The Cheaters (TV series)

The Cheaters is a 1960–1962 TV series produced by The Danzigers. It revolved around John Hunter, insurance claims investigator for an insurance company. His immediate boss was Walter Allen.

Cast

 * John Ireland as John Hunter
 * Robert Ayres as Walter Allen
 * Ann Hanslip as Walter Allen's Secretary
 * Valentine Dyall as Inspector Kellogg of Scotland Yard
 * Reginald Marsh as Inspector Martin
 * Colin Tapley as Inspector

Episodes

 * 1) Flash in the Sky
 * 2) For the Price of Two
 * 3) Green for Danger
 * 4) The Hair of the Dog
 * 5) A Question of Murder
 * 6) The Rocker
 * 7) The Safe Way
 * 8) The Authentic McCoy
 * 9) Diamond Studded Malaria
 * 10) Intent to Defraud
 * 11) Mighty Warrior
 * 12) Single or Double Indemnity
 * 13) Back of Beyond
 * 14) The Fine Print
 * 15) A Hood from Canada
 * 16) Killian's Cut
 * 17) Libel
 * 18) The Man with the Ticking Head
 * 19) Slope of Death
 * 20) The Bite
 * 21) A Case of Larceny
 * 22) Lamb to the Slaughter
 * 23) The Legacy
 * 24) Legs---50,000 Each
 * 25) Washday S.O.S.
 * 26) The Weasel
 * 27) Time to Kill
 * 28) Murder Fugue
 * 29) Obituary for a Champion
 * 30) Fire!
 * 31) The Man Who Wouldn't Be Paid
 * 32) The Schemers
 * 33) The Hands of Adrian
 * 34) Affairs of the Heart
 * 35) A Tale of Two Ships
 * 36) The Dashing Major
 * 37) Knight of the Road
 * 38) Case of George Peterson
 * 39) Carnival Case

Reception
According to BFI Screenonline "in missing a perfect opportunity to exploit the tough-cynical characteristics of the leading player, the 39 episodes moved with painful lethargy towards their predictable conclusions, with the most notable feature of this largely static series being John Ireland's carefully sustained somnambulistic performance."