Episodes
| First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 19760327 | 20240327 (BBC7) 20240328 (BBC7) |
Edgar Wallace's famous theatre play is about gangster life in 1930s Chicago during Prohibition. Big Shot, Tony Perelli runs a drinks racket as well as a women racket. He plays the organ in his Chicago home which is, he boasts, just like the Doge's Palace in Venice. Mike Feeney runs another gang in town.
But Detective-Commissioner John Kelly, Chief of Police is after Perelli - and if he catches him, he wants to watch him hang for murder.
Written by Edgar Wallace
Adapted by Raymond Raikes
Shaun O'Donnell - Leslie Heritage
Doctor - Haydn Jones
Priest - David Neal
Detective-Commissioner John Kelly, Chief of Police - Trevor Martin
Tony Perelli - Peter Woodthorpe
Minn Lee - Denise Bryer
Angelo Verona - Robert Rietty
Con O'Hara - Michael Kilgarriff
Mike Feeney - Malcolm Hayes
Maria Pouliski - Sandra Clark
Jimmy McGarth - John Forrest
Producer Jean Bower
Will DC John Kelly be able to catch out the notorious Chicago gang leader, Tony Perelli?
1930s Chicago: Gangland drinks racketeer Tony Perelli is the big shot, but for how much longer? Stars Peter Woodthorpe. From 1976.
| First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 19760327 | 20240327 (BBC7) 20240328 (BBC7) |