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Detective

  • TV Series
  • 1964–1969
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
31
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Detective (1964)
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Anthology series featuring adaptations of detective stories.Anthology series featuring adaptations of detective stories.Anthology series featuring adaptations of detective stories.

  • Stars
    • Rupert Davies
    • Ralph Michael
    • Barbara Couper
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    31
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    • Stars
      • Rupert Davies
      • Ralph Michael
      • Barbara Couper
    • 1User review
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    Rupert Davies
    Rupert Davies
    • Chief Inspector Jules Maigret - Introduction
    • 1964
    Ralph Michael
    Ralph Michael
    • Arthur Geraldine…
    • 1964–1969
    Barbara Couper
    • Miss Winkworth…
    • 1964–1968
    Esmond Knight
    Esmond Knight
    • Albert…
    • 1964–1969
    John DeVaut
    • Bird…
    • 1964–1969
    Jennifer Jayne
    Jennifer Jayne
    • Clare Massinger…
    • 1964–1968
    Geoffrey Bayldon
    Geoffrey Bayldon
    • Kingston…
    • 1964–1968
    William Kendall
    William Kendall
    • John Raggley…
    • 1964
    James Bree
    James Bree
    • Henry Oliver…
    • 1964–1968
    Frank Gatliff
    Frank Gatliff
    • Al Kresnick…
    • 1964–1968
    Edwin Brown
    Edwin Brown
    • Detective Sergeant…
    • 1964–1968
    Frederick Peisley
    • Arch…
    • 1964–1968
    Penelope Horner
    Penelope Horner
    • Eve Gill…
    • 1964–1968
    Lee Montague
    Lee Montague
    • Police Chief Fellows
    • 1968–1969
    John Carson
    John Carson
    • Alan Grant…
    • 1968–1969
    Donald Douglas
    Donald Douglas
    • Arthur Penfold…
    • 1964–1968
    Derek Francis
    • Rosseter…
    • 1964
    Marian Spencer
    • Lady Anstruther…
    • 1964–1968
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    10mch2469

    Great anthology series just a shame so many are lost...

    I have managed to watch 22 episodes of this series and I am looking for the few remaining episodes that exist or are said to exist anyway.

    Every episode has a different detective and characters along with a different story, they are all interesting and of good consistency in quality of the story. The acting is also very good despite a good few episodes using somewhat unknown actors. The first series is presented by Rupert Davies in his Maigret character which is a nice touch, but every time I watched him I really wanted him to take on the role of the detective in the episode rather than just introducing the episode, I really enjoyed his TV series Maigret and consider it the best of all versions.

    I think these episodes still hold up today as good TV and I think worthy of being transmitted on TV again perhaps a TV channel like Talking Pictures might be able to in the future as they do transmit some great old B&W TV series from the U. K. as well as some great films, all of which you would not see anywhere else, unfortunately!

    I would recommend anyone here to seek out these episodes as they are worth finding and watching and offer some great stories and acting plus we get to see a different pace of life and attitudes some of which are sorely missed in today's TV offerings.

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    • Trivia
      The survival rate for this series is very hit-and-miss. Of the eighteen episodes from the first season only twelve are currently known to exist; likewise six of the sixteen editions from the second run are considered lost, and just one of the final ten survives in the archives.
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      Referenced in Remembering Douglas Camfield (2013)

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    • Release date
      • March 30, 1964 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Detektive
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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