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Perfect Scoundrels first broadcast in 1990 on British television. A comedy-drama following two con-men doing their best to separate various people from their money
1990
A greedy advertising magnate is persuaded to 'buy' an oil-rich estate in Ireland.
A previously unheard 'Elvis' demo disc worth millions miraculously comes to light and falls neatly into Harry's mitts.
A hoodlum eaten by sharks allegedly leaves a series of diaries which a tabloid newspaper is eager to purchase at a nice price. Shame the diaries were written by Harry!
The boys enter show business with a vengeance (and a prize scam), except Gary spoils it all by acquiring a conscience.
Harry is involved in a honey-making business which turns more sour than sweet. The con man conned - or is he??
Guy is trapped on his doorstep by two heavies wanting recompense for a tulip farm that didn't flourish, and Harry steps in to retrieve the situation with the help of the lovely Fleur and an American TV evangelist.
1991
An old school enemy reveals Buchanan's true identity, while Cassidy helps to sell a horse with a false identity.
Buchanan and Cassidy are tricked themselves after a visit to Cassidy's aunt, Mother Aloysius of the Bleeding Cross.
Cassidy's nephew Liam helps Buchanan avoid the tax inspector.
Buchanan and Cassidy both vie for the attentions of a young dancer.
Buchanan's grandmother intervenes when the boys try to duplicate grandfather's antique tin tray.
Cassidy decides to write a novel based on Buchanan's exploits in an effort to raise cash.
Bryan Murray
Harry Cassidy
Peter Bowles
Guy Buchanan
Ian Bartholomew
Inky
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1992
The duo receive a mysterious invitation to a seaside hotel full of elderly residents.
Buchanan and Cassidy get involved in a dirty tricks campaign between environmentalists and developers.
Buchanan and Cassidy con a businessman into believing they've recovered his brother's Spitfire that crashed during the war. But they become increasingly aware of the moral issues at stake as they seek to resurrect the dead.
Cassidy's original partner and mentor, Joe Deegan, arrives to ask for a new identity to escape the law. While Cassidy trusts Deegan implicitly,Buchanan has his doubts.
Cassidy is convinced that something is amiss when Buchanan decides to marry. He decides to sabotage the wedding.
A surprise revelation leads Buchanan and Cassidy to Brighton and into a dangerous web of romance, deception and violence.