Whodunnit?
Whodunnit?

Whodunnit?

1973 6 Seasons 47 Episodes ⭐ 7.4 Family

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

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

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Missing on Voyage

The case this week involves a creaking door, a murder and a phial of poison.

EP 2

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.

EP 3

Crime After a Fashion

This edition features the murder of a model during a fashion show.

EP 4

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.

EP 5

Dead Likeness

This week's case involves identical twins.

EP 6

Happy New Year

This episode features a murder that takes place just as the last few minutes of 1899 go by.

EP 1

The Last Act

Jon Pertwee takes over as the host, and there's a murder on set.

EP 2

It's Quicker by Train

In this episode a murder takes place on the night train to Yorkshire.

EP 3

The Final Chapter

A retired General is murdered after completing his memoirs, and then the final chapter disappears.

EP 4

Goodbye Sarge

During World War I, an unpopular Sargeant is shot, but who killed him?

EP 5

The Art of Theft

This edition features the theft of a famous painting.

EP 6

Teddy Bear's Picnic

There is a murder at a fancy dress party.

EP 1

A Piece of Cake (Christmas Special)

A man who recently inherited a fortune drops dead in the middle of his speech after the annual family dinner on Christma

EP 2

Portrait in Black

Actor Norman Bowler and novelist Jackie Collins join regulars Anouska Hempel and Patrick Mower to follow another sprinkl

EP 3

Final Drive

Many crimes are solved by pure deduction - or a process of elimination. Aimi MacDonald and Alfred Marks are the guest st

EP 4

Pop Goes the Weasel

A row is brewing within a famous pop group the Weasels. But before the showdown ensues, one of the group is murdered on

EP 5

Evidence of Death

A murder is committed in a research lab and the only clues are a ring and a matchbox. Scientist Magnus Pyke and actress

EP 6

Nothing to Declare

How did a suitcase of clothes become a suitcase of rubies?

EP 7

Death at the Top

The chairman of the board has been murdered. Whodunnit? And how?

EP 8

Too Many Cooks

The chilling tale of the frozen chef. Who froze him and why? The CIA, MI5 and French security services are the principal

EP 9

Worth Dying For

Terry Scott and Dilys Laye join the panel to puzzle out a cleverly planned shooting. The gun is found but all is not as

EP 10

Fly Me, I'm Dead

Another mystery to test the sleuthing talents of viewers and panelists including guests Honor Blackman and Leslie Crowth

EP 11

Beware Wet Paint

The managing director is dead but how did his body get across a freshly painted floor? Guests include Rosemary Leech and

EP 1

Dead Grass

A police informant is found with a knife in his back.

EP 2

Future Imperfect

A crime, with a scientific twist, set in the future.

EP 3

Time to Dye

A woman is murdered in a beauty parlour.

EP 4

Final Verdict

An unsuspecting victim succumbs to death by poisoning.

EP 5

A Bad Habit

A monastery is the target of a thief.

EP 6

A Deadly Tan

A man is killed at a tanning booth.

EP 7

Dead Ball

The career of a football manager is cut short.

EP 1

The Rajah's Ruby

It's 1925, and a daring thief makes off with a precious gemstone.

EP 2

Village Fate

Rehearsals for a murder mystery play turn sinister when one of the actors is poisoned for real.

EP 3

No Happy Returns

Seventieth birthday celebrations for a bad-tempered Chairman of the Board end with a bang!

EP 4

The Q43 Experiment

A top British scientist is gunned down as he works in his laboratory.

EP 5

Last Tango in Tooting

It's the finals of the Banworth Chemical Works dance competition and there's murder on the dancefloor.

EP 1

All Part of the Service

An apparent suicide is not all that it seems...

EP 2

Which Eye Jack

There's dirty work at an inn on the Cornish coast.

EP 3

Diamonds are Almost Forever

Priceless diamonds vanish from the safe at a police station.

EP 4

Before Your Very Eyes

A murder takes place at the climax of a thrilling illusionist act.

EP 5

A Bad Sign

A fortune teller is murdered but the solution is hardly crystal clear.

EP 6

Adieu Monsieur Chips

A casino director's number has at last come up.

EP 7

A Safe Way to Die

Wages are stolen from a safe -- next to which is lying a dead body!

EP 8

Final Trumpet

The panel grapples with a case involving all the fun of the circus.

EP 9

Instant Coffee

Who has poisoned the ruler of an oil-rich Arab country?

EP 10

Date with Death (aka A Dead Cert)

Murder strikes at a "school for lovers."

EP 11

Underneath the Archers

Murder in a photographic studio keeps the panelists guessing.

EP 12

Which Way Did He Go

What killed Philip Cunning ham -- the cigar, the Scotch, or the cup of tea?

Popular Cast

Jon Pertwee
Jon Pertwee
Host