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"Calling Scotland
Yard" (UK) (1953-54) - aka - "Adventure Theater"(US)
(1956-57)
"The Vise"(anthology)
(1954-55)
"The Vise:Mark
Saber" (1955-57)
"Saber of
London" (1957-60)
"Detective's Diary" (1957-61)
"Man from
Interpol" (1959-60) "The
Cheaters" (1960-61)
"Richard the
Lionheart" (1961-62)
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(Season 1) (imdb list as The Vise season 5)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Trevor Jordan,(UK),
Author of Donald Gray's biography "Colonel White Meets Mark Saber"
D.W. McGregor (Sunderland, UK), David Moore (UK), Tom Alger (USA),
[Updated June 2020 TA]
"The Vise: Mark
Saber" finished on ABC Fridays 9:30pm circa July 1957
It returned the following season moving from ABC to NBC
with a new title "Saber of London" NBC Fridays 7:30 pm Eastern
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SABER OF LONDON
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Danziger production
Executive Producers
Edward J. Danziger and
Harry Lee Danziger
for NBC
Season 1
NBC (Fridays 7:30 pm EST)(13Sep1957 to 06Dec1957)
Season 1
NBC (Sundays 5:30pm EST)(22Dec1957 to 29Jun1958)
(39 episodes)
Season 2
NBC (Sundays 7:00 pm EST)(19Oct58- 03May59)
(26 episodes)
Season 3
NBC (Sundays 6:30pm EST)(11Oct59 - 15May60)(26 episodes)
UK Detective series 1957-60 91 episodes x 30 min
Starring
Donald Gray as Mark Saber
Co-Starring
Neil McCallum as Pete Paulson
(Saber's assistant) (episodes 1.1 to 1.26)(26 eps)
Gordon Tanner
as Larry Nelson (Saber's assistant) (episodes 1.27 to 1.39)(13 eps)
Colin Tapley
as Inspector Parker (recurring through all 3 seasons)
'Hello I'm Mark Saber - and this is London!'
The series was not networked in the UK and air dates vary in
ITV regions.
Most UK airdates here are from the following ITV stations:-
Associated-Rediffusion (London)
ATV (Midlands)
Granada Television (North-West/Yorkshire)
Tyne-Tees Television (North-East)
Most episodes were shown in the UK over 18 months after their US network
release.
Episodes continue from:-.
"The Vise: Mark
Saber"(detective series) (1955-57) also starring Donald Gray
Saber of
London (new title)
previously The Vise: Mark Saber
########## U.S. season 1 1957-58 ##############
##############################################
NBC Fridays 7:30 pm Eastern (13Sep1957 to 06Dec1957)
NBC Sundays 5:30pm Eastern (22Dec1957 to 29Jun1958)
39 episodes new episodes
(Mark Saber moves from ABC to NBC with a new title)
1.01 [SOL-01] Saber of London:
THE CAPTAIN AND THE KILLERS
13Sep57 [us] NBC Friday 7:30pm (original network airdate)(imdb
error they say 13Sep59)
1Apr59 [uk] Granada, Wed
3Aug59 [uk] ATV Midlands, Mon
16Nov59 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Brian Clemens /
Directed by Ernest Morris
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (verified)
(first appearance as Saber's assistant)
Colin Tapley ........... Inspector (recurring)
Marvin Kane ............ Peters
Peter Bahthurst ........ PC
Peter Carver ........... Digby
Phillip Saville ........ Firth
Susan Lyal Grant ....... Janice
Len Sharpe ............. Captain Edge
Alexander Seton ........ Barman
US TV Guide: First in a new series of adventures of London detective Mark Saber.
This series introduces a sidekick for
Saber, Pete Paulson, an American.
Synopsis 1 (US):
“The Captain and the Killers,” the first episode, finds Saber
summoned by a retired sea captain to investigate a murder. He saw
two men dispose of a body in the river, but the local constable
refuses to believe him.
Synopsis 2 (UK):
An old sea captain is sure he has seen two men dumping a body
in the river. Police don't believe him but Mark Saber finds
enough evidence to call in Scotland Yard.
1.02 [SOL-02] Saber of London: HANDS ACROSS THE SEA
20Sep57 [us] NBC Friday 7:30pm (original network airdate)
11Oct58 [us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
2Apr59 [uk] Granada, Thur
1Jun59 [uk] ATV Midlands, Mon
23Nov59 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Eldon Howard /
Directed by Ernest Morris
Regualar Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (verified)
Colin Tapley ........... Inspector (recurring)
Guest Cast:
Joy Webster ............ Betty
Graydon Gould .......... Ron
Phillip Saville ........ Benton
Eric Pohlmann .......... Chiquin
Diane Chesney .......... Mabel
Jan Holden ............. Salesgirl
Faith Bailey ........... Sheila
Synopsis 1 (US):
Ron, a young American soldier, calls Mark Saber's assistand about the
sudden death of a British girl he'd just met.
(NBC "Detective's Diary" re-run 29Aug59, Saturday at 4:30pm Pacific)
Synopsis 2 (UK)
With the gift of a bottle of brandy, a G.I. is set for a nice
evening, but it turns to horror when his girl tastes the brandy.
Synopsis 3 (US):
Mark Saber is confronted with a puzzling mystery when an American soldier is
suspected of murdering a British girl. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
1.03 [SOL-03] Saber of London: DEEP IN THE HEART OF CHELSEA
Film no. 3 (on leader)
27Sep57 [us] NBC Friday 7:30pm (original network airdate)
18Oct58 [us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
9Apr59 [uk] Granada, Thur
10Aug59 [uk] ATV Midlands, Mon
30Nov59 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Eldon Howard /
Directed by Ernest Morris
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (verified)
Basil Dignam ........... Guthrie
Honor Blackman ......... Syd Lewis
Alistair Hunter ........ Banks
Barbara Brown .......... Jenny
John McClaren .......... Dugan
Synopsis 1 (US):
When an American tourist is tricked into buying a phony painting,
he immediately asks Mark Saber to investigate. Pete, Saber’s American
sidekick, disguises himself as a wealthy Texan and he and Saber make a tour
of the suspected art galleries.
