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She Fell Among Thieves

Season 1, Episode 1, Aired Feb 05, 1980

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This episode is based on a vintage thriller by Dornford Yates, set in France in the 1920s. Richard Chandos, a suave English hero, sets out to rescue a girl who has been drugged and kidnapped by a sinister old woman in the Pyrenees.moreless

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Michael Jayston

Mansel
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Sarah Badel

Virginia
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Eileen Atkins

Vanity Fair

Gene Shalit

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A couple of decent British chaps rescue a girl from the clutches of an evil adventuress in 1920s France.

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By orswel, Apr 08, 2010

This was the third in a lavish trio of BBC telemovies shown in consecutive years in the late 1970s, all based on period thrillers. The first was Geoffrey Household's "Rogue Male", with Peter O'Toole, in 1976; the second was John Buchan's "The Three Hostages", featuring Barry Foster as Richard Hannay and shown over Christmas, 1977. All three films were directed by Clive Donner, whose movie career had declined since reaching a high point during the mid-60s. "She Fell Among Thieves" is a preposterous yarn, very dated but played with a straight face by an impressive cast. Malcolm McDowell is the boyish hero Chandos - winning the loyalty of a fallen woman when he courteously addresses her as "My Lady" - whilst Michael Jayston, puffing on a briar pipe, makes cryptic remarks as the representative of authority. Eileen Atkins enjoys herself hugely as Vanity Fair, a villainess.moreless
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- Vanity Fair : "Must I be served by dolts and fools?"
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- First shown on British television in 1978. It was the third of a loose trilogy of adaptations of period thrillers, all produced by former film critic Mark Shivas and directed by Clive Donner. Its predecessors, "Rogue Male" (1976) and "The Three Hostages" (1977) seem not to have been shown in America.
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