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The Classic TV Archive - UK Crime Drama series
MGM-Arena Productions (Norman Felton) :-
"Dr Kildare" (1961-66) "The Eleventh Hour" (1962-64)
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964-68) - The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. (1966-67)
"The Lieutenant" (1963-64) "Jericho" (1966-67) "Strange Report" (UK) (1969)
Strange Report (1969-70)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://www.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
Arena Productions
in association with
Incorporated Television Company Ltd (ITC)(Lew Grade)
Made on location and at Pinewood Studios, England
for
ITV [UK] 1969-70 local ITV stations
NBC [US] 08Jan71-10Sep71
Executive Producer Norman Felton
Produced by Robert Buzz Berger
Associate Producer Barry Delmaine
Story Editor Edward De Blasio
UK Crime series 1969-70 16 episodes x 60 min color
starring
Anthony Quayle as Adam Strange
Kaz Garas as Hamlyn Gynt
Anneke Wills as Evelyn McLean
Charles Lloyd-Pack as Professor Marks (recurring)
Gerald Sim as Chief Supt. Cavanagh (recurring)
'The Strange Report' theme music 'World of Love' by Roger Webb
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ITV [uk] 1969-70 local ITV stations
NBC [us] 08Jan71-10Sep71
1.01 Strange Report: Cult-Murder Shrieks Out
21-Sep-1969 ITV ATV Midlands, Sunday - original UK airdate
directed by Charles Crichton
Pamela Franklin .... Maggie
Ray McAnally .... Lars
1.2 [--] Strange Report: REPORT 0649: SKELETON: LET SLEEPING HEROES LIE (verified on film)
28-Sep-1969 ITV ATV Midlands, Sunday - original UK airdate
Executive Producer, Norman Felton
Produced by Robert Buzz Berger/ Associate Producer, Barry Delmaine
Story Editor, Edward De Blasio / Associate Script Editor, Jan Read
Written by Brian Degas & Tudor Gates
Directed by Peter Medak
Director of Photography, Gerald Gibbs, B.S.C.
Starring: Anthony Quayle (as Adam Strange)
with: Kaz Garas (as Hamlyn Gynt); Anneke Wills (as Evelyn McLean)
Guest Stars:
Eric Portman ......... Elleston
Hugh Burden .......... James
Tom Adams ............ Clinton
*
With: (end credits)
Edward Cast .......... Llewellyn
Billy Russell ........ Safemaker
Sylvia Kaye .......... Mrs. Llewellyn
And:
Charles Lloyd Pack .... Professor Marks (recurring)
Also Appearing Were:
Julie May ............ Mrs Tompkin
Eric Chitty .......... Keymaker
Victor Platt ......... Coroner
Allan McClelland ..... Chief Inspector
Patti Brooks ......... Maid
Julie Collins ........ Emma Llewellyn
Raymond Graham ....... Attendant
Leslie Sarony ........ Ticket Collector
Synopsis:
A skeleton is discovered on a London construction site. Adam Strange uncovers
a case of murder during the London blitz in 1942
1.3 [--] Strange Report: REPORT 2641: HOSTAGE: IF YOU WON'T LEARN, DIE! (verified on film)
05-Oct-1969 ITV ATV Midlands, Sunday - original UK airdate
Executive Producer, Norman Felton
Produced by Robert Buzz Berger/ Associate Producer, Barry Delmaine
Story Editor, Edward De Blasio/ Associate Script Editor, Bill Strutton
Written by John Kruse
Directed by Charles Chrichton
Director of Photography, Gerald Gibbs, B.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Kenneth Haigh ........ Blake
Eric Young ........... Sung-Lee
Peggy Thorpe-Bates ... Mrs. Deeds
*
With: (end credits)
Peter Craze .......... Roger
Gerald Sim ........... Chief Supt. Cavanagh (recurring)
Robert Lee ........... Ho Chai
Also appearing were:
Lockwood West ........ Doctor Ward
Geoffrey Colville .... Mr. Watkins
David Ashford ........ Laboratory Asst.
