Sexton Blake (TV series)

Did You Know?

• Laurence Payne was blinded in his left eye by a rapier during rehearsals in 1968.
• The bloodhound Pedro was played by one or more bitches that also appeared as 'Henry' in Chunky dog food adverts with Clement Freud.
• The bloodhounds were owned by Mrs Bobbie Edwards, then secretary of the Bloodhound Club.

Episodes

The series comprised multiple serials, each lasting two to six episodes. The first story, "The Find-The-Lady Affair", ran for four episodes from Monday 25 September 1967 to Monday 16 October 1967. This was followed by "Knave of Diamonds" (five episodes, 23 October to 20 November 1967), "The Great Tong Mystery" (four episodes, 27 November to 18 December 1967), and a Christmas special, "The Vanishing Snowman", on 25 December 1967. In 1968, stories included "House of Masks" (four episodes, 1 January to 22 January), "The Invicta Ray" (four episodes, 29 January to 19 February), and later that year "The Case of the Gasping Goldfish" (two episodes, 14 November to 21 November) and "Return of the Scorpion" (two episodes, 28 November to 5 December).