Strange Report
| Strange Report | |
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| Starring |
Anthony Quayle Kaz Garas Anneke Wills |
| Opening theme | Roger Webb |
| Composer(s) | Roger Webb |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 16 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Norman Felton |
| Producer(s) | Robert Buzz Berger |
| Running time | 50 mins |
| Production company(s) | Arena Productions |
| Distributor | ITC Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 35 mm film 4:3 Colour |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | 21 September 1969 – 11 January 1970 |
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 8 January 1971, to 10 September 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.
Filmed July 1968 – March 1969 on location and at Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire.
Airdate is for ATV Midlands. ITV regions varied date and order.
The series was repeated on UK satellite channel Bravo in 1996/97, and on UK digital channel ITV4, from digitally restored prints, in 2005/2006, (the episode 'Heart' was not screened by ITV4), satellite channel Men and Motors also screened the series in 2007.
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