The Broken Horseshoe was a British television series first aired by the BBC in 1952 featuring John Robinson, John Byron, Andrew Crawford and Robert Adair.
A crime thriller series, the plot concerns a public-spirited doctor's involvement with a horse-doping gang after he protects a young woman who is a witness to a murder carried out by the syndicate.
[1][2] It was written by Francis Durbridge and aired in six half-hour parts on Saturday nights.
[3] The Broken Horseshoe was broadcast live from the historic studios at Alexandra Palace and never actually recorded.
[3] In 1953 a film The Broken Horseshoe was made based on the series starring Robert Beatty.