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Court Martial (1965-66)
    a.k.a. 'Counsellors at War'
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
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Court Martial Title Sequence 1965 ITC / Universal

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COURT MARTIAL
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A Roncom Films, Inc - ITC Presentation
Distributed by
MCA (England)TV, Ltd. Universal City Studios, Inc.
Incorporated Television Company Ltd (ITC) (Lew Grade)
filmed on location and at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, England
for
ABC Television Network [us] (8Apr66-2Sep66)
ATV Associated Television [uk]
Executive Producers Robert Douglas and Bill Hill

UK Military Legal Drama series  1965-66   26 episodes x 60 min bw
starring
Bradford Dillman as Capt. David Young
Peter Graves as Maj. Frank Whittaker
with
Kenneth J. Warren as M/Sgt. John MacCaskey
Angela Browne as Sgt. Yolanda Perkins [AB]
Diane Clare as Sgt. Wendy [DC] (replaced Angela Browne)
Premise:
During World War II a crack team from the Judge Advocate General's office
investigates crime all over Europe and then proceeds to the court-martial itself.

All episodes filmed in the UK, except the pilot, which was filmed in the USA.
"Court Martial"
Main Score and Main Title Theme by Frank Cordell

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[00] SERGEANT RYKER (pilot) 1963 US tv movie (90 min) (color)
(filmed in the USA)
aka
'The Case Against Paul Ryker' / 'The Case Against Sergeant Ryker'
'Torn Between Two Values'
(out of 2 episodes of the anthology series Kraft Suspense Theatre)
100ct63 (pt. 1)  17Oct63 (pt. 2)
produced by Frank Telford
written by Seeleg Lester and William D Gordon
directed by Buzz Kulik
director of photography Walter Strenge
music by John Williams
starring
Bradford Dillman as Capt. David Young
Peter Graves as Major Frank Whitaker
guest stars
Lee Marvin as Sgt. Paul Ryker
Vera Miles as Ann Ryker
Lloyd Nolan as Gen. Amos Bailey
Murray Hamilton as Capt. Appleton
Norman Fell as Sgt. Max Winkler
Bradford Dillman as Capt. David Young
Walter Brooke as Col. Arthur Merriam
Francis De Sales
In Korea, Army Lawyers prepare the trial of a Sergeant
accused of being a traitor.

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  [01] Court Martial: WHERE THERE WAS NO ECHO (V)
12Sep65 [us] ABC
8Jan66 [uk] ATV London
14Jan66 [uk] ATV Midlands
Produced and Directed by Robert Douglas
Written by E. Sarsfield Waters
Director of Photography Kenneth Hodges, BSC
Starring:
Bradford Dillman, Peter Graves With: Angela Browne
Guest Star:
Cameron Mitchell ........ General Purdy
With:
Ronald Howard ........... Major Leslie
Eric Pohlmann ........... Doctor
Alan Tilvern ............ Capt. Vic Freeman
Also:
Jeremy Wilkin ........... M.P. Sgt. Jack Kealy
David Healy ............. Major Ted Riggs
Bill Edwards ............ M.P. M/Sgt Dyson
Harry Lockhart .......... Josef
Theodore Wilheim ........ Eugene
Victor Beaumont ......... Col. Gerhard Veeder
Eileen Way .............. Woman
Jutka Goz ............... Maria

[02] Court Martial: LET SLIP THE DOGS OF WAR
17Sep65 [us] ABC
9Oct65 [uk] ATV London
14OcT65 [uk] ATV Midlands
Written by John Dugan
Directed by Harvey Hart

[03] Court Martial: NO WREATH FOR AN ANGEL
24Sep65 [us] ABC
Written by Daniel Mainwaring
Directed by Harvey Hart

[04] Court Martial: THE HOUSE WHERE HE LIVED (aka BURDEN OF GUILT)
2Oct65 [uk] ATV London
7Oct65 [uk] ATV Midlands
Written by S.S. Schweitzer
Directed by Peter Maxwell
Guest Stars:
Sal Mineo
Anthony Quayle