Synopsis 2 (UK):
Mark Saber has a job of finding crooks who are flooding the
market with fake paintings and sends Pete (Neil McCallum)
undercover.
Synopsis 3 (US):
An American tourist seeks the help of Saber when he is bilked into buying a
phony painting.
[Chicago Tribune]
1.04 [SOL-04] Saber of London: DEATH BY DELAYED PAYMENT
04Oct57 [us] NBC Friday 7:30pm (original network airdate)
25Oct58 [us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
13Jul59 [uk] ATV Midlands, Mon
8Jan60 [uk] Granada, Fri
30Jun60 [uk] Tyne-Tees, Thur
no airdate for A-R London
Associate Producer Erik Blakemore
Screenplay by Brian Clemens /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast: (Verified on Film)
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (verified)
Phillip Saville ........ Ray Prentice
Josephine Stuart ....... Ann
Nicholas Stuart ........ Tony
David Lander ........... Mickey
Ronald Leigh-Hunt ...... Doctor
Al Mulock .............. Killer
John Stuart ............ Hastings
Synopsis 1 (US):
Ray Prentis realizes that he is to die shortly and that he has let his
insurance policy lapse. So he contracts to have himself murdered. Mark
Saber and his assistant Pete Paulson are called in by Prentis when things
get out of hand.
Synopsis 2 (US):
Ray Prentis knows that a killer is looking for him, but does not know who
the man is or what he looks like. He appeals to Mark Saber for help.
(NBC "Detective's Diary" re-run 25Oct58, Saturday at 11:30am Central)
Synopsis 3 (UK):
Ray Prentice has been told that he is to die shortly and has
unwittingly let his insurance policy lapse. Realising that he
cannot pass another insurance physcical, he contracts to have
himself murdered - then he is told that he will live after
all.
Synopsis 4:
A man, believing he is to die soon, arranges his murder so his family can
collect his insurance,
then learns he is to live after all. [25Oct58 North Tonawanda (NY) Evening News]
1.05 [SOL-05] Saber of London: THE MISSING HOURS
11Oct57 [us] NBC Friday 7:30pm (original network airdate)
01Nov58 [us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
15Apr59 [uk] Granada, Wed
22Jun59 [uk] ATV Midlands, Mon
14Dec59 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Brian Clemens /
Directed by Ernest Morris
Guest Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
(no mention of Neil McCallum)
Colin Tapley ........... Inspector (recurring)
Norma Parnell .......... Dorothy
Garry Thorne ........... Ken Mills
Frank Sieman ........... Policeman
Noel Dyson ............. Ella
Ernest Clark ........... Mr. Cartney
Bernard Cribbins ....... Driver
John Stuart ............ Logan
Alex Gailor ............ Anton
Greta Watson ........... Salesgirl
Synopsis (US):
Ken Mills, suffering from loss of memory, awakes to find
himself in prison on a charge of murder.
Synopsis (UK):
A young man suffering memory loss asks Mark Saber to prove that
he is innocent of murder. A brass door knocker and a black felt
hat are the only clues.
1.06 [SOL-06] Saber of London: THE PENNY BLACK
18Oct57 [us] NBC, Friday 7:30pm (original network airdate)
08Nov58 [us] re-run on
NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
16Apr59 [uk] Granada, Thur
21Dec59 [uk] A-R London, Mon
6Jan60 [uk] ATV Midlands, Wed
Written by Kate Barley /
Directed by Max Varnel (NOT Ernest Morris)
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (verified)
Colin Tapley ........... Inspector (recurring)
Basil Dignam ........... John Roberts
Eric Pohlmann .......... Mr. Farley
Robert Ayres .......... Turner
Catherine Finn ......... Mrs. Roberts
Gordon Jackson ......... Simms
Jan Holden ............. Rosie
Synopsis 1 (US):
John Roberts is suspected of the murder of a wealthy coin
collector. Through trickery, the victim has obtained the famous
“Penny Black” coin from Robert’s wife.
. Synopsis 2 (UK):
Mark Saber has a tough task to prove that John Roberts innocent
of the murder of Mr. Farley, a wealthy coin collector, but there
is a witness willing to swear that Roverts is guilty.
1.07 [SOL-07] Saber of London: GIRLS AND DIAMONDS
25Oct57 [us] NBC Friday 7:30pm (original network airdate)
15Nov58 [us] re-run on
NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
22Apr59 [uk] Granada, Wed
20Jul59 [uk] ATV Midlands, Mon
4Jan60 [uk] A-R London
Written by Eldon Howard /
Directed by Ernest Morris
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (verified)(recurring)
Colin Tapley ........... Inspector (recurring)
Arnold Bell ............ Mr. Harris
Graydon Gould .......... Billy Guest
Roberta Huby ........... Bess
Robert O'Neill ......... Ron Lester
Jean Aubrey ............ Shirley Harris
Diane Aubrey ........... May Beale
Peter Sinclair ......... Hotel Clerk
Synopsis (US):
Too busy to take over a case concerning two attractive girls and
a cache of missing diamonds, Mark Saber turns the case over to his
assistant, Pete Paulson
Synopsis (UK):
When Mark Saber is too busy to undertake a case he turns it
over to his assistant Pete. Pete is not too keen at first
until he learns that the investigation involves two gorgeous
girls.
1.08 [SOL-08] Saber of London: MURDER SHALL SPEAK
©1957 Copyright Year on Film
01Nov57 [us] NBC, Friday 7:30pm (original network airdate)
23Apr59 [uk] Granada, Wed
27Jul59 [uk] ATV Midlands, Mon
5Nov59 [uk] Tyne-Tees, Thur
18Jan60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by George St. George /
Directed by Godfrey Grayson
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (verified)(recurring)
Colin Tapley ........... Inspector Parker (recurring)
Sylvia Herklots ........ Joan
Gillian Vaughn ......... Lillian
Leslie Kyle ............ Porter
Alex Seton ............. Specialist
Ferdy Mayne ............ Carl Blanco
Synopsis (US):
A well-known ballet dancer and actress finds her fiancé dead in
his apartment.
