Strange Report (1968– )Retired Scotland Yard commissioner Adam Strange investigates bizarre mysteries in "Swinging Sixties" London. |
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Strange Report (1968– )Retired Scotland Yard commissioner Adam Strange investigates bizarre mysteries in "Swinging Sixties" London. |
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Adam Strange
(16 episodes, 1969-1970)
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Kaz Garas | ... |
Hamlyn Gynt
(16 episodes, 1969-1970)
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Anneke Wills | ... |
Evelyn McLean
(16 episodes, 1969-1970)
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Charles Lloyd Pack | ... |
Professor Marks
(7 episodes, 1969-1970)
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Adam Strange is a retired criminologist who enjoys solving crimes that baffle the London police. With the help of his young American friend Hamlyn Gynt, known as "Ham", and his rather attractive neighbor Evelyn, he usually gets to the bottom of things in his own unconventional way. Written by Kevin Steinhauer <K.Steinhauer@BoM.GOV.AU>
During the summer of, I think, 1971, NBC used a three-year-old British show called The Strange Report as a summer replacement. I have very good memories of my 20-year-old sister wanting me to see this cool show and my surprise that it was cool (and she wanted to spend time with me, her annoying brother of 13!).
I remember the show as a fairly hip, witty, and funny show about three scientists who investigated the para-normal. The two male leads, Anthony Quayle and Kaz Garas were established character actors, but I didn't have a clue about the female lead. The show was spooky and scary and terribly fun to watch on a hot July night. Honestly, I don't remember much from the show--this review is more about the memories it evoked, but, if you ever get a chance to see it, watch it with an open mind (through my adult lenses, it's probably just awful!) and imagine seeing this with your older sibling(s) and feeling just fine.