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Created by Roald Dahl Country of origin United Kingdom No. of episodes 26 First episode date 1 September 1973 Network ITV Program creator Roald Dahl | 7.8/10 IMDb Starring Various No. of series 1 Producer(s) Anglia Television Final episode date 24 February 1974 Number of episodes 26 Cast Orson Welles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Similar Tales of the Unexpected, Roald Dahl's Esio Trot, The Zoo Gang, Orson Welles' Sketch B, The Adventurer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Orson welles great mysteries intro outro
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries was a British television series originally transmitted between 1973 and 1974, produced by Anglia Television for the ITV network.
Contents
- Orson welles great mysteries intro outro
- Orson welles great mysteries 1973 1974 theme
- Episodes
- Availability
- References
The series was an anthology of different tales. Each episode was introduced by Orson Welles, who was the only regular actor in the series but not in the play.
In the opening titles, Welles would be shown in silhouette as he walked through a hallway towards the camera, smoking a cigar and outfitted in a broad-brimmed hat and a huge cloak, the outfit itself being a nod to his having provided the voice of The Shadow in the 1930s radio program. When he actually appeared on-screen to introduce the episodes, his face would be all that would be shown, in extreme close-up and very low lighting.
Most of the episodes were directed by Alan Gibson, Peter Sykes, Peter Sasdy, Philip Saville, James Ferman, Alan Cooke...
The theme music for the series was composed by John Barry.
Orson welles great mysteries 1973 1974 theme
Episodes
- Captain Rogers (starring Donald Pleasence)
- The Leather Funnel
- A Terribly Strange Bed
- La Grande Bretèche
- The Dinner Party
- Money to Burn
- In the Confessional
- Unseen Alibi
- Battle of Wits
- A Point of Law
- The Monkey's Paw
- The Ingenious Reporter
- Death of an Old-Fashioned Girl
- For Sale - Silence
- The Inspiration of Mr. Budd
- An Affair of Honour
- Farewell to the Faulkners
- The Power of Fear
- Where There Is a Will
- A Time to Remember
- Ice Storm
- Come Into My Parlour
- Compliments of the Season
- Under Suspicion
- Trial for Murder
- The Furnished Room
Availability
ITV and Anglia Television were not known to have made Orson Welles' Great Mysteries available on home video as of early September 2013.