Synopsis (UK):
Joan, a well-known ballet dancer and actress, has just become
engaged to Bob, a young man with a weak heart, but her
happiness is short-lived when an attempt to contact him by
telephone fails. She goes to his apartment and finds him dead
on the floor at the side of the telephone which was off the
block.
1.09 [SOL-09] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Neil McCallum
THE BABY-SITTER
08Nov57 [us] NBC, Friday 7:30pm (original network airdate)
29Apr59 [uk] Granada, Wed
8Jun59 [uk] ATV Midlands, Mon
18Jan60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Kate Barley /
Directed by Ernest Morris
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (recurring)
Michael Brill ......... Harry
Andre Mitchelson ...... Fenton
John Le Mesurier ...... Wilson
Barbara Brown ......... Julie
Geoffrey Bayldon ...... Doctor
Tony de Young ......... Gilles
Synopsis (UK):
Julie, a teen-age girl attending high school, decides to leave
her widowed father and seek employment as a baby sitter. But then
runs into trouble when her employers find that their
valuables are missing.
1.10 [SOL-10] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Neil McCallum
HOUR OF DECISION [UK title]
aka HOUR OF DOUBT [Ross Reports] aka HOUR OF DANGER [Philadelphia
Inquirer
15Nov57 [us] NBC, Friday 7:30pm (original network airdate)
30Apr59 [uk] Granada, Thur
15Jun59 [uk] ATV Midlands, Mon
25Jan60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by John Roeburt /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (recurring)
Robert Arden .......... Martin Blane
Ryck Rydon ............ Kellins
Hal Osmond ............ Barman
Betty Shoale .......... Miss Evans
Dorothy Gordon ........ Margaret
Katherine Page ........ Mrs. Pyle
Synopsis 1 (UK):
Wealthy American business man Martin Blane arrives in London
and goes to see Mark Saber. He tells Saber that he has no
recollection of events prior to 1944. He was left for dead
in a battle in North Africa, nursed back to health, took the
name Martin Blane and went to the USA. Can Saber find out
who he is?
Note: Robert Arden later became a series regular as Saber's
assistant Bob Page.
Synopsis 2 (US):
"Hour of Danger." A man masquerading under his present identity for twelve
years,
doesn't really know who he is. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
1.11 [SOL-11] Saber of London: LUGER FOR CHESSER
22Nov57 [us] NBC Friday 7:30pm (original network airdate)
13Dec58 [us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
17Aug59 [uk] ATV Midlands, Mon
22Jan60 [uk] Granada, Fri
8Feb60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Brian Clemens /
Directed by Godfrey Grayson
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (verified)(recurring)
Shirley Lawrence ....... Marie
David Lauder ........... Jones
John Brooking .......... Shaw
Sarah Lawson ........... Mrs. Chesser
Gladys Boot ............ Mrs. Dillon
Susan Lyall Grant ...... Pat
Michael Kelly .......... Dillon
Maxwell Foster ......... Smith
Denis Shaw ............. Tracey (weapons expert Scotland Yard)
Synopsis 1 (US):
A man with no apparent friends or enemies is killed. When Mark
Saber is called in to investigate, he learns that the dead man’s ex-wife is
still living.
Synopsis 2 (UK):
A man is brutally murdered and the only clues are bullets from the corpse.
The finger of suspicion points at his separated wife who has come
into his money. But Mark Saber
finds her tough to crack.
Note: Denis Shaw appears as a good guy in this episode,
rather than a villain.
Synopsis 3 (US):
The only lead to the murder of a man who has no friends
or enemies is that his wife could benefit by his death.
1.12 [SOL-12] Saber of London: Donald Gray/Neil McCallum
THE LAW AND THE LAWLESS
© 1957 Copyright Year on Film
29Nov57 [us] NBC Friday 7:30pm (original network airdate)
20Dec58 [us] re-run on
NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
7May59 [uk] Granada, Thur
24Aug59 [uk] ATV Midlands, Mon
1Feb60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Eldon Howard /
Directed by Godfrey Grayson
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (recurring)
Colin Tapley ........... Inspector Parker (recurring)
Amy Dalby .............. Mrs. White
Alan Robinson .......... Clerk
Viola Keats ............ Betty
Robert Ayres ........... O'Brian
Pat English ............ Doris Sands
Hal Osmond ............. Benny
Sandra Dorne ........... Jean White
Neil Hallet ............ Mr. Arthur
Nora Gordon ............ Housekeeper
Denis Shaw ............. C.I.D. Officer
Synopsis (UK):
Actress Jean White is missing and her mother is worried as her
mail is returned unopened, but she is still sending her money.
Synopsis (US):
A small-town girl moves to London. After hearing from her regularly for a
few months, her mother stops receiving letters. She calls on Insp. Mark
Saber to investigate.
1.13 [SOL-13] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Neil McCallum
HIDDEN MONEY
06Dec1957 [us] NBC Friday 7:30pm (original network airdate)
27Dec58 [us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
13May59 [uk] Granada, Wed
31Aug59 [uk] ATV Midlands, Mon
22Feb60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Eldon Howard /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (recurring)
John Stuart ............ Inspector
Gordon Baber ........... Bowman
Michael Kelly .......... Benton
Olive Sloane ........... Miss Macafee
Noel Dyson ............. Mrs. Mayes
Diane Chesney .......... Mrs. Bowman
Mark Baker ............. Todd
Synopsis (UK):
Mrs. Benton has been murdered and her son is sole beneficiary
and he is number one suspect.
[--] NBC Time change: “Saber of London”
moves to Sundays at 5:30pm Eastern
1.14 [SOL-14] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Neil McCallum
FAST CARS AND GIRLS
22Dec1957 [us] NBC Sunday 5:30pm (original network
airdate)
(originally scheduled for 13Dec1957 NBC Fri.)
