Peter Lawford never became a genuine star – I think partly because he had a weak voice, on display here. It’s a two part episode based on a novel by Wilkie Collins, the first detective novel in English or something - the announcer goes on and on about what a classic it is. The story isn't terribly involving and there aren't many memorable characters which is probably why it's not much remembered today (even though it was very influential and much copied). Lawford plays the hero, an amateur detective who solves the mystery of a missing diamond. It's from India and much of the plot concerns Indian cults and corrupt army officers.
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