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An Inspector Calls

TV·1982–1982·1 season, 3 episodes·BBC One·Drama·30m

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A made-for-television adaptation of the J. B. Priestley play of the same title.

Cast

Bernard HeptonBernard HeptonInspector GooleSimon WardSimon WardGerald CroftJean LeppardJean LeppardEdnaNigel DavenportNigel DavenportArthur BirlingMargaret TyzackMargaret TyzackSybil Birling
Sarah Berger
Sarah BergerSheila BirlingDavid SibleyDavid SibleyEric Birling

Episodes by season

Season013Episodes1982Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Episode 1August 17, 1982—It is the spring of 1912. Arthur Birling is about to pass the port around his own dinner-table: a successful man of business and former Lord
  2. S01E02Episode 2August 24, 1982—A young girl has died a horrible death and an Inspector has come to investigate. But how could a respectable family like the Birlings be inv
  3. S01E03Episode 3August 31, 1982—It seems that the whole Birling family is somehow involved in the suicide of a young girl. Yet it is only when the police inspector leaves t

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