14May59 [uk] Granada, Thur
7Sep59 [uk] ATV Midlands, Mon
29Feb60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
16Jun60 [uk] Tyne-Tees, Thur
Written by Eldon Howard /
Directed by Ernest Morris
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (recurring)
John Loder ............. Colonel March
Gerald Blake ........... Butler
Jack Melford ........... Professor
Beth Rogan ............. Patricia
Adrienne Corri ......... Marsha
Iris Vandeleur ......... Landlady
Jill Melford ........... Salesgirl
John Merivale .......... Tim Mills
Synopsis 1 (UK):
Colonel March concerned about the disappearance of his aging
crony, Major Bland, calls in Inspector Mark Saber to investigate
the matter, but when Saber attempts to contact Major Bland's
neice, Marsha, for possible clues she cannot be located. It
is then that Saber's investigations reveal some startling
facts about the Major's friends
Synopsis 2 (US):
Col. March calls in Mark Saber to investigate when he becomes concerned about
the
disappearance
of his ailing crony. [Chicago Tribune]
Synopsis 3 (US):
When an army major disappears his old friend, a colonel, calls in Mark Saber to
find him.
[Philadelphia Inquirer]
1.15 [SOL-15] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Neil McCallum
STRONG MAN OUT
29Dec1957 [us] NBC Sunday 5:30pm (original network airdate)
23Oct59 [uk] Granada, Fri
7Mar60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
30Mar60 [uk] ATV Midlands, Wed
Written by Stanley Miller /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (recurring)
Colin Tapley ........... Inspector Parker (recurring)
Sandra Dorne ........... Rita
John McLaren ........... Peter Bond
Synopsis 1 (UK):
Mark Saber is called in by a large manufacturing firm whose
payroll has just been stolen. At the scene of the crime he
uncovers the only clue - a sack of newspapers with an item torn
from one.
Synopsis 2 (US):
Mark Saber is called in to help solve the theft of a company payroll. [Chicago
Tribune]
1.16 [SOL-16] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Neil McCallum
SABER'S BOW AND ARROW
05Jan1958 [us] NBC Sunday 5:30pm (original network airdate)
21May59 [uk] Granada, Thur
23Sep59 [uk] ATV Midlands, Wed
no airdate for A-R London
Written by Brian Clemens /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (recurring)
Vincent Holmann ......... Gergson
Ann Stephens ............ Linda
Michael Bryant .......... Frank
John Stuart ............. Innkeeper
Denis Shaw .............. Tom
Geoffrey Hibbert ........ Freddy
Synopsis 1 (UK):
A wealthy man asks Mark Saber to find his eloping daughter,
but she has been kidnapped.
Synopsis 2 (US):
Saber meets a pack of kidnapers while tracing the whereabouts of a young couple
who have eloped.
[Chicago Tribune]
[--] 12Jan1958 [us] NBC - pre-empted for
Pro-Bowl Football:
Eastern and Western stars of the National League,
from Los Angeles Coliseum.
1.17 [SOL-17] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Neil McCallum
MAN ABOUT TO DIE
19Jan1958 [us] NBC Sunday 5:30pm (original network airdate)
27May59 [uk] Granada, Wed
30Sep59 [uk] ATV Midlands, Wed
no airdate for A-R London
Written by Brian Clemens /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (recurring)
Gordon Tanner ........... Mace
Richard Shaw ............ Tanner
Kay Callard ............. Audrey
John McClaren ........... Barnie
Mark Singleton .......... Announcer
Ryck Rydon .............. Director (character)
Juno .................... Dog
Synopsis 1 (UK):
A Superman hero of a TV Sci-Fi children's programme
is threatened.
Synopsis 2 (US):
“Mace the Spaceman," the hero of a television children's science program in
England, is a man
without enemies, or so he thinks until someone threatens his life. [Philadelphia
Inquirer]
1.18 [SOL-18] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Neil McCallum
SABER AT SEA
© 1958
Copyright Year on Film
26Jan1958 [us] NBC Sunday 5:30pm (original network airdate)
28May59 [uk] Granada, Thur
14Jan60 [uk] Tyne-Tees, Thurs 10.45pm
no airdate for ATV Midlands
21Mar60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Brian Clemens /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (recurring)
Ann Stephens ......... Julie
Robert Arden ......... Vance
Geoffrey Denton ...... Captain
Robert Dorning ....... Forbes
Synopsis 1 (UK):
Julie recovering from a nervous breakdown, takes a sea cruise
- but something happens to bring back her mental anguish,
when she finds a corpse in the stateroom. Then when Mark
Saber is called in to shed light on the mysterious body, Julie
gets annoyed and starts an investigation on her own.
Synopsis 2 (US):
Saber helps a pretty girl who has turned amateur detective upon finding a dead
body
aboard a cruise ship. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
1.19 [SOL-19] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Neil McCallum/ Colin Tapley
CHEATING CHEATERS
02Feb1958 [us] NBC Sun 5:30pm (original network airdate)
3Jun59 [uk] Granada, Wed
21Jan60 [uk] Tyne-Tees, Thur
3Feb60 [uk] ATV Midlands, Wed
28Mar60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by John Roeburt /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (recurring)
Colin Tapley ........... Inspector Parker (recurring)
Robert Raikes .......... Seton
Bernard Bresslaw ....... Polonius
Denis Shaw ............. Shavitz
Neil Hallett ........... Danbury
Ian Fleming ............ Uncle Stephen
Synopsis 1 (UK):
John Seaton, assisted by Polonius and Oscar Shavitz, attempts
to pass himself off as the heir to a vast fortune. The only
living relative, Uncle Stephen is blind. But Danbury, the
family solicitor is suspicious and calls in Mark Saber.
Synopsis 2 (US):
John Seaton and two confidence men attempt to con a well-known
blind philanthropist.
