The Private Eyes (1980)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

Who better to solve England's most puzzling mystery than these two international crime busters?

The lord and lady of a capacious manor are killed, and the lord's ghost seems to have returned to knock off the staff one by one, causing Inspector Winship and Dr. Tart to investigate the wacky house and its inhabitants.

• Released: 1980-04-17
• Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Horror
• Runtime: 1h 31m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 52 votes

Directed by Lang Elliott.

Top cast

• Don Knotts as Inspector Winship
• Tim Conway as Dr. Tart
• Trisha Noble as Mistress Phyllis Morley
• Bernard Fox as Justin
• Grace Zabriskie as Nanny
• John Fujioka as Mr. Uwatsum
• Irwin Keyes as Jock
• Fred Stuthman as Lord Randolph Morley
• Robert V. Barron as Gas Station Attendant
• Patrick Cranshaw as Roy

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Private Eyes

• United States: watch free on Mometu; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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