Charters & Caldicott: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

First appearing in the Hitchcock film The Lady Vanishes, Charters & Caldicott is an updated BBC mystery series. The story shows the pair in their retirement. Caldicott lives in the splendid Viceroy Court in Marylebone, whilst Charters is a widower living in a country cottage near Reigate, travelling up to his Pall Mall club on a Green Line bus (hailing it on the street as if it were a taxi). When a young girl is found murdered in Caldicott's flat, Charters and Caldicott forsake their regular Friday lunch and cinema visit to involve themselves in solving the crime...

Series details

• Title: Charters & Caldicott
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Mystery
• Premiere date: 1985-01-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 1985-02-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24318
• IMDb ID: tt0134240
• TVDB ID: 300752

Cast and credited roles

• Robin Bailey — Charters
• Michael Aldridge — Caldicott

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1985-01-10; final listed air date 1985-02-14; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Charters & Caldicott on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.