TV series

Wilde Alliance

Name: Wilde Alliance
Released: 1978
Cast: John Stride, Julia Foster

1978· 1 season· 60 min episodes★ 7.0Ended

On ITV1 — From Yorkshire Television

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Synopsis

Wilde Alliance is a 1978 British television programme created by Ian Mackintosh and produced by Yorkshire Television for l ITV. The light-hearted mystery series follows husband-and-wife amateur detectives Rupert and Amy Wilde.

Themes

amateur detective comedy thriller

Episodes

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E1 A Question of ResearchNext upJan 17, 1978 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rupert and Amy contend with a phony telephone engineer and a white slave trader.
Guest stars: John Lee (Christopher Bridgewater), Patrick Newell (Bailey), Donald Burton (Platton), Judy Buxton (Camilla), Robin Parkinson (Jack), William Humbert (Geoffrey), Robert Blythe (Telephone Engineer), Raymond Adamson (Vice-Chief)
E2 Flower PowerJan 24, 1978 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rupert is led a merry dance by an old flame and a long-lost orchid.
Guest stars: Ambrosine Phillpotts (Mrs. Tregaskis), Carolle Rousseau (Eve Helmer), June Ellis (Mrs. Ganter), Mary Wimbush (Miss Townsend), Anne Jameson (Mrs. Furbank), Fred Gaunt (Mr. Whitaker), John Rolls (Mr. Ganter), Frances Goodall (Mrs. Horniman)
E3 Too Much, Too OftenJan 31, 1978 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rupert and Amy get into a spot of trouble when spending the weekend with old friend Helen Bardsley, whose husband David seems not all that right in the head.
Guest stars: John Castle (David Bardsley), Isla Blair (Helen Bardsley), Tony Steedman (Leo), Lyndon Hughes (Clare), Brian Osborne (Tom), Johnny Allan (Gunbearer), Barkley Johnson (Man with Dog)
E4 Things That Go BumpFeb 7, 1978 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rupert and Amy investigate strange goings-on at an old house bought by agent Christopher Bridgewater
Guest stars: John Lee (Christopher Bridgewater), Marius Goring (Rex), Sean Arnold (Bert), Donald Layne-Smith (Norman), Laura Graham (Angela), Janina Faye (The Girl), Peter Birrel (Policeman)
E5 The Private Army of Colonel StoneFeb 14, 1978 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rupert and Amy investigate Colonel Stone, newly returned to England from the desert.
Guest stars: John Fraser (Colonel Stone), Hilary Mason (Rachel), Anthony Dutton (Knocker), Philip McGough (Ben), Alick Hayes (Vicar)
E6 Danny BoyFeb 21, 1978 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rupert and Amy investigate threats against a Mancunian chanteuse.
Guest stars: John Lee (Christopher Bridgewater), Patrick Jordan (Adler), Leon Lissek (Hank), Ed Bishop (Wingman), Jacquie Sullivan (Carole), David King (Benedict), Tony Goodall (Diner), Norman George (Violinist)
E7 Well Enough AloneFeb 28, 1978 · 60 min
Synopsis
The Wildes are in York and investigate the mysterious Elena and a cricket-playing Texan.
Guest stars: John Lee (Christopher Bridgewater), Edward de Souza (Antonio), Caroline Blakiston (Elena), Desmond Llewelyn (Colonel Thripp), Karan David (Maria), Zienia Merton (Dolores), Margot Boyd (Miss Neame), Annie Leake (Mrs. Bullivant)
E8 Express from RomeMar 7, 1978 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rupert and Amy travel to Rome by train and stumble across another mystery.
Guest stars: David Swift (Waldemar), Madeleine Hinde (Christina), Tony Anholt (Alex), Alexander Davion (Ezio), Timothy Morand (Sergio), John Barrard (Giuseppe), Trevor Ray (Jonquet), John Rees (Lerond)
E9 A Game for Two PlayersMar 14, 1978 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rupert and Amy take in a young boy named Steve, found wandering the streets.
Guest stars: Patrick Newell (Bailey), Cherith Mellor (Janet), Jeff Rawle (Pusher), David Corti (Steve), Daragh O'Malley (Declan), Spencer Banks (Shop Assistant), Maggie Jones (Bureau Manageress), Bill Rourke (Man in Old Mac)
E10 Time and AgainMar 21, 1978 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rupert investigates how a group of criminals have suddenly come to be into money.
Guest stars: John Lee (Christopher Bridgewater), Anthony Bate (Golombek), Diana Coupland (Cora), Richard Shaw (Harry), Adam Bareham (Terry), Freddie Earlle (Nobby), Alan Bennion (Charlie), Roy Hanlon (Fred)
E11 Affray in AmsterdamMar 28, 1978 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rupert, in Amsterdam to research his latest novel, gets involved with a woman who is caught up in an illegal South American mining operation.
Guest stars: John Lee (Christopher Bridgewater), Diane Keen (Estelle), Damien Thomas (Rodrigo), Christopher Benjamin (Miller), John F. Landry (Joe), Paul Lavers (Harvey), Hugh Morton (Fleury), John Bryans (Lamb)
E12 A Suspicion of Sudden DeathApr 4, 1978 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rupert and Amy suspect that the victim of an apparent heart attack actually met his end through foul play.
Guest stars: John Lee (Christopher Bridgewater), Philip Stone (Carpenter), Cyril Shaps (Tom Helliwell), Ruth Trouncer (Ellie Helliwell), Moira Redmond (Mrs. Sorrel), John Ringham (Reverend Crabbe), Peter Schofield (Dr. Austen)
E13 Some Trust in ChariotsApr 11, 1978 · 60 min
Synopsis
Although Annette is in America, her sister Debbie keeps seeing her in the UK. In order to convince people that she isn't losing her mind, Debbie takes a photograph of her sister, but when this is developed, Annette is nowhere to be seen...
Guest stars: John Lee (Christopher Bridgewater), Patrick Newell (Bailey), Mark Eden (Mike Stewart), Mela White (Debbie Stewart), Pat Astley (Annette Stewart), John McDermott (Mechanic)