Campion is a British mystery television series which first aired on the BBC in two series between 1959 and 1960. It is adaptation of two novels by Margery Allingham, Dancers in Mourning (1937) and Death of a Ghost (1934) featuring the fictional detective Albert Campion. Bernard Horsfall played the title role. Other actors appearing in the first series include Denis Quilley, Michael Gough, Noel Howlett, Vanda Godsell, Richard Pearson, Olive Sloane, Sheila Burrell and Wally Patch. The second series featured Mary Merrall, Andre Van Gyseghem, Arthur Brough and Shay Gorman. References Bibliography Ellen Baskin. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996. External links BBC television dramas 1959 British television series debuts 1960 British television series endings English-language television shows Television shows based on British novels