(Delayed 17Feb58 broadcast on WHDH-5, Boston, Mass., Monday at 10:30pm)
1.20 [SOL-20] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Neil McCallum
(according to DW this is part of the NMc series
although Neil did NOT appear in this episode)
6 MONTHS TO TALK aka SIX MONTHS TO LIVE
09Feb1958
[us] NBC Sun 5:30pm (original network airdate)
4Jun59 [uk] Granada, Thur
21Oct59 [uk] ATV Midlands, Wed
28Jan60 [uk] Tyne-Tees, Thur
4Apr60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Eldon Howard /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
[Neil McCallum as Pete Paulson (recurring) DOES NOT APPEAR]
Colin Tapley ........... Inspector Parker (recurring)
Geoffrey Hibbert ....... John Bayes
Edwin Richfield ........ Blair
Howard Lang ............ Marshall
Leslie Henson .......... Police Sgt.
Frank Forsythe ......... Doctor
Leigh Madison .......... Marsha
Kay Callard ............ Diane
Synopsis (UK):
Mark Saber is called in to solve a six-month old murder to
room mate of eccentric liar John Bayes.
Note:
Neil McCallum was replaced temporarily in this episode - possibly he was ill.
His place as Saber's assistant was played by an UNCREDITED actor - possibly
Howard Pays.
1.21 [SOL-21] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Neil McCallum
THE CASE OF MR. SHORE
16Feb1958 [us] NBC Sun 5:30pm (original network
airdate)
21Feb59 [us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
17Jun59 [uk] Granada, Wed
28Oct59 [uk] ATV Midlands, Wed
4Feb60 [uk] Tyne-Tees, Thur
11Apr60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Eldon Howard /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (recurring)
Colin Tapley .......... Inspector Parker (recurring)
Peter Reynolds ........ Mr. Shore
Martin Boddey ......... Barman
Peter Elliott ......... Customer
Brian Weske ........... Tout
Alastair Hunter ....... Railway Inspector
Ian Fleming ........... Doctor
Synopsis 1 (UK):
A distraught father must keep his son's kidnapper on the phone
so Mark Saber can trace the call. Can he do so without
arousing the crooks suspicion.
Synopsis 2 (US):
Inspector Saber meets a man who is dazed and ill. [Chicago Tribune]
1.22 [SOL-22] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Neil McCallum
THE MAID WAS CURIOUS
23Feb1958 [us] NBC Sun 5:30pm (original network
airdate)
28Feb59 [us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
11Jun59 [uk] Granada, Thur
9Dec59 [uk] ATV Midlands, Wed
11Feb60 [uk] Tyne-Tees, Thur 10:50 pm
18Apr60 [uk] A-R London, Wed
Written by Eldon Howard /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (recurring)
Colin Tapley .......... Inspector. Parker (recurring)
Jan Holden ............ Maid
Ken Edwards ........... Director (character)
Victor Lucas .......... Mr. Thomas
Robert Dorning ........ Watkins
Michael Kelly ......... Tobin
Magda Miller .......... Millie
Elizabeth Wallace ..... Alice
Hal Osmond ............ Jones
Stuart Saunders ....... Chef
( Perlita Neilson ?)
Synopsis 1 (UK):
When a maid in a fashionable hotel discovers a body, the manager
calls in Mark Saber. There are only 2 clues for Saber to work
on - a scrap of paper found in a trunk, and the fact that the
maid saw two men carry the trunk into a room taken by a certain
"George Peters".
Synopsis 2 (US):
A maid in a fashionable suburban London hotel finds a corpse in a
trunk in one of the rooms.
(Delayed 10Mar58 broadcast on WHDH-5, Boston, Mass., Monday at 10:30pm)
Synopsis 3 (US):
Saber discovers a puzzling scrap of paper is a clue to a case in which a corpse
was found in a trunk in a
fashionable London hotel. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
1.23 [SOL-23] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Neil McCallum
4 AGAINST 3 -aka- FOUR AGAINST THREE
02Mar1958 [us] NBC
Sun 5:30pm (original network airdate)
07Mar59 [us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
10Jun59 [uk] Granada, Wed
11Nov59 [uk] ATV Midlands, Wed
18Feb60 [uk] Tyne-Tees, Thur
25Apr60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Eldon Howard /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (recurring)
Colin Tapley ........... Inspector Parker (recurring)
Robert Raglan .......... Dr. Stone
Patricia Driscoll ...... Miss Grey
Stella Bonheur ......... Mrs. Thompson
Kay Callard ............ Anna
Leonard Sharp .......... Redell
Stuart Saunders ........ Manager
Arnold Bell ............ Dr. Holliday
Synopsis 1 (UK):
How did a fire start in a locked hospital storeroom when only
three trusted staff had a key. Does one of them have a grudge
against the hospital.
Synopsis 2 (US):
Saber is looking for an arsonist who set fire to a large hospital.
(Aired 19Feb61 on WCOV-20, Montgomery, Ala., Sunday at 1:00pm)(Uncovered)
Synopsis 3 (US):
Mark Saber seeks out the arsonist who set a big hospital fire. [Chicago Tribune]
1.24 [SOL-24] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Neil McCallum
CODE TO MURDER
09Mar1958 [us] NBC Sun 5:30pm (original network
airdate)
14Mar59 [us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
18Jun59 [uk] Granada, Thur
20Jan60 [uk] ATV Midlands, Wed
25Feb60 [uk] Tyne-Tees, Thur
2May60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Eldon Howard /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (recurring)
Colin Tapley .......... Inspector Parker (recurring)
Leslie Kyle ........... Carlton Blake
John Harvey ........... Frank Blake
Peter Elliot .......... Gilbey
John Stuart ........... Doctor (recurring)
Robert Dorning ........ Crowley
Synopsis 1 (UK):
Why was the son of Carlton Blake murdered. Carlton is
paralysed by a stroke and he is the only witness. Did the
killers mistake him for his father, or was he killed because
he was in debt?
Synopsis 2 (US):
An electronics expert sees his son shot to death, and falls into a state of
paralysis.
[Philadelphia Inquirer]
[--] 16Mar1958 [us] NBC Sun 5:30pm -
pre-empted for a Science Series repeat of
“Hemo the Magnificent,” a story of blood and circulation.