Nan Braunton ......... Miss Blake
Synopsis:
A kidnapper and ex-prisoner of the Chinese tries to use his diplomat
hostage a leverage to get a Briton released from Chinese custody.
1.4 [--] Strange Report: REPORT 0846: LONELYHEARTS: WHO KILLED DAN CUPID? (verified on film)
12-Oct-1969 ITV ATV Midlands, Sunday - original UK airdate
Executive Producer, Norman Felton
Produced by Robert Buzz Berger / Associate Producer, Barry Delmaine
Story Editor, Edward De Blasio/ Associate Script Editor, Bill Strutton
Written by Roger Parkes
Directed by Peter Duffell
Director of Photography, Gerald Gibbs, B.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Geraldine Moffat ..... Tessa O'Neill
Donald Douglas ....... Leonard Grey
Special Guest Star:
John Bennett ......... Jack White
*
With: (end credits)
Gerald Sim ........... Chief Supt. Cavanagh (recurring)
Ruth Trouncer ........ Barbara Coles
Glyn Jones ........... Carter
And:
Charles Lloyd Pack .... Professor Marks (recurring)
Also appearing were:
Donald Scott ......... Stevan Milner
Ewan Roberts ......... Baitson
Jonathan Holt ........ Mark Harper
Jeffrey Gardiner ..... Grantley
Dennis Chinnery ...... Jones
Lyn Pinkney .......... Helga Bauer
Synopsis:
Wedding bells turn to death toll after a young couple meet at a lonely hearts club
1.05 [--] Strange Report: REPORT 8319: GRENADE--WHAT PRICE CHANGE?
19-Oct-1969 ITV ATV Midlands, Sunday - original UK airdate
Executive Producer, Norman Felton
Produced by Robert Buzz Berger/ Associate Producer, Barry Delmaine
Story Editor, Edward De Blasio/ Associate Script Editor, Bill Strutton
Written by Bill Strutton
Directed by Charles Crichton
Director of Photography, Gerald Gibbs, B.S.C.
Starring: Anthony Quayle (as Adam Strange)
with: Kaz Garas (as Hamlyn Gynt); Anneke Wills (as Evelyn McLean)
Guest Stars:
Bernard Lee ......... Arthur Pater
Peter Jeffrey ....... Superintendent Shaw
Anthony Corlan ...... Ferdy Walker
*
With: (end credits)
Alex Scott .......... Voss
Jeremy Bulloch ...... Bob Tremayne
Susan Jameson ....... Moira
Basil Dignam ........ Dean Jordan
Also Appearing Were:
Lionel Murton ....... Registrar
Helen Cotterill ..... Liz
John Nolan .......... Cliff Hunt
Alan Gerrard ........ H. Birrell
John Hamilton ....... Bus Conductor
Synopsis:
Ham (Kaz Garaz) goes back to college to infiltrate a group of protesters
and find out whose been supplying them with explosives.
1.6 [--] Strange Report: REPORT 3906: COVER GIRLS: LAST YEAR'S MODEL (verified on film)
26-Oct-1969 ITV ATV Midlands, Sunday - original UK airdate
Executive Producer, Norman Felton
Produced by (Robert Buzz Berger -NOT CREDITED)/ Associate Producer, Barry Delmaine
Story Editor, Edward De Blasio / Associate Script Editor, Jan Read
Written by Terence Maples
Directed by Peter Duffell
Director of Photography, Gerald Gibbs, B.S.C.
*
Starring: Anthony Quayle (as Adam Strange)
with: Kaz Garas (as Hamlyn Gynt); Anneke Wills (as Evelyn McLean)
Guest Stars:
Elaine Taylor ......... Cricket
Lisa Daniely .......... Madeleine
Richard Vanstone ...... Bruce
*
With: (end credits)
David Healy ........... Mr Alsbury
Ron Pember ............ Shop Manager
Doreen Mantle ......... Mrs. Ogilvie
Albert Shepherd ....... Hayes
Christopher Malcolm ... Sloan
Doris Nolan ........... Miss Gray
Also Appearing Were:
John Rees ............. Lou Oliver
Bobbie Oswald ......... Mimi
Daniel Moynihan ....... Bert
Edwin Brown ........... Security Guard
Unity Grimwood ....... Model Girl
Pauline Long .......... Model Girl
Hilary Pritchard ...... Model Girl
Meg Walter ............ Model Girl
Synopsis:
Adam Strange gets mixed up in the world of fashion when the glamorous Evelyn
models for a designer whose collection is stolen.
