lynch |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Production company | Cox Cornford Productions |
Original release | |
Release | 1984 |
Super Sleuth is a 1984 Australian television film directed by David Wilson and starring Carmen Duncan, Steven Grives, Patrick Ward, and John Ewart. The screenplay concerns a group of people gathered in a secluded house murdered by a mysterious killer.[1] The cast did not know the identity of the killer until they filmed the final segment.[2][3] It was based on a concept created by Bill Powell.[4]
The Sydney Morning Herald's Richard Coleman gave it a bad review stating "The makers of Super Sleuth obviously thought that by making it a spoof they didn't have to worry about the terrible script, hammy acting and bad production. They were right. It was beyond worrying about."[5]
Cast
[edit]- Carmen Duncan as Margaret Little
- Steven Grives as Thomas Barker
- Patrick Ward as Oswald McKinnon
- John Ewart as Steven Weatherley
- James Condon as Dennis Powell
- James Healey as James Harrison
- Elaine Lee as Harriet Barker
- Allan Penney as Douglas Hegecliff
- Susan Stenmark as Susan Mountjoy
- Megan Williams as Roberta Collins
- Sally Tayler as Sarah Clarke
References
[edit]- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p149
- ^ Lee Lewes, Jacqueline (12 August 1984), "Whodunnit with a difference", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Coleman, Richard (16 August 1984), "Television choice", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Lee Lewes, Jacqueline (4 March 1984), "Not even the cast knows the killer", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Coleman, Richard (18 August 1984), "Up the kapok tree with David and an arrow poison frog", The Sydney Morning Herald
External links
[edit]- Super Sleuth at IMDb