Sexton Blake and the Demon God explained

Genre:	Mystery fiction Detective fiction
Based On:	Sexton Blake
Director:	Roger Tucker
Starring:	Jeremy Clyde
Composer:	Anthony Isaac
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Num Episodes:	6
Producer:	Barry Letts
Editor:	Alistair Bell
Network:	BBC

Sexton Blake and the Demon God is a 1978 six-part British BBC miniseries starring Jeremy Clyde as the fictional detective Sexton Blake. It was scripted by Simon Raven, directed by Roger Tucker and produced by Barry Letts. The serial was broadcast by BBC One at tea-time from Sunday, 10 September 1978, until Sunday, 15 October 1978. Like the 1967–1971 Sexton Blake series, it is set in the 1920s.^[1]

Synopsis

In 1927, Sexton Blake investigates a mystery involving a stolen Egyptian mummy, an ancient curse and a cult that dabbles in human sacrifice.

Cast

• Jeremy Clyde as Sexton Blake
• Philip Davis as Tinker
• Barbara Lott as Mrs Bardell^[2]
• Derek Francis as Hubba Pasha
• Natasha Parry as Cassandra
• Linal Haft as Maremma Bey
• John Biggerstaff as Watchman
• John Carlin as Dr Paterson
• Vic Tablian as Zigiana's uncle
• Jacquey Chappell as Zigiana
• Sonny Caldinez as Abdullah
• Moti Makan as Camden novice
• Darien Angadi as Camden priest
• George Pravda as Professor Lurkov
• Eddie Molloy as Manley
• Barry Martin as Mordecai
• Ronald Russell as Hotel manager
• William Lawford as French train official
• Richard Simpson as Parkins
• Timothy Kightley as Mason
• Farrell Sheridan as Lurkov's manservant
• Michael Forrest as Greek Police Chief
• Harry Tradios as Greek Police Sgt
• Alkis Kritikos as Greek servant
• Maria Moustaka as Guardian of the Snake
• Jaron Yaltan as Egyptian priest
• Ahmed Osman as Egyptian guard
• Stephen Thorne as Voice of Chemos^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Novel

The novelisation by John Garforth was published the same year. It was the last Sexton Blake novel published in the 20th century.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Book: The BFI Companion to Crime. Hardy. Phil. Phil Hardy (journalist). University of California Press. 1997. 0-520-21538-9. 53.
2. Book: Pitts, Michael R.. Famous Movie Detectives . Scarecrow Press. 1979. 213. 0-8108-1236-3.
3. Web site: Sexton Blake and the Demon God. BBC. 10 September 1978 . 31 July 2020.
4. Web site: Sexton Blake and the Demon God (Part 2). BBC. 17 September 1978 . 31 July 2020.
5. Web site: Sexton Blake and the Demon God (Part 3). BBC. 24 September 1978 . 31 July 2020.
6. Web site: Sexton Blake and the Demon God (Part 4). BBC. October 1978 . 31 July 2020.
7. Web site: Sexton Blake and the Demon God (Part 5). BBC. 8 October 1978 . 31 July 2020.
8. Web site: Sexton Blake and the Demon God (Part 6). BBC. 15 October 1978 . 31 July 2020.
9. Web site: Sexton Blake Bibliography: 1978. Hodder. Mark. Mark Hodder. Blakiana. 31 July 2020.