1.7 [--] Strange Report: REPORT 3424: EPIDEMIC: A MOST CURIOUS CRIME (verified on film)
02-Nov-1969 ITV ATV Midlands, Sunday - original UK airdate
Executive Producer, Norman Felton
Produced by Robert Buzz Berger/ Associate Producer, Barry Delmaine
Story Editor, Edward De Blasio / Associate Script Editor, Jan Read
Written by Don Brinkley
Directed by Daniel Petrie
Director of Photography, Gerald Gibbs, B.S.C.
*
Starring: Anthony Quayle (as Adam Strange)
with: Kaz Garas (as Hamlyn Gynt); Anneke Wills (as Evelyn McLean)
Guest Stars: (verified on film)
Peter Vaughan ......... Morrison
Zienia Merton ......... Zeba
Saeed Jaffrey ......... Ameen
*
With: (end credits)
Shivendra Sinha ....... Mendi
Roshan Seth ........... Jamal
Graham Haberfield ..... Tork
And:
Charles Lloyd Pack .... Professor Marks (recurring)
Also Appearing Were:
Salmaan Peer .......... Bus Boy
Raymond Armstrong ..... Intern
John F. Landry ........ Morgue Assistant
Dallas Adams .......... Reggie
Karol Keyes ........... Ward Nurse
Tim Wylton ............ Waiter
Penny Service ......... Waitress
Synopsis:
Adam Strange finds himself involved with smugglers of illegal immigrants into Britain.
1.8 [--] Strange Report: REPORT 2475: REVENGE: WHEN A MAN HATES (verified on film)
09-Nov-1969 ITV ATV Midlands, Sunday - original UK airdate
Produced by Robert Buzz Berger/ Associate Producer, Barry Delmaine
Story Editor, Edward De Blasio / Associate Script Editor, Jan Read
Written by Martin Hall
Directed by Charles Crichton
Director of Photography, Gerald Gibbs, B.S.C.
*
Starring: Anthony Quayle (as Adam Strange)
with: Kaz Garas (as Hamlyn Gynt); Anneke Wills (as Evelyn McLean)
Guest Stars:
Julian Glover ........ James Hanson
Rosemary Leach ....... Mary Hanson
John Thaw ............ Inspector Jenner
*
With: (end credits)
James Cossins ........ Churchill
Gabrielle Hamilton ... Mrs. Rogers
Alfred Bell .......... Brinkley
Geraldine Sherman .... Secretary
Also Appearing Were:
Wade Barker .......... Michael
Richard Beaumont ..... Bill
Llewellyn Rees ....... Amtrous
Stephen Whittaker .... Office Boy
Synopsis:
An ex-con is determined to get even with those responsible for sending
him to prison - including Adam Strange.
1.9 [--] Strange Report: REPORT 1021: SHRAPNEL: THE WISH IN THE DREAM (verified on film)
23-Nov-1969 ITV ATV Midlands, Sunday - original UK airdate
Arena Production / Executive Producer, Norman Felton
Produced by Robert Buzz Berger/ Associate Producer, Barry Delmaine
Story Editor, Edward De Blasio / Associate Script Editor, Bill Strutton
Written by Jan Read
Directed by Brian Smedley-Aston
Director of Photography, Gerald Gibbs, B.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Sylvia Syms ........... Carol Webber
Gerald Flood .......... Paul Webber
Speical Guest Star:
Leo Genn .............. George Halliday
*
With: (end credits)
Bryan Marshall ........ Insp. Purcell
Barry Fantoni ......... Joey Benjamin
And:
Charles Lloyd Pack .... Professor Marks (recurring)
Also Appearing Were:
Ian Gray .............. Jeweller
John Dunbar ........... Coroner
Reginald Barrett ...... Valet Manager
Michael Holden ........ Messenger Boy
Synopsis:
A piece of shrapnel in a dead man's body provides a twist to a case in which
Adam Strange is personally involved.