[05] Court Martial: VENGEANCE IS MINE
prod no. 25813
4Dec65 [uk] ATV London
9Dec65 [uk] ATV Midlands
Written by Stuart Jerome
Directed by Alvin Rakoff

[06] Court Martial: TAPS FOR THE SERGEANT
prod. no. 25815
16Oct65 [uk] ATV London
21Oct65 [uk] ATV Midlands
Written by Daniel Mainwaring
Directed by Peter Maxwell

[07] Court Martial: A DATE WITH CELESTE
prod. no. 25806
30Oct65 [uk] ATV London
4Nov65 [uk] ATV Midlands
Produced and Directed by Robert Douglas
Written by Norman Lessing

[08] Court Martial: SILENCE IS THE ENEMY
prod. no. 25816
29Apr66 [uk] ATV Midlands
3Sep67 [uk] ATV London
Written by John Dugan
Directed by Harvey Hart

[09] Court Martial: LA BELLE FRANCE
23Oct65 UK ATV London
28Oct65 UK ATV Midlands
Written by Milton S. Gelman
Directed by Seth Holt
guest star
Diane Cilento

[10] Court Martial: FLIGHT OF A TIGER
06Nov65 UK ATV London / 11Nov65 UK ATV Midlands
29Oct65 (14Nov66)
Produced and Directed by Robert Douglas
Written by Iain McCormick
Starring:
Bradford Dillman, Peter Graves With: Angela Browne
Guest Cast:
John Doucette as Capt. George Crouch
Devi Bughwan as Mrs. Shastra Lai
Synopsis:
Captain George Crouch, a USAF pilot based in Burma, is accused of smuggling
gold into India. [RF]

[11] Court Martial: JUDGE THEM GENTLY
prod no. 25822
23Jul67 UK ATV London
28Jan66 UK ATV Midlands
Written by Gerry Day
Directed by Harvey Hart

[12] Court Martial: THE LIBERATORS
 Court Martial - The Liberators 1965 ITC / Universal
prod. no. 25825
20Nov65 UK ATV London
25Nov65 UK ATV Midlands
Written by Julian Bond
Directed by Alvin Rakoff
Starring:
Bradford Dillman, Peter Graves
Guest cast:
Lee Montague ......... Lt. Mario Pinelli
Rosemary Leach ....... Guilia Lazzara
Paul Whitsun-Jones ... Don Agostino
Roger Delgado ........ Salvatore Fratuzzi
Harold Kasket ........ Bartolemeo Genco
David Lander ......... Pietro Mori
Walter Sparrow ....... Dowell
Hal Galili ........... Captain Johnson
Bill Cornelius ....... Sergeant Marks
Synopsis:
Young (Bradford Dillman) is assigned to defend Lt. Mario Pinelli, who stands accused of murdering Sicilian partisan
leader Bartolemeo Genco. The evidence against Pinelli convincingly points to jealousy as his motive, Pinelli's girlfriend
was Genco's former mistress. [RF]


[13] Court Martial: SAVIOUR OF VLADIK
prod. no. 25826
18Dec65 ATV London
7Jan66 ATV Midlands
Written by Bill Strutton
Directed by Seth Holt

[14] Court Martial: LET NO MAN SPEAK
prod. no. 25821
27Aug67 UK ATV London
4Mar66 UK ATV Midlands
Written by S.S. Schweitzer
Directed by Alvin Rakoff

[15] Court Martial: OPERATION MAKESHIFT
prod. no. 25809
27Nov65 UK ATV London
2Dec65 UK ATV Midlands
Written by John McGreevey
Directed by Peter Maxwell

[16] Court Martial: WITHOUT SPEAR OR WORD
prod. 25805
11Dec65 UK ATV London
16Dec65 UK ATV Midlands
Written by Mark Rodgers
Directed by Peter Maxwell