1.25 [SOL-25] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Neil McCallum
CALLING CHARLIE - EMERGENCY
23Mar1958 [us] NBC Sun 5:30pm (original network
airdate)
21Mar59 [us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
24Jun59 [uk] Granada, Thur
23Dec59 [uk] ATV Midlands, Wed
3Mar60 [uk] Tyne-Tees, Thur
9May60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Eldon Howard /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (recurring)
Colin Tapley ........... Inspector Parker (recurring)
Bill Nagy .............. Jack
Peter Bathhurst ........ Merrill
Dorothy Gordon ......... Gloria
Denis Shaw ............. Bud
Synopsis 1 (UK):
Mr. X has lost his memory. All he can say is that he has planted a bomb
that is due to go off at 2 O'Clock, giving Mark Saber
two hours to find it.
Synopsis 2 (US):
Mark Saber has two hours to find the man who threatened to blow up a government
building with a home made time bomb. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
1.26 [SOL-26] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Neil McCallum
THE VISITOR
30Mar1958 [us] NBC Sun 5:30pm (original network
airdate)
28Mar59 [us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
25Jun59 [uk] Granada, Thur
17Feb60 [uk] ATV Midlands, Wed
11Mar60 [uk] Tyne-Tees, Fri
16May60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by James Eastwood /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Neil McCallum .......... Pete Paulson (recurring)
Colin Tapley ........... Inspector Parker (recurring)
John Loder ............. Monsieur Rivier
Mila Parely ............ Mme. Rivier
Wendy Hutchinson ....... Maureen
Shirley Lawrence ....... Sheila
Synopsis 1 (UK):
Mark Saber faces one of his most difficult cases of his
career when he tries to discover the murderer of Maureen, a
young girl who was killed as she was telephoning him for help.
Mark traces the call to the girl's flat and a case of murder.
Synopsis 2 (US):
A frantic girl phones Mark Saber and asks him to save her life. When Saber
arrives at the
girl's apartment, he finds her dead. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
##########################
THE
Gordon Tanner
EPISODES (early 1958)
##########################
Gordon Tanner takes over as Mark Saber's new assistant Larry Nelson
(13 episodes) replacing Neil McCallum who had played Saber's
assistant Pete Paulson (in the first 26 episodes of the season -except 1)
1.27 [SOL-27] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Gordon Tanner/ Colin Tapley
FIELD GOAL
06Apr1958 [us] NBC Sun 5:30pm (original network airdate)
04Apr59
[us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
31Mar60 [uk] Tyne-Tees
1Jun60 [uk] ATV Midlands, Wed
20Jun60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
no airdate for Granada
Written by Eldon Howard /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Gordon Tanner .......... Larry Nelson (recurring)
Colin Tapley ........... Inspector Parker (recurring)
Marion Matbie .......... Mrs. Radford
Carol Austin ........... Ellen
John Gabriel ........... Vittorio
Hal Osmond ............. Porter
Adrian Cairns .......... Carter
Synopsis (UK)
Mark Saber and Larry Nelson are asked to solve the murder of
Mrs. Radford's husband.
Synopsis (US)
Vittorio Russo, a hairdresser, helps a woman plan the murder of the wealthy
husband in order to collect the insurance money.
(NBC "Detective's Diary" re-run 4Apr59, Saturday at 12:30pm Eastern)
Synopsis
3 (US):
A London housewife plots the murder of her wealthy husband with the aid of her
hairdresser in order to
collect $150,000 life insurance. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
1.28 [SOL-28] Saber of London: Donald Gray/
(Neil McCallum - according to US "TV Guide")
(Gordon Tanner - according to UK Tyne-Tees "The Viewer")
THE MAN WHO WAS TWICE
13Apr1958 [us] NBC Sun 5:30pm (original network
airdate)
11Apr59 [us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
15Jan60 [uk] Granada, Fri
7Apr60 [uk] Tyne-Tees, Thursday 10:42 pm
4May60 [uk] ATV Midlands, Wed
6Jun60 [uk] A-R London, Mon (check)
Written by Brian Clemens /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Gordon Tanner .......... Larry Nelson (recurring)
Robert Raikes .......... Peter Wells
Ian Fleming ............ Mr. Rodney
Pat English ............ Airport Receptionist
Diana Chesney .......... Evelyn Hayward
Bob Simmons ............ Brading
Tony Thornton .......... Air Officer
Vernon Smythe .......... Hotel Receptionist
Hedger Wallace ......... Security Officer
Synopsis 1 (UK):
Wells, a young man accused of embezzlement, decides to make a
run for it - under the name of a person he knows to be dead. But
impersonation can be dangerous as he discovers.
Synopsis 2 (US):
Peter Wells is accused by his employer of embezzling funds.
(NBC "Detective's Diary" re-run 11Apr59, Saturday at 12:30pm Eastern)
Synopsis 3 (US):
An accused embezzler takes on a dead man's identity to avoid conviction, only to
discover
that the man he impersonated was wanted for murder. [Philadelphia
Inquirer]
1.29 [SOL-29] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Gordon Tanner
DEAD MAN'S HANDS
20Apr1958 [us] NBC Sun 5:30pm (original network
airdate)
18Apr59 [us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
16Oct59 [uk] Granada, Fri
16Mar60 [uk] ATV Midlands, Wed
7Nov60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Stanley Miller /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Gordon Tanner .......... Larry Nelson (recurring)
Jack Melford ............ Dr. Turner
John Stuart ............. Dr. Curtis
Jill Melford ............ Helen
Mary Jones .............. Mrs. Penny
Synopsis 1 (UK):
Mrs. Penny asks Mark Saber to find out why her dead husband is
being blamed by the police for a set of burglaries.
Synopsis 2 (US):
Police have found that fingerprints in certain burglarized houses
match those of a man who has been dead for years. (US TV Guide)
(NBC "Detective's Diary" re-run 18Apr59, Saturday 12:30pm Eastern)
Synopsis 3 (US):
A distraught widow asks Mark Saber to help prove her late husband innocent of a
burglary charge.
