'DETECTIVE' (1964) SERIES 1EP 4 "END OF CHAPTER" (Earliest surviving episode) CLASSIC TELEVISION

""A publishing house ask Nigel Strangeways to look into a scandal involving General Thorseby's new book which is considered libelous but instead it's murder"" Starring: Glyn Houston as Nigel Strangeways, Geoffrey Bayldon as Stephen Protheroe, Hamilton Dyce as Insp. Wright, Joan Sanderson as Mrs Blayne and Peggy Ann Wood as Miss Waters Glyn Houston (1925-2019), who later appeared as Mervyn Bunter in three of the five series of Lord Peter Wimsey in the 1970’s, here takes the starring role as Nigel Strangeways in this story written under Cecil Day-Lewis’ Nicholas Blake pseudonym. A second Strangeways episode The Beast Must Die was adapted in series two, this time with Bernard Horsfall in the leading role. This is the earliest surviving episode from the series. ORIGINALLY BROADCAST: 20TH APRIL 1964 Director: Patrick Dromgoole Writers:Cecil Day-Lewis (ORIGINAL STORY) Gerald Kelsey (ADAPTED BY) 'Detective' is a British mystery anthology television series adapted from stories by numerous prominent crime fiction writers, with each episode focusing on a particular detective character. Of the eighteen episodes from the first series twelve are currently known to exist; nine episodes from series two survive; while only one episode from the third series remains in the archive. Each episode of the first series was introduced by Rupert Davies, in-character as Inspector Maigret, reprising his role from the eponymous BBC series that had aired from 1960 to 1963. Several episodes functioned as Backdoor pilots for potential future series. Of the 45 episodes, only three such shows were produced as a result: Cluff (1964–65) starring Leslie Sands, Thorndyke (1964) starring Peter Copley, and Sherlock Holmes (1965–68) starring Douglas Wilmer, and later, Peter Cushing. Detective ran for 45 episodes over three series Several of the detectives featured have never reappeared in a television adaptation, making their appearance in the series even more significant to the Golden Age devotee. It also saw some lesser known – though no less interesting – sleuths, for example R. C. Woodthorpe’s Sir Luke Frinsby, Ethel Lina White’s Miss Pye and Edgar Jepson and Robert Eustace’s Ruth Kelstern. 'Detective' was successful and sold abroad, including to Australia. Three stories were chosen from the first season to be expanded into full series – 'Cluff' (already available on this channel) 'Thorndyke' and 'Sherlock Holmes'. Detective – Series One (duration 18 x 50 mins) FIRST SERIES BROADCAST: March 30th to July 27th 1964 at 21.25 on BBC Television The first series was produced by David Goddard with Max Marquis, John Gould and Anthony Read acting as Script Editors. Archive Status: Six episodes are currently missing from the archives from the original eighteen. If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE, SHARE and SUBSCRIBE, leave a comment. IF YOU CAN, please donate at: paypal.me/ArchiveMedia.