John F. Landry
Turtle's Progress (1979)
Season 2
Turtle's Progress is a British television series broadcast between 1979 and 1980. The offbeat humour of the show attracted a small but cult audience, and the show only ran for two series.
Released April 22, 1979
Episode 60 min
None+
S2E1 - Box Eight
The dishonest duo - now well on their way to wealth with their 'company', Guaranteed Securities Inc., and a luxurious office - open another box, to reveal the secrets of a planned horse-racing coup. Needless to say, they tip the odds in their own favour!
May 30, 1980, midnight
S2E2 - Box Nine
Continuing to make a shaky living from their haul, Turtle and Eddie encounter the profitable world of antiques - along with some very tough opposition in the form of Pierre Sablon, an international double-dealer with a plan to rig a forthcoming auction.
June 6, 1980, midnight
S2E3 - Box Ten
Another box is opened, containing a chemical formula and a packet of synthetic tea. While a large American company, along with its hired heavies, has more than a passing interest in the tea, Turtle and Eddie are more taken with a box of car registration documents.
June 13, 1980, midnight
S2E4 - Box Eleven
A new box yields top-secret documents, the property of an eminent, recently deceased Russian diplomat. The papers turn out to be a very hot potato, sought by British military intelligence, the German secret police... and Supt. Rafferty.
June 27, 1980, midnight
S2E5 - Box Twelve
Turtle and Eddie have to move their hoard of deposit boxes when a disgruntled informer, Hermann the Torch, puts the police on their trail - but some forged credit cards and a rigged computer send them on a pantechnicon-sized spending spree.
July 4, 1980, midnight
S2E6 - Box Thirteen
The pair find they need the help of more than their accountant when they are investigated by the Inland Revenue. Supt. Rafferty, meanwhile, is under mounting pressure to track down a particular deposit box - one belonging to the Comissioner's brother, Sir James Brent.
July 11, 1980, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: April 22, 1979
Last Air Date: July 11, 1980, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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