Saber's only clue leads him to a doctor who has perfected a method of
transferring fingerprints from
a dead man's hands onto a glove. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
1.30 [SOL-30] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Gordon Tanner/
Colin Tapley
POWER OF SUGGESTION
27Apr1958 [us] NBC Sun 5:30pm
(original network airdate)
25Apr59 [us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
20May59 [uk] Granada
16Sep59 [uk] ATV Midlands Wed
23Jun60 [uk] Tyne-Tees, 10:49 Thursday pm [GT]
14Nov60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Eldon Howard (NOT Brian Clemens) /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast: (verified on film)
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Gordon Tanner .......... Larry Nelson (recurring)
Colin Tapley ........... Inspector Parker (recurring)
Neil Hallett ........... John Bellville
John Stone ............. Harrison Kane
Frank Henderson ........ Dr. Bruce
Synopsis 1 (UK):
The case against Harrison Kane for the murder of Kitty Bellville
and the attempted murder of her husband looks pretty conclusive
until Mark Saber appears on the scene. Mark Saber is called in
by John Belville.
Synopsis 2 (US):
Saber investigates a murder committed with a poisoned bottle of wine.
[Philadelphia Inquirer]
1.31 [SOL-31] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Gordon Tanner
DIAMOND FOLLIES
04May1958 [us] NBC Sun 5:30pm (original network airdate)
30Oct59 [uk] Granada, Fri
13Apr60 [uk] ATV Midlands, Wed
22Aug60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Eldon Howard /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Gordon Tanner .......... Larry Nelson (recurring)
Charles Ross ........... Tom Weeks
Derek Blomfield ........ Bancroft
Jan Holden ............. Jean Lansing
Geoffrey Hibbert ....... Andrews
Synopsis 1 (UK):
When a girl wearing a priceless jewel in a cheap brooch is
killed in a road accident, her sister Jean Lansing asks Mark
Saber to investigate and clear the dead girl's name of any
crime. On taking the case Saber uncovers a smuggling racket.
Synopsis 2 (US):
A woman wearing a priceless jewel dies in a car crash, and she is suspected of
having been a key member
of a diamond smuggling ring. The dead woman's sister sets out to clear her name;
and asks Saber for help.
[Philadelphia Inquirer]
1.32 [SOL-32] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Gordon Tanner/ Colin Tapley
A DIPLOMATIC AFFAIR
11May1958 [us] NBC Sun 5:30pm (original network
airdate)
09May59 [us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
6Nov59 [uk] Granada, Fri
27Apr60 [uk] ATV Midlands, Wed
19May60 [uk] Tyne-Tees, Thur
29Aug60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Brian Clemens /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Gordon Tanner .......... Larry Nelson (recurring)
Colin Tapley ........... Inspector Parker (recurring)
Ellen Blueth ........... Petra Tomilkin
John Le Mesurier ....... Franz
Phillip Saville ........ Major Virnoff
Guy Deghy .............. Yarkhov
Denis Shaw ............. Captain
John G. Heller ......... Clerk
Jan Conrad ............. Cook
Synopsis 1:
Petra Tomilkin is convinced that her father Franz led an uprising is being held
against his will in their country's
embassy. Scotland Yard will not enter diplomatic territory but Mark Saber is not
bound by such restrictions.
Synopsis 2:
Mark Saber and his assistant, Larry Nelson, pose as waiters to enter a foreign
embassy.
The object of their mission to find a missing diplomat.
1.33 [SOL-33] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Gordon Tanner/ Colin Tapley
BLACK PAWN, WHITE PAWN
18May1958 [us] NBC Sun 5:30pm (original network
airdate)
16May59 [us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
13Nov59 [uk] Granada, Fri
11May60 [uk] ATV Midlands, Wed
5Sep60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Brian Clemens /
Directed by Godfrey Grayson
Cast:
Donald Gray
............ Mark Saber
Gordon Tanner .......... Larry Nelson (recurring)
Colin Tapley ........... Inspector Parker (recurring)
Basil Dignam ........... Frank Chester
Denis Shaw ............. Ben Greer (Bank Robber)
Frank Forsyth .......... Webster
Gordon Phillott ........ Roberts
Howard Lang ............ PC Price
Robert Raglan .......... Mr. Keats
John Brooking .......... Mr. Davies
Honor Shepherd ......... Norma
Synopsis 1 (UK):
When Ben Greer is released from prison he finds his old
partner-in-crime Frank Chester living the life of a country
gentleman. Ben blackmails Frank who kills him. Unknown to
Frank, Mark Saber has been hired by an insurance company
to recover the money.
Synopsis 2 (US):
An ex-convict is murdered. [Chicago Tribune]
Synopsis 3 (US):
A chess pawn found in a murdered man's hand leads Saber to the killer. [09May59
Philadelphia Inquirer]
1.34 [SOL-34] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Gordon Tanner/ Colin Tapley
LILLIES FOR LUCAS
25May1958 [us] NBC Sun 5:30pm (original network airdate)
23May59 [us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
20Nov59 [uk] Granada, Fri
28Apr60 [uk] Tyne-Tees, Thur
25May60 [uk] ATV Midlands, Wed
no airdate for A-R London
Written by Albert Miller /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Gordon Tanner .......... Larry Nelson (recurring)
Colin Tapley ........... Inspector Parker (recurring)
Michael Ripper ......... Kurtz
Tony Quinn ............. Austin
Garry Thorne ........... Frankie
Judy Bruce ............. Florist
Synopsis 1 (UK):
Saber and his assistant Larry Nelson follow two ex-convicts
who they suspect are out to revenge themselves on the informer
whose evidence was responsible for putting them behind bars.
Synopsis 2 (UK):
The memory of a scene in a courtroom corridor and knowledge
of how a man spent his time in jail leads Mark Saber to the
solution of a murder.
Synopsis 3 (UK):
A stool pigeon who squealed on two blackmailers is murdered. On a table in the
victim's hotel room.
Mark Saber finds a bunch of lilies and traces them to the florist who sold-them.
