5.8 /10 1 Votes
52% Metacritic Composer(s) James Jandrisch First episode date 13 March 2016 | 7.4/10 IMDb 46% Rotten Tomatoes Original language(s) English Final episode date 4 July 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre Drama
Action
Mystery
Crime
Adventure Created by David Hoselton
David Titcher Starring Stephen Mangan
Michael Weston
Rebecca Liddiard
Adam Nagaitis
Tim McInnerny Country of origin United Kingdom
Canada
United States Networks FOX, ITV, Global Television Network Cast Michael Weston, Stephen Mangan, Emily Carey, Tim McInnerny, Diana Quick Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houdini & Doyle is a British-Canadian-American television drama series loosely based on the real-world friendship of Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A 10-episode first season was ordered by Fox in the United States, ITV in the United Kingdom, and Global in Canada. The pilot episode was written by co-creators David Hoselton and David Titcher. The first episode was broadcast on ITV on Sunday 13 March 2016.
Contents
On August 3, 2016, Fox cancelled the series after one season.
Premise
Harry Houdini is a rational skeptic and atheist whereas Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle is a believer in the paranormal and supernatural. The drama opens in 1901 London, shortly after the publication of Doyle's The Great Boer War. Houdini and Doyle become involved in the investigation of several mysterious deaths. They argue over whether the causes are natural or supernatural, and often bet on the cause, which causes their police liaison, Constable Adelaide Stratton, some embarrassment.
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Production
The series was filmed on two stages at The Space Project in Manchester.
Broadcast
The series premiered on ITV in the United Kingdom 13 March 2016. It premiered on 2 May 2016, on Global in Canada and Fox in the United States. Now TV became the online streaming network for the series in the UK on 24 June 2015. The series aired on RTÉ in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.