Houdini and Doyle
| Houdini & Doyle | |
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| Composer(s) | James Jandrisch |
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| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Producer(s) | Adrian Sturges |
| Location(s) | The Space Project, Manchester, England |
| Cinematography | Philipp Blaubach Stephen Reizes |
| Editor(s) | John Smith D. Gillian Truster Paul G. Day Stephen Philipson |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
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| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | March 13 – July 4, 2016 |
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.
On August 3, 2016, Fox cancelled the series after one season.
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.
The series was filmed on two stages at The Space Project in Manchester.
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.
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