1.35 [SOL-35] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Gordon Tanner/ Colin Tapley
THE WHITE CANE
01Jun1958 [us] NBC Sun 5:30pm (original network
airdate)
30May59 [us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
27Nov59 [uk] Granada, Fri
23Mar60 [uk] ATV Midlands, Wed
23May60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Eldon Howard /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Gordon Tanner .......... Larry Nelson (recurring)
Colin Tapley ........... Inspector Parker (recurring)
Edwin Richfield ........ Crane
Hal Osmond ............. Tippy
Geoffrey Hibbert ....... Tom
Jennifer Jayne ......... Mary Dale
Diana Chesney .......... Mary Jane
Synopsis 1 (UK):
Mary Dale believes that her father, a blind beggar, was
deliberately pushed under the taxi which killed him. When
Mark Saber investigates, he finds that all the evidence
points to an accident. But one question remains unanswered.
Why was the white cane, which the blind man always carried,
never found?
Synopsis 2 (US):
A young woman sees her father, a blind beggar, pushed under the wheels of a
moving taxi and killed,
but the murderer escapes before she can see his face. [30May59 Philadelphia
Inquirer]
1.36 [SOL-36] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Gordon Tanner
BEYOND FEAR
08Jun1958 [us] NBC Sun 5:30pm (original network
airdate)
06Jun59 [us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
4Dec59 [uk] Granada, Fri
6Apr60 [uk] ATV Midlands, Wed
26May60 [uk] Tyne-Tees, Thur
21Nov60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by George St. George /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Gordon Tanner .......... Larry Nelson (recurring)
Colin Tapley ........... Inspector Parker (recurring)
Edwin Richfield ........ Hawkins
Jennifer Jayne ......... Ann Somers (returns as a regular in season 3)
Frank Henderson ........ Banker
John Stuart ............ Dr. Gordon
Arnold Bell ............ Ellis
Synopsis 1 (UK):
Some years ago Mark Saber was instrumental in putting Hawkins
behind bars. It is now time for his release and he has been
told by a doctor that he has only a very brief time to live
before he dies of an incurable disease. Determined to be
revenged on Mark Saber, Jenkins embarks on a crime spree feeling
he has nothing to lose. But fate plays a dirty trick on him.
Synopsis 2 US):
An ex-convict, suffering from what he believes to be an incurable disease, sets
out to kill the man
who put him behind bars. [Chicago Tribune]
1.37 [SOL-37] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Gordon Tanner/ Colin Tapley
DON'T LOSE YOUR SHIRT
15Jun1958 [us] NBC Sun 5:30pm (original network
airdate)
13Jun59 [us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
11Dec59 [uk] Granada, Fri
9Mar60 [uk] ATV Midlands, Wed
28Nov60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Eldon Howard /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Gordon Tanner .......... Larry Nelson (recurring)
Colin Tapley ........... Inspector Parker (recurring)
Patrick Holt ........... Tim Shute
Ann Doran .............. Angela
Hal Osmond ............. Herbert
Michael Ripper ......... Jules
Catherine Finn ......... Mrs.Emory
Ken Edwards ............ Old Man Emory
Ann Lynn ............... Beverly
Jack Melford ........... Paul Emory
Ian Wilson ............. John
Norah Gordon ........... Mrs. Peters
Synopsis 1 (UK):
Tim Shute is a worried man. A friend of his has been found
murdered in Tim's flat and Tim is the number one suspect.
Mark Saber gets to work on the case and and finds that his
first clue is a laundry mark on a shirt left at the scene of
the crime.
Synopsis 2 (US):
Mark Saber traces a laundry mark in search of a murderer. [Chicago Tribune]
1.38 [SOL-38] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Gordon Tanner/ Colin Tapley
WEAKNESS DOESN'T PAY
22Jun1958 [us] NBC Sun 5:30pm (original network
airdate)
20Jun59 [us] re-run on NBC's "Detective's Diary" series
29Jun59 [uk] ATV Midlands, Mon
18Dec59 [uk] Granada, Fri
17Mar60 [uk] Tyne-Tees, Thur
30May60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Eldon Howard /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Gordon Tanner .......... Larry Nelson (recurring)
Colin Tapley ........... Inspector Parker (recurring)
John Longden ........... Burton Pool
Peter Bathurst ......... Dr. Green
Carol Marsh ............ Anita
Joy Webster ............ Lucille
Synopsis 1 (UK):
Burton Pool's wife is gravely ill and has said she will kill
herself. Mark Saber finds her dead and only he thinks it is
murder.
Synopsis 2 (US):
A man hires Saber to prevent his wife from committing suicide. [Chicago Tribune]
1.39 [SOL-39] Saber of London: Donald Gray/ Gordon Tanner/ Colin Tapley
THE CORPSE THAT CRIED MURDER
29Jun1958
[us] NBC Sun 5:30pm (original network airdate)
27Jun59 [us] re-run on NBC's
"Detective's Diary" series
Film no. 39
(on leader)
6Jul59 [uk] ATV Midlands, Mon
29Jan60 [uk] Granada, Fri
24Mar60 [uk] Tyne-Tees, Thur
13Jun60 [uk] A-R London, Mon
Written by Brian Clemens /
Directed by Max Varnel
Cast:
Donald Gray ............ Mark Saber
Gordon Tanner .......... Larry Nelson (recurring)
Robert Raikes .......... Hart
Geoffrey Hibbert ....... Pogo
Patricia English ....... Jean Pickard
Jan Holden ............. Amy Pickard
Denis Quilley .......... Bluey
Denis Shaw ............. Topwell
John Witty ............. Dr. Evans
Adrian Cairns .......... Tom Harrow
Mark Singleton ......... Clerk
Alastair Hunter ........ Porter
Synopsis 1 (UK):
Mark Saber is attacked by two thugs and is warned to "lay off the Pickard case."
But he is
baffled as he knows no-one of that name. Then a girl is found murdered, and when
Saber is
called in to investigate, he learns that her name is Pickard!
Synopsis 2 (US):
Inspector Mark Saber is brutally attacked by two gangsters in “The Corpse Cried
Murder.”
[Chicago Tribune]
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