[17] Court Martial: ALL IS A DREAM TO ME
prod. no. 25811
15Jan66 UK ATV London
21Jan66 UK ATV Midlands
Written by Jean Holloway
Directed by Silvio Narizzano
Guest Star
Donald Sutherland

[18] Court Martial: RETREAT FROM LIFE (V) (Christmas Episode)
prod. no. 25828
4Feb66 ATV Midlands (26Dec67 rpt)
9Jul67 ATV London
Produced by Bill Hill
Written by John T. Dugan
Directed by Jeremy Summers
Associate Producer Peter Medak
Director of Photography Kenneth Hodges, B.S.C.
Starring:
Bradford Dillman, Peter Graves
With: Kenneth J. Warren, Diane Clare
Guest Cast:
Leila Goldoni ............. Caterina Stevens
Don Borisenko ............. Cpt. Paul Stevens
also: (small font)
Derek Sydney .............. Guiseppe Calvelli
Derek Francis ............. Abbot
Mark Lester ............... Paolo Stevens
Martine Beswick ........... Mara Baccia
with: (large font)
David Bauer ............... Capt. Jim Lynch
Setting: Naples December 1943:

[19] Court Martial: ACHILLES' HEEL
prod. no. 25829
18Feb66 UK ATV Midlands
30Jul67 UK ATV London
Written by John McGreevey
directed by Alvin Rakoff

[20] Court Martial: OPERATION TROJAN HORSE
prod no. 25834
30Dec65 ATV Midlands
1Jan66 ATV London
Written by Julian Bond
Directed by Peter Medak

[21] Court Martial: ALL ROADS LEAD TO CALLAGHAN [DC]
prod. no. 25832
25Feb66 ATV Midlands
6Aug67 ATV London
Produced by Bill Hill
Teleplay by Leon Griffiths / Story idea by George Markstein
Directed by Peter Graham Scott
Starring: Bradford Dillman, Peter Graves With: Diane Clare 
Guest Star:
Darren McGavin ......... Sgt. Gallaghan
with
Michael Goodliffe ...... Col. Helmut Kirst
Warren Mitchell ........ Guido Orsini
Marla Landi ............ The Contessa
also
Terence Edmond ......... Lt. Fennimore
Phil Brown ............. Prosecutor
Warren Stanhope ........ President of Court
John Ray ............... Law Officer
Ronald Rubin ........... American Sergeant
Shane Rimmer ........... Ramsey
Colin Maitland ......... Gower
Franklin Fox ........... Chisholm
Burnell Tucker ......... Myer
Callen Angelo .......... Goldoni
Vicki Woolf ............ Italian girl
Don Smith .............. G.I.
and
Cec Linden ............. Col. Watson
The surrender of a small Italian town to the American liberators
presents Captain Young with a case of treason.

[22] Court Martial: REDRESS OF WRONGS
prod. no. 25819
4Feb66 UK ATV Midlands
9Jul67 UK ATV London
Written by S.S. Schweitzer and George Slavin
Directed by Robert Tronson

[23] Court Martial: THE LOGISTICS OF SURVIVAL
prod. no. 25820
11Mar66 UK ATV Midlands
16Jul67 UK ATV London
Written by Gerry Day and Edmund Morris
Directed by Alvin Rakoff

[24] Court Martial: THE BITTER WIND
prod. no. 25830
11Feb67 UK ATV Midlands
20Aug67 UK ATV London
Written by Gerry Day
Directed by Sam Wanamaker

[25] Court Martial: SHADOW OF A MAN
prod. no. 25827
22Apr66 UK ATV Midlands
13Aug67 UK ATV London
Written by Gerry Day and Ed Waters
Directed by Lewis Allen

[26] Court Martial: HOW ETHICAL CAN YOU BE? (final episode)
prod. no. 25831
15Apr66 UK ATV Midlands
10Sep67 UK ATV London
Written by Oscar Millard
Directed by Lewis Allen

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