Blake and Mortimer (TV series)

infobox television
show_name = Blake and Mortimer


caption = Blake and Mortimer, as seen in the show's opening sequence.
format = Animated series
runtime = 23 minutes (approx. per episode)
creator = Edgar Pierre Jacobs (characters)
starring =
country = FRA
network = Various
first_aired = 1997
last_aired = 1998
num_episodes = 26|

Blake and Mortimer is an animated television series, based on the Blake and Mortimer comic book by Edgar Pierre Jacobs.

The series was directed by Stéphane Bernasconi, and produced by Ellipse (France), and shown in 1997.

The first nine stories were used in this series, as well as four brand new stories, devised by the creators - "The Viking's Bequest", The Secret of Easter Island, The Alchemist's Will, and The Druid.

Episode List

26 episodes were made, with each story consisting of two parts, these stories being:
*Mystery of the Great Pyramid
*The Yellow Mark
*Swordfish Versus Delta Red
*The Atlantis Enigma
*Heavy Weather
*The Infernal Machine
*The Ghost and the Necklace
*Professor Sató's Three Formulae
*The Francis Blake Affair
*The Viking's Bequest
*The Secret of Easter Island
*The Alchemist's Will
*The Druid

The Viking's Bequest

"The Viking's Bequest" (French: "L'Heritage du Viking") was the first of four brand new stories in the animated television series. In this story, an Icelandic physicist has developