Whodunnit? (1973)
Synopsis
Whodunnit? is a British television game show, broadcast between 1972 and 1978 for ITV by Thames Television. It was written by Lance Percival and Jeremy Lloyd, and hosted first by Edward Woodward. One of the panelists in the first series was Jon Pertwee, who took over as the show's presenter from season two. Each week it featured a short murder-mystery drama enacted in front of a panel of celebrity guests who then had to interview the remaining characters to establish who the murderer was. Patrick Mower and Anouska Hempel became the permanent panelists from season three onwards, with two guest celebrities each episode. The only clue was that only the murderer could lie. Whodunnit? originally adopted a conventional panel-game studio layout, but from series three onwards utilised the murder scene itself as the set. It was similar in format, although not officially connected to, the popular board game Cluedo. The theme to the show was written by Tony Hatch
Network
ITV1
Episodes
Missing on Voyage
The case this week involves a creaking door, a murder and a phial of poison.
Knife in the Back
This week's episode features a ghostly house on a remote Scottish island and a death amongst the week-end guests.
Crime After a Fashion
This edition features the murder of a model during a fashion show.
Did He Fall or Was He Pushed?
The managing director of a plastics firm if found dead at the foot of a three storey building.
Dead Likeness
This week's case involves identical twins.
Happy New Year
This episode features a murder that takes place just as the last few minutes of 1899 go by.
Cast
Details
Original Title
Whodunnit?
Status
Ended
Seasons
6
Episodes
47
