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The Franchise Affair (1988)

1
Seasons

6
Episodes

September 25, 1988
Release Date

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The Franchise Affair (1988)

Name: The Franchise Affair
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1988-09-25

1
Seasons

6
Episodes

September 25, 1988
Release Date

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Plot.

A schoolgirl who has been missing for weeks returns home covered in bruises. She says two women kidnapped her, held her captive in an isolated house and beat her. Taken by the police to the house she described, she identifies it and the mother and daughter who live there. They call in a lawyer, who has only days to find evidence that will break the girl's story.

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Cast & Crew.

Patrick Malahide

Robert Blair

Joanna McCallum

Marion Sharpe

Rosalie Crutchley

Mrs. Sharpe

Miranda Bell

Miss Tuff

David Ellison

Inspector John Hallam

James Garbutt

Mr. Heseltine

Alex Jennings

Nevil Bennet

Leonard Lewis

Director

Penelope Nice

Mrs. Wynn

Josephine Tey

Novel

James Andrew Hall

Writer

Grant Parsons

Leslie Wynn

Jean Heywood

Aunt Lin

Details.

Release Date
September 25, 1988

Status
Ended

Seasons
1

Episodes
6

Genres
Drama Crime

Last updated: 2025-02-15

This TV Show Is About.

based on novel or book

miniseries

missing child

Miniseries

Wiki.

The Franchise Affair is a British television series which originally aired on BBC One in 1988. It is based on the 1948 novel The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey.