The Franchise Affair Episode #1.5 (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Drama

The Franchise Affair

Episode #1.5 (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | Drama

Private investigator Ramsden discovers that Betty Kane picked up a businessman in Larborough hotel. The search is on for a Danish man who went into a Newcastle police station holding a newspaper. Local youths set fire to the Franchise.

Director

Leonard Lewis

Writers

James Andrew Hall (dramatisation) | Josephine Tey (novel)

Producer

Terrance Dicks

Composers

Joe Campbell | Paul Hart

Production Designer

Rob Hinds

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 23, 1988

Release date

Oct 23, 1988 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Patrick Malahide Robert Blair Robert Blair See fewer	The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Joanna McCallum Marion Sharpe Marion Sharpe See fewer	Tom & Viv (1994)
Rosalie Crutchley Mrs. Sharpe Mrs. Sharpe See fewer	The Haunting (1963)
Jean Heywood Aunt Lin Aunt Lin See fewer	Billy Elliot (2000)
Alex Jennings Nevil Bennet Nevil Bennet See fewer	The Lady in the Van (2015)
Kate Emma Davies Betty Kane (as Kate Emma-Davies) Betty Kane (as Kate Emma-Davies) See fewer	The Franchise Affair (1988)
David Ellison Inspector John Hallam Inspector John Hallam See fewer	Juliet Bravo (1980)
Miranda Bell Miss Tuff Miss Tuff See fewer	The Imitation Game (2014)
James Garbutt Mr. Heseltine Mr. Heseltine See fewer	Superman (1978)
Edward Wilson Benjamin Carley Benjamin Carley See fewer	Rockliffe's Babies (1987)
Penelope Nice Mrs. Wynn Mrs. Wynn See fewer	The Franchise Affair (1988)
Grant Parsons Leslie Wynn Leslie Wynn See fewer	Dark Season (1991)
Timothy Block Stanley Peters Stanley Peters See fewer	The Theban Plays by Sophocles (1986)
Roger Brierley Ramsden Ramsden See fewer	Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
Alan Downer Einar Lange Einar Lange See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Margaret John Waitress Waitress See fewer	Run Fatboy Run (2007)
Frank Mills Albert Albert See fewer	Oliver Twist (2005)
David Doyle Wallis Wallis See fewer	Rocketman (I) (2019)