1.10 [--] Strange Report: REPORT 8944; HAND: A MATTER OF WITCHCRAFT (verified on film)
30-Nov-1969 ITV ATV Midlands, Sunday - original UK airdate
Arena Production / Executive Producer, Norman Felton
Produced by Robert Buzz Berger/ Associate Producer, Barry Delmaine
Story Editor, Edward De Blasio / Associate Script Editor, Bill Strutton
Written by Edward De Blasio
Directed by Peter Duffell
Director of Photography, Gerald Gibbs, B.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Renée Asherson ........ Miss Dalton
Keith Barron .......... Inspector Graves
Rosalind Atkinson ..... Edna Nightingale
*
With: (end credits)
Cecelia Darby ......... Joanna
Helen Lindsay ......... Mrs. Brearly
Alfred Bell ........... Brinkley
And:
Charles Lloyd Pack .... Professor Marks (recurring)
Also Appearing Were:
Carleton Hobbs ........ Dean
Richard Coe ........... Laboratory Assistant
Peter Welch ........... Police Sergeant
Malaya Woolf .......... Russian Lady
Maxine Casson ......... Birthday Girl
Synopsis:
Adam Strange becomes involved in the chilling world of witchcraft when
a beautiful young office girl is murdered.
1.11 Strange Report: Racist-A Most Dangerous Proposal
07-Dec-1969 ITV ATV Midlands, Sunday - original UK airdate
directed by Peter Duffell
Guy Doleman
Jane Merrow
Karl Held
1.12 [--] Strange Report: REPORT 7931: SNIPER - WHEN IS YOUR COUSIN NOT? (verified on film)
14-Dec-1969 ITV ATV Midlands, Sunday - original UK airdate
Written by Nicholas Palmer
Directed by Peter Medak
guest stars: (verified on film)
Leila Goldoni ........ Marisha
Vladek Sheybal ....... Kulik
*
With: (end credits)
Kika Markham ......... Dlenka
Martin Shaw .......... Savi
Alan McNaughton ...... Col Vajda
Sandor Eles .......... Paul Gordy
Michael Turner ....... Taran
Also Appearing:
John Abinari ......... Security Man
Michael Sheard ....... TV Manager
Rod Beacham .......... Cafe Proprietor
Scott Fredericks ..... Medical Student
Joan Newell .......... Hotel Proprietress
Oliver Cotton ........ Young Man
John Challis, Alan Manson .... Soldiers
1.13 [--] Strange Report: REPORT 4821: X-RAY: WHO WEEPS FOR THE DOCTOR? (verified on film)
21-Dec-1969 ITV ATV Midlands, Sunday - original UK airdate
Executive Producer, Norman Felton
Produced by Robert Buzz Berger/ Associate Producer, Barry Delmaine
Story Editor, Edward De Blasio / Associate Script Editor, Jan Read
Written by Roger Parkes
Directed by Charles Crichton
Director of Photography, Gerald Gibbs, B.S.C.
Starring: Anthony Quayle (as Adam Strange)
with: Kaz Garas (as Hamlyn Gynt); Anneke Wills (as Evelyn McLean)
Guest Stars: (verified on film)
Ann Firbank ........... Miss Collingford
John Laurie ........... Dr. Hornsey
Trisha Mortimer ....... Peggy Gale (nurse)
*
With: (end credits)
Ewan Cooper ........... Caine
Nicholas Selby ........ Insp. Franklin
Richard Carpenter ..... House Surgeon
David Collings ........ Anders
And:
Charles Lloyd Pack .... Professor Marks (recurring)
Also Appearing Were:
Linda Rennick ......... Jeannie
Annabelle Lee ......... Miss Blake
Isabel Metliss ........ Clerk
Synopsis:
A doctor commits suicide when his X-Ray results suggest he will suffer a
slow and painful death - but his post mortum does not tally.
