About this season
Whodunnit? is a British television game show, broadcast between 1972 and 1978 for ITV by Thames Television. It was written by Lance Percival and Jeremy Lloyd, and hosted first by Edward Woodward. One of the panelists in the first series was Jon Pertwee, who took over as the show's presenter from season two. Each week it featured a short murder-mystery drama enacted in front of a panel of celebrity guests who then had to interview the remaining characters to establish who the murderer was. Patrick Mower and Anouska Hempel became the permanent panelists from season three onwards, with two guest celebrities each episode. The only clue was that only the murderer could lie. Whodunnit? originally adopted a conventional panel-game studio layout, but from series three onwards utilised the murder scene itself as the set. It was similar in format, although not officially connected to, the popular board game Cluedo. The theme to the show was written by Tony Hatch
Episodes (12)
1. All Part of the Service
Aired 3 April 1978 • 40 min
An apparent suicide is not all that it seems...
2. Which Eye Jack
Aired 10 April 1978 • 40 min
There's dirty work at an inn on the Cornish coast.
3. Diamonds are Almost Forever
Aired 17 April 1978 • 40 min
Priceless diamonds vanish from the safe at a police station.
4. Before Your Very Eyes
Aired 24 April 1978 • 40 min
A murder takes place at the climax of a thrilling illusionist act.
5. A Bad Sign
Aired 1 May 1978 • 40 min
A fortune teller is murdered but the solution is hardly crystal clear.
6. Adieu Monsieur Chips
Aired 8 May 1978 • 40 min
A casino director's number has at last come up.
7. A Safe Way to Die
Aired 15 May 1978 • 40 min
Wages are stolen from a safe -- next to which is lying a dead body!
8. Final Trumpet
Aired 22 May 1978 • 40 min
The panel grapples with a case involving all the fun of the circus.
9. Instant Coffee
Aired 5 June 1978 • 40 min
Who has poisoned the ruler of an oil-rich Arab country?
10. Date with Death (aka A Dead Cert)
Aired 12 June 1978 • 40 min
Murder strikes at a "school for lovers."
11. Underneath the Archers
Aired 19 June 1978 • 40 min
Murder in a photographic studio keeps the panelists guessing.
12. Which Way Did He Go
Aired 26 June 1978 • 40 min
What killed Philip Cunning ham -- the cigar, the Scotch, or the cup of tea?