The Cheaters (TV series)

The Cheaters
Directed by	Max Varnel John Moxey Godfrey Grayson Frank Marshall
Starring	John Ireland Robert Ayres
Composer	Bill Le Sage
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	39
Production
Producers	Edward J. Danziger Harry Lee Danziger
Production company	Danziger Productions Ltd for ABC
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	1960 (1960) – 1962 (1962)

The Cheaters is a 1960–1962 TV series produced by The Danzigers. It revolved around John Hunter, insurance claims investigator for an insurance company. His immediate boss was Walter Allen.

Cast

• John Ireland as John Hunter
• Robert Ayres as Walter Allen
• Ann Hanslip as Walter Allen's Secretary
• Valentine Dyall as Inspector Kellogg of Scotland Yard
• Reginald Marsh as Inspector Martin
• Colin Tapley as Inspector

Episodes

1. Flash in the Sky
2. For the Price of Two
3. Green for Danger
4. The Hair of the Dog
5. A Question of Murder
6. The Rocker
7. The Safe Way
8. The Authentic McCoy
9. Diamond Studded Malaria
10. Intent to Defraud
11. Mighty Warrior
12. Single or Double Indemnity
13. Back of Beyond
14. The Fine Print
15. A Hood from Canada
16. Killian's Cut
17. Libel
18. The Man with the Ticking Head
19. Slope of Death
20. The Bite
21. A Case of Larceny
22. Lamb to the Slaughter
23. The Legacy
24. Legs---50,000 Each
25. Washday S.O.S.
26. The Weasel
27. Time to Kill
28. Murder Fugue
29. Obituary for a Champion
30. Fire!
31. The Man Who Wouldn't Be Paid
32. The Schemers
33. The Hands of Adrian
34. Affairs of the Heart
35. A Tale of Two Ships
36. The Dashing Major
37. Knight of the Road
38. Case of George Peterson
39. Carnival Case

Reception

According to BFI Screenonline "in missing a perfect opportunity to exploit the tough-cynical characteristics of the leading player, the 39 episodes moved with painful lethargy towards their predictable conclusions, with the most notable feature of this largely static series being John Ireland's carefully sustained somnambulistic performance."

External links

• The Cheaters at IMDb
• The Cheaters at TV Guide
• The Cheaters at Danziger Fan Site