Classic Televison - Prime Time

Strange Report

Original channel

ITV (Britan)

NBC (United States)

Original run

September 21, 1969 – January 11,  1970 (Britan)

January 8, 1971, to September 10, 1971 (United States)

Starring

Anthony Quayle

Kaz Garas

Anneke Wills

Strange Report is a British television drama starring Anthony Quayle as Adam Strange. It was produced by ITC Entertainment and first broadcast in 1969.

Adam Strange, a retired Home Office criminologist, solves bizarre cases – which had been marked "Open File" by various government departments – with the help of Hamlyn Gynt (Kaz Garas), Evelyn (Anneke Wills) and Professor Marks (Charles Lloyd Pack). He employed the latest techniques in forensic investigation, which he undertook in his own laboratory in his flat in Warwick Crescent in the Maida Vale/Little Venice area of Paddington.

Unlike other ITC productions, which were created in order to be sold to the U.S. market, Strange Report was created in collaboration with NBC's films unit Arena in the United States with the suggestion that the first half of the series would take place in the United Kingdom and the second half would see Strange visiting the United States. This fell through, which explains why such a short season of episodes was created. The second series also fell through because Quayle and Wills decided not to continue due to personal concerns.

In the United States, NBC broadcast Strange Report from January 8, 1971, to September 10, 1971. It aired on Fridays from 10:00 to 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time throughout its American run.

The series opening theme, composed by Roger Webb, was also available as sheet music.