Turtle's Progress
Turtle's Progress is a British television series broadcast between 1979 and 1980. The offbeat humour of the show attracted a small but cult audience, and the show only ran for two series.
| Turtle's Progress | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Edmund Ward |
| Starring | John F. Landry Michael Attwell Paul Shane |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Nicholas Palmer |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | ATV (ITV) |
| Original release | 23 April 1979 – 4 July 1980 |
Background
The character of Turtle had first appeared in 1975 in The Hanged Man, also created by Edmund Ward.
Plot
The series was an ITV ATV Drama, and dealt with a petty criminal named Turtle (played by John F. Landry) and his minder, "Razor" Eddie (Michael Attwell), who by accident come into possession of the proceeds of a major bank robbery. Eddie had been told to steal a van, and the van he stole turned out to be the getaway vehicle for the robbery. Inside were a large number of safe deposit boxes.
Each episode of the show dealt with Turtle and Eddie opening one box and dealing with the contents of it.
Part of the humour came from the interplay between Turtle and Superintendent Rafferty, who knew they did the crime, had no evidence on which to act, but lurked about in hope of a break.
In early 2011 the entire series was released on DVD by Networkdvd.co.uk.
Cast
John F. Landry – Turtle
Michael Attwell – Razor Eddie Malone
Ruby Head – Aunt Ethel Wagstaff
Tony London – George Wagstaff
James Grout – Superintendent Rafferty (Series 1 only)
David Swift – Superintendent Rafferty (Series 2 only)
Tony Melody – Colour Sergeant Arnold
Leueen Willoughby – Miss Anthea Goodliff