1.14 Strange Report: REPORT 2493: KIDNAP - WHOSE PRETTY GIRL ARE YOU? (verified on film)
28-Dec-1969 ITV ATV Midlands, Sunday - original UK airdate
Executive Producer, Norman Felton
Produced by Robert Buzz Berger/ Associate Producer, Barry Delmaine
Story Editor, Edward De Blasio
Written by Don Brinkley
Directed by Daniel Petrie.
Director of Photography, Gerald Gibbs, B.S.C.
Starring: Anthony Quayle (as Adam Strange)
with: Kaz Garas (as Hamlyn Gynt); Anneke Wills (as Evelyn McLean)
Guest Stars:
Ian Ogilvy ............. Toby
David Baur ............. Otis Dean
Sally Geeson ........... Jennifer Dean
*
With: (end credits)
Richard O'Sullivan ..... Perk
Peter Jones ............ George Lucas
Caroline Blakiston ..... Louise
John Arnatt ............ Inspector Hughes
Neville Barber ......... Reporter
Synopsis:
A girl was kidnapped from a beauty pageant. Was the kidnap faked?
1.15 Strange Report: REPORT 4077: HEART - NO CHOICE FOR THE DONOR (verified on film)
04-Jan-1970 ITV ATV Midlands, Sunday - original UK airdate
Executive Producer, Norman Felton
Produced by Robert Buzz Berger/ Associate Producer, Barry Delmaine
Written by Edward De Blasio
Directed by Robert Asher
Director of Photography, Gerald Gibbs, B.S.C.
Starring: Anthony Quayle (as Adam Strange)
with: Kaz Garas (as Hamlyn Gynt); Anneke Wills (as Evelyn McLean)
Guest Stars:
Kenneth Griffith ...... Segarus
Barbara Murray ........ Mrs. Sanders
Robert Hardy .......... Doctor Sanders
*
With: (end credits)
Peter Cellier ......... Inspector Collins
Julie Samuel .......... The Girl Friend
William Dysart ........ Inspector Lowe
And:
Charles Lloyd Pack .... Professor Marks (recurring)
Also Appearing Were:
Gordon Faith .......... Doctor Comites
Michael Martin ........ Doctor Lambrus
Mark Hawkins .......... Tony Williams
Hazel Hughes .......... Landlady
Kenneth Ives .......... 1st Detective
Frederic Abbott ....... Man
Synopsis:
An athlete is found dead in a car crash, but all is not as it seems -
his chest has been opened as if for heart surgery.
1.16 Strange Report: REPORT 4977: SWINDLE: SQUARE ROOT OF EVIL (verified on film)
11-Jan-1970 ITV ATV Midlands, Sunday - original UK airdate
Executive Producer, Norman Felton
Produced by Robert Buzz Berger/ Associate Producer, Barry Delmaine
Story Editor, Edward De Blasio
Written by Leigh Vance
Directed by Brian Smedley-Aston
Director of Photography, Gerald Gibbs, B.S.C.
*
Starring: Anthony Quayle (as Adam Strange)
with: Kaz Garas (as Hamlyn Gynt); Anneke Wills (as Evelyn McLean)
Guest Stars:
Derren Nesbitt ....... Nils Paavo
Pauline Yates ........ Karen Rose
Anton Diffring ....... Klaus Frei
*
Also Starring: (end credits)
Joe Baker ............ Dick Blaise
With:
John Carlisle ........ David Covington
Louise Pajo .......... Marla
Valerie Van Ost ...... Estelle
Michael Forrest ...... Insp. Peters
Also Appearing Were:
Oliver MacGreevy ..... Otto
Patrick O'Connell .... Jago
Arthur Lovegrove ..... Harbour Master
Ilona Rogers ......... Beth
John Tate ............ Wiglow
Arthur Howard ........ Penhollow
Synopsis:
Adam Strange is called in to investigate when a bank is swindled out of
millions in foreign currency.
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