A Shot in the Dark (1964 film) as Burt Kwouk as his stalwart man servant Cato and André Maranne as François, all of whom would become series regulars. Elke Sommer portrays the murder suspect, Maria Gambrelli. The character of Gambrelli would return in "Son of the Pink Panther" (1993), this time played by Claudia Cardinale, who appeared as Princess Dala in "The Pink Panther" (1963). Graham Stark, who portrays police officer Hercule Lajoy, would reprise this role eighteen years later, in "Trail of the Pink Panther" (1982). The film was not originally written to include Clouseau, but was an adaptation of a stage play by Harry Kurnitz
Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark from "Al Jazeera English"<nowiki>'</nowiki> website. The film was finally re-broadcast on 11 August and was followed by a discussion with the first deputy chairman of the Consultative Council of Bahrain Jamal Fakhro as the pro-government guest. "Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark" has won seven major journalism, film and television awards: Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark was also nominated for a BAFTA, and for a Royal Television Society Award. Al Jazeera English has produced two additional films on Bahrain under the People & Power series: "Bahrain: Fighting for change", and its follow-up "Bahrain: Audacity of Hope". Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark