Detective (TV series)

Detective is a British mystery anthology television series adapted from stories by numerous prominent crime fiction writers, with each episode focusing on a particular detective character. Several prominent fictional sleuths were showcased, including Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Thorndyke, Philip Trent, Sir Henry Merrivale, Roderick Alleyn, Father Brown, Albert Campion, C. Auguste Dupin, Sir John Appleby, Inspector Ghote, Nigel Strangeways and Gervase Fen.

Detective
GenreAnthology
Crime
Mystery
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes45
Production
Running time50 minutes
Release
Original networkBBC
Original release30 March 1964 (1964-03-30) –
9 November 1969 (1969-11-09)

Many of the episodes were introduced by Rupert Davies, in-character as Inspector Maigret, reprising his role from the eponymous BBC series that had aired from 1960 to 1963. Several episodes functioned as Backdoor pilots for potential future series. Of the 45 episodes, only three such shows were produced as a result: Cluff (1964–65) starring Leslie Sands, Thorndyke (1964) starring Peter Copley, and Sherlock Holmes (1965–68) starring Douglas Wilmer, and later, Peter Cushing.

List of episodes

Series One
No.TitleOriginal author(s)Detective(s)Actor(s) who portrayed detective(s)Notes
1.1The Moving ToyshopEdmund CrispinGervase Fen, Oxford professorRichard Wordsworth[1]
1.2The DrawingGil NorthDetective Sergeant Caleb Cluff, Yorkshire policemanLeslie Sands[2]
1.3Trent's Last CaseE. C. BentleyPhilip Trent, journalistMichael Gwynn[3]
1.4End of ChapterNicholas BlakeNigel Strangeways, private detectiveGlyn Houston[4]
1.5The Judas WindowCarter DicksonSir Henry Merrivale, amateur detectiveDavid Horne[5]
1.6Dishonoured BonesJohn TrenchMartin Cotterill, archeologistAlan Dobie[6]
1.7The Man Who Murdered in PublicRoy VickersDetective Inspector Rason, officer of "The Department of Dead Ends"Michael Hordern[7]
1.8The Speckled BandArthur Conan DoyleSherlock Holmes, consulting detectiveDouglas Wilmer[8]
1.9The Night of the HornsDouglas SandersonRobert Race, lawyerFrank Lieberman[9]
1.10Subject: MurderClifford WittingInspector Charlton and Peter BradfordBasil Dignam and Mark Eden[10]
1.11Death in EcstasyNgaio MarshRoderick Alleyn, police inspectorGeoffrey Keen[11]
1.12A Connoisseur's CaseMichael InnesSir John Appleby, police officerDennis Price[12]
1.13The Loring MysteryJeffery FarnolJasper Shrig, Georgian era heroPatrick Troughton[13]
1.14The Hungry SpiderSelwyn JepsonEve GillJane Merrow[14]
1.15The Case of Oscar BrodskiR. Austin FreemanDr. John Thorndyke, Forensic sleuthPeter Copley[15]
1.16The Speaking EyeClark SmithNicky Mahoun, accountantFrederick Jaeger[16]
1.17Death of a Fellow TravellerDelano AmesDagobert and Jane Brown, married investigatorsLeslie Randall and Joan Reynolds[17]
1.18The Quick OneG.K. ChestertonFather Brown, Roman Catholic priestMervyn Johns[18]

Series Two
No.TitleOriginal author(s)Detective(s)Actor(s) who portrayed detective(s)Notes
2.1The Deadly ClimateUrsula CurtissCaroline EmmettGeorgina Hale[19]
2.2Dover and the Deadly Poison Pen LettersJoyce PorterInspector Wilfred Dover, irascible police officerPaul Dawkins[20]
2.3A Man and His Mother-In-LawRoy VickersDetective Inspector Rason, officer of "The Department of Dead Ends"John Welsh[21]
2.4Lesson in AnatomyMichael InnesSir John Appleby, police officerIan Ogilvy[22]
2.5The German SongH.C. BaileyReggie Fortune, police consultantDenholm Elliott[23]
2.6The Beast Must DieNicholas BlakeNigel Strangeways, private detectiveBernard Horsfall[24]
2.7The Avenging ChanceAnthony BerkeleyRoger Sheringham, amateur sleuthJohn Carson[25]
2.8Born VictimHillary WaughFred Fellows, police officerLee Montague[26]
2.9The Unquiet SleepWilliam HaggardRachel Borrowdaile and Colonel Charles Russell, government agentsSarah Lawson and Roland Culver[27]
2.10The High AdventureJeffery FarnolJasper Shrig, Georgian era heroColin Blakely[28]
2.11Cork on the WaterMacdonald HastingsMontague Cork, insurance agentColin Douglas[29]
2.12The Case of the Late PigMargery AllinghamAlbert Campion, gentleman detectiveBrian Smith[30]
2.13The Golden DartSelwyn JepsonEve GillPenelope Horner[31]
2.14Crime of PassionColin Morris
(dramatization of the real-life Dr. Crippen case)		Walter DewGlynn Edwards[32]
2.15Artists in CrimeNgaio MarshRoderick Alleyn, police inspectorMichael Allinson[33]
2.16Deaths on the Champs ElyseesFrancis DidelotCommissaire BignonDerek Godfrey[34]
2.17The Murders in the Rue MorgueEdgar Allan PoeC. Auguste Dupin, French detectiveEdward Woodward[35]

Series Three
No.TitleOriginal author(s)Detective(s)Actor(s) who portrayed detective(s)Notes
3.1The Prisoner's PleaHillary WaughFred Fellows, police officerLee Montague[36]
3.2The Singing SandsJosephine TeyInspector Alan Grant, policemanJohn Carson[37]
3.3The Public School MurderR.C. WoodthorpeSir Luke FrinsbyCyril Luckham[38]
3.4Put Out the LightEthel Lina WhiteMiss PyeAngela Baddeley[39]
3.5The Tea-LeafEdgar Jepson and Robert EustaceRuth KelstemHannah Gordon[40]
3.6Hunt the PeacockH.R.F. KeatingInspector Ganesh Ghote, Bombay policemanZia Mohyeddin[41]
3.7Elimination RoundLudovic PetersIan Firth and John SmithDavid Buck and Meredith Edwards[42]
3.8And So to MurderCarter DicksonSir Henry Merrivale, amateur detectiveMartin Wyldeck[43]
3.9The PoisonersFrancis DidelotCommissaire BignonEdward Woodward[44]
3.10Mr. Guppy's TaleCharles DickensRev. Clarence PurefoyGeoffrey Rose[45]

References
  1. "Detective: The Moving Toyshop". BBC Programme Index. 30 March 1964. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  2. "Detective: The Drawing". BBC Programme Index. 6 April 1964. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  3. "Detective: Trent's Last Case". BBC Programme Index. 13 April 1964. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  4. "Detective: Detective: End of Chapter". BBC Programme Index. 20 April 1964. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  5. "Detective: The Judas Window". BBC Programme Index. 27 April 1964. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  6. "Detective: Dishonoured Bones". BBC Programme Index. 4 May 1964. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  7. "Detective: The Man Who Murdered in Public". BBC Programme Index. 11 May 1964. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  8. "Detective: The Man Who Murdered in Public". BBC Programme Index. 18 May 1964. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  9. "Detective: Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band". BBC Programme Index. 25 May 1964. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  10. "Detective: Subject: Murder". BBC Programme Index. June 1964. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  11. "Detective: Death in Ecstasy". BBC Programme Index. 8 June 1964. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  12. "Detective: A Connoisseur's Case". BBC Programme Index. 15 June 1964. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  13. "Detective: The Loring Mystery". BBC Programme Index. 22 June 1964. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  14. "Detective: The Hungry Spider". BBC Programme Index. 29 June 1964. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  15. "Detective: The Case of Oscar Brodski". BBC Programme Index. 6 July 1964. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  16. "Detective: The Case of Oscar Brodski". BBC Programme Index. 6 July 1964. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  17. "Detective: Death of a Fellow Traveller". BBC Programme Index. 20 July 1964. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  18. "Detective: The Quick One". BBC Programme Index. 27 July 1964. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  19. "Detective: The Deadly Climate". BBC Programme Index. 17 May 1968. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  20. "Detective: Dover and the Poison Pen Letters". BBC Programme Index. 24 May 1968. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  21. "Detective: A Man and his Mother-in-Law". BBC Programme Index. 31 May 1968. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  22. "Detective: Lesson in Anatomy". BBC Programme Index. 7 June 1968. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  23. "Detective: The German Song". BBC Programme Index. 14 June 1968. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  24. "Detective: The Beast Must Die". BBC Programme Index. 21 June 1968. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  25. "Detective: The Avenging Chance". BBC Programme Index. 28 June 1968. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  26. "Detective: Born Victim". BBC Programme Index. 5 July 1968. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  27. "Detective: The Unquiet Sleep". BBC Programme Index. 7 July 1968. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  28. "Detective: The High Adventure". BBC Programme Index. 14 July 1968. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  29. "Detective: Cork on the Water". BBC Programme Index. 21 July 1968. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  30. "Detective: The Case of the Late Pig". BBC Programme Index. 28 July 1968. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  31. "Detective: The Golden Dart". BBC Programme Index. 4 August 1968. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  32. "Detective: Crime of Passion". BBC Programme Index. 11 August 1968. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  33. "Detective: Artists in Crime". BBC Programme Index. 18 August 1968. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  34. "Detective: Death on the Champs Elysees". BBC Programme Index. 25 August 1968. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  35. "Detective: The Murders in the Rue Morgue". BBC Programme Index. September 1968. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  36. "Detective: The Prisoner's Plea". BBC Programme Index. 7 September 1969. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  37. "Detective: The Singing Sands". BBC Programme Index. 14 September 1969. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  38. "Detective: The Public School Murder". BBC Programme Index. 21 September 1969. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  39. "Detective: Put Out the Light". BBC Programme Index. 28 September 1969. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  40. "Detective: The Tea-Leaf". BBC Programme Index. 5 October 1969. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  41. "Detective: Hunt the Peacock". BBC Programme Index. 12 October 1969. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  42. "Detective: Elimination Round". BBC Programme Index. 19 October 1969. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  43. "Detective: And so to Murder". BBC Programme Index. 26 October 1969. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  44. "Detective: The Poisoners". BBC Programme Index. 2 November 1969. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  45. "Detective: Mr Guppy's Tale". BBC Programme Index. 9 November 1969. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
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