The Odd Man

The Odd Man

infobox television
show_name = The Odd Man
format = Police
runtime = 50 minutes
creator = Edward Boyd
starring = William Mervyn
Keith Barron
Edwin Richfield
country = UK
network = Granada TV
first_aired = 1962
last_aired = 1963infobox television |
show_name = It's Cold Outside
format = Police
runtime = 50 minutes
creator = Edward Boyd
starring = William Mervyn
Keith Barron
Anthony Ainley
country = UK
network = Granada TV
first_aired = 1964
last_aired = 1966infobox television | show_name = Mr Rose
format = Police
runtime = 50 minutes
creator = Edward Boyd
starring = William Mervyn
Donald Webster
Gillian Lewis
country = UK
network = Granada TV
first_aired = 1967
last_aired = 1967

"The Odd Man" was the first of a trilogy of police series produced in the 1960s by Granada TV, linked by the presence of pompous but increasingly genial police Chief Inspector Charles Rose (William Mervyn). It originally dealt with the investigations of theatrical-agent-cum-detective Steve Gardiner (Edwin Richfield) (The "odd man" of the series' title), and his encounters with the police in the form of Chief Inspector Gordon (Moultrie Kelsall) and DS Swift (Keith Barron). By the second season, Gordon had been replaced by Rose.

The characters of Rose and Swift were then given their own series, "It's Cold Outside", which ran for two seasons, with Barron being replaced in the second series by Anthony Ainley as DS Hunter.

The third and final series in the trilogy, "Mr Rose", saw Rose in retirement in Eastbourne, attempting to write his memoirs, but instead being drawn into private detection. The theme tune for this series was by Roy Budd and was issued as a single on the Pye label in 1967.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • the odd man/one out — the person or thing that is different from the other members of a group It looks like he s the odd one out on this particular issue. [=he has a different opinion than everyone else] All my college friends have gotten married. I m the odd man out …   Useful english dictionary

  • (the) odd man out — the odd man/one out someone or something that is different from the other people or things in a group. She was always the odd one out at school she didn t really mix with the other children. I felt like the odd man out yesterday. Everyone was… …   New idioms dictionary

  • the odd man out — see ↑odd • • • Main Entry: ↑man …   Useful english dictionary

  • (the) odd one out — the odd man/one out someone or something that is different from the other people or things in a group. She was always the odd one out at school she didn t really mix with the other children. I felt like the odd man out yesterday. Everyone was… …   New idioms dictionary

  • The deaf man — is a character in the 87th Precinct series of police procedurals by author Ed McBain (pseudonym of Evan Hunter).The Deaf Man is a criminal mastermind who appears in a number of the novels, usually plotting some spectacular crime while sending… …   Wikipedia

  • The Gilded Man — (also published as Death and the Gilded Man) …   Wikipedia

  • odd man out —  All alone.  ► “That would leave Sprint the odd man out among AT&T and MCI Communications Corp. in the race to establish global partnerships.” (Network World, Feb. 13, 1995, p. 1) …   American business jargon

  • (the) odd man out — …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Third Man — This article is about the film. For other uses, see The Third Man (disambiguation). The Third Man cinema release poster Directed by Carol Reed …   Wikipedia

  • The Great Man — For the Kate Christensen novel, see The Great Man (novel). Infobox Film name = The Great Man image size = caption = director = José Ferrer producer = Aaron Rosenberg writer = Al Morgan José Ferrer narrator = starring = José Ferrer music = Herman… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”