Armchair Theatre The Swindler (Season 4, Episode 90)
TV Episode | Drama

Armchair Theatre

The Swindler (Season 4, Episode 90)

TV Episode | Drama

Teacher Alec Waterman is released from jail after a sentence for fraud. Dick Sothers gets him a job with Lucas Builders but when Alec starts to make new friends he becomes trapped between his old life and his new life.

Director

Jonathan Alwyn

Writer

John Hall

Producer

Leonard White

Production Designer

Jim Goddard (as James Goddard)

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 15, 1963

Release date

Dec 15, 1963 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

4 wins

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Cast	+ Add Cast
14 cast members

Name	Known for
Ronald Lewis Alec Waterman Alec Waterman See fewer	Helen of Troy (1956)
William Lucas Ed Laurie Ed Laurie See fewer	Portrait of Alison (1955)
Denis Quilley Dick Sothers Dick Sothers See fewer	Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Petra Davies Grace Grace See fewer	Emma (1960)
Betty McDowall Bee Bee See fewer	The Omen (1976)
Victor Platt Harry Bentall Harry Bentall See fewer	The Escape of R.D.7 (1961)
Howard Goorney Morgan Morgan See fewer	Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Douglas Blackwell Frank Hobson Frank Hobson See fewer	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Eric Flynn Ken Gray Ken Gray See fewer	Empire of the Sun (1987)
Katy Greenwood Marlene Marlene See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Marcus Hammond Tea Boy Tea Boy See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Jan Holden Joan Laurie Joan Laurie See fewer	Agony (1979)
Michael Jenkinson New Pay Clerk New Pay Clerk See fewer	The Feathered Serpent (1976)
George Little Jim Frinton Jim Frinton See fewer	Fiddler on the Roof (1971)