The Hanged Man is a British crime drama series that aired on ITV in 1975. It was created and written by Edmund Ward.

Cast

Plot

Lew Burnett is a self-made man who owns a huge construction company. However, his success has bred resentment and after his wife is killed in a plane crash a third attempt is made on Lew's life. He then decides to pretend to be dead to avoid any more attempts on his life and find out who is trying to kill him and why. He is helped by Alan Crowe, an old friend. Burnett travels around the world to trace the nine potential suspects. In each episode, Burnett is caught up in a fight of some sort.

Episodes

Turtle

The series also introduces a shady thief called Turtle played by John F. Landry. This character would later have his own series called Turtle's Progress.

Music

Music for the show was written by Alan Tew. The same score would turn up on such programs like The Two Ronnies, The People's Court, SpongeBob SquarePants and the 2009 film Black Dynamite.