Big Guns is a British crime television series which originally aired on the BBC in 1958.[1] The show was based on the character of Detective Superintendent Charlesworth, played by Wensley Pithey, who had featured a previous series Mister Charlesworth and would go on to appear further series including Charlesworth at Large and Charlesworth.

Big Guns
GenrePolice procedural
Written byBerkely Mather
Directed byGerard Glaister
StarringWensley Pithey
Nigel Davenport
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerGerard Glaister
Running time30 minutes
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC 1
Release1 January (1958-01-01) –
5 February 1958 (1958-02-05)

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References

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  1. ^ Radio Times p.17

Bibliography

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  • Radio Times, Volume 138. G. Newnes, 1958.
  • Noble, Peter. British Film and Television Year Book, Volume 9. 1959.
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