Campion
Campion

Campion

1989 2 Seasons 16 Episodes ⭐ 6.3 Mystery Drama Comedy

Campion is a television show made by the BBC, adapting the Albert Campion mystery novels written by Margery Allingham. Two series were made, in 1989 and 1990, starring Peter Davison as Campion, Brian Glover as his manservant Magersfontein Lugg and Andrew Burt as his policeman friend Stanislaus Oates. A total of eight novels were adapted, four in each series, each of which was originally broadcast as two separate hour-long episodes. Peter Davison sang the title music for the first series himself; in the second series, it was replaced with an instrumental version.

Campion is a television show made by the BBC, adapting the Albert Campion mystery novels written by Margery Allingham. Two series were made, in 1989 and 1990, starring Peter Davison as Campion, Brian Glover as his manservant Magersfontein Lugg and Andrew Burt as his policeman friend Stanislaus Oates. A total of eight novels were adapted, four in each series, each of which was originally broadcast as two separate hour-long episodes. Peter Davison sang the title music for the first series himself; in the second series, it was replaced with an instrumental version.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Look to the Lady (1)

Campion learns that a mediaeval relic called the Gyrth Chalice, which for hundreds of years has been in the care of the

EP 2

Look to the Lady (2)

When the safety of the ancient Gyrth Chalice is threatened, Campion embarks on a dangerous assignment to protect it. He

EP 3

Police at the Funeral (1)

A murderer is on the loose at Cambridge, where the family of the late Professor John Faraday is being murdered. His niec

EP 4

Police at the Funeral (2)

Campion receives a letter from an old Cambridge friend, asking him to help find a missing uncle of his fiancée. Campio

EP 5

The Case of the Late Pig (1)

'Pig' Peters dies and is buried... but then he turns up dead again...

EP 6

The Case of the Late Pig (2)

Campion investigates the murder of 'Pig' Peters, whose funeral he attended three months earlier.

EP 7

Death of a Ghost (1)

Campion, getting away from it all, visits his friend Belle Lafcadio, a rich art collector. Trouble begins with murder at

EP 8

Death of a Ghost (2)

Campion is convinced that a third murder is imminent. The inquest into the death of Claire Potter reveals that she died

EP 1

Sweet Danger (1)

Campion searches for the crown of a lost kingdom. Campion is asked to find documents that will prove that the Frittons

EP 2

Sweet Danger (2)

Campion returns to Pontisbright in disguise in order to track down Savanke.

EP 3

Dancers in Mourning (1)

Campion visits the country house of the famous dancer Jimmy Sutane to investigate a string of unpleasant practical jokes

EP 4

Dancers in Mourning (2)

Influenced by his feelings for Linda Sutane, Campion refuses to believe the evidence against her husband Jimmy, and cont

EP 5

Flowers for the Judge (1)

Campion is drawn into the family feuds besetting the Golden Quill publishing business. One of the Barnabas family, who o

EP 6

Flowers for the Judge (2)

Campion is determined to prove the innocence of his friend Mike Barnabas, arrested for the murder of Paul Brande, but in

EP 7

Mystery Mile (1)

American Judge Crowdy Lobbett has suffered several attempts on his life and has decided to leave the United States and t

EP 8

Mystery Mile (2)

Judge Lobbett mysteriously disappears, Biddy Pagett is kidnapped and Lugg tries to warn Campion off the Simister mob inv

Popular Cast

Peter Davison
Peter Davison
Albert Campion
Brian Glover
Brian Glover
Magersfontein Lugg