Orson Welles Great Mysteries

Orson Welles Great Mysteries was a British television series originally transmitted between 1973 and 1974, produced by Anglia Television for the ITV network.[1]

Orson Welles Great Mysteries
Opening title card
StarringVarious
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes26
Production
ProducerAnglia Television
Running time25 minutes
DistributorITV Studios (UK)
20th Century-Fox Television (USA)
Release
Original networkITV
Picture format576i 4:3 (SDTV)
Original release1 September 1973 (1973-09-01) –
24 February 1974 (1974-02-24)

The series is an anthology of different tales. Each episode is introduced by Orson Welles, the only regular actor in the series, whose appearances were confined to the introductions.[2] In the opening titles, Welles appears shown in silhouette walking through a hallway towards the camera, smoking a cigar and outfitted in a broad-brimmed hat and a huge cloak. When he actually appears on-screen to introduce the episodes, his face is all that is shown, in extreme close-up and very low lighting.

Episodes were directed by Alan Gibson, Peter Sykes, Peter Sasdy, Philip Saville, James Ferman and Alan Cooke. The theme music for the series was composed by John Barry.[3]

Episodes
  1. Captain Rogers (starring Donald Pleasence)
  2. The Leather Funnel (starring Christopher Lee, Jane Seymour)
  3. A Terribly Strange Bed
  4. La Grande Bretèche (starring Peter Cushing, Susannah York)
  5. The Dinner Party (starring Joan Collins)
  6. Money to Burn (starring Victor Buono)
  7. In the Confessional (starring José Ferrer)
  8. Unseen Alibi (starring Dean Stockwell)
  9. Battle of Wits (starring Ian Bannen)
  10. A Point of Law
  11. The Monkey's Paw (starring Patrick Magee, Cyril Cusack)
  12. The Ingenious Reporter
  13. Death of an Old-Fashioned Girl
  14. For Sale - Silence (starring Jack Cassidy)
  15. The Inspiration of Mr. Budd (starring Hugh Griffith)
  16. An Affair of Honour (starring Harry Andrews, Michael Gambon)
  17. Farewell to the Faulkners
  18. The Power of Fear (starring Shirley Knight)
  19. Where There Is a Will (starring Richard Johnson)
  20. A Time to Remember (starring Patrick Macnee and Charles Gray)
  21. Ice Storm (starring Claire Bloom)
  22. Come Into My Parlour (starring Anne Jackson)
  23. Compliments of the Season (starring Eli Wallach)
  24. Under Suspicion
  25. Trial for Murder (starring Ian Holm)
  26. The Furnished Room (starring Clarence Williams III)

Availability

The home media rights are held by ITV Studios. In 2019 Network released half of the series on Region 2 DVD as Volume 1 in the UK.[4]

Volume 2 released Oct 26th 2020.

References
  1. "Orson Welles Great Mysteries (TV series)". BFI.
  2. "Orson Welles". Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  3. "John Barry: Themependium - John Barry | Release Info". AllMusic.
  4. "'Orson Welles' Great Mysteries Volume 1' set for release in UK". 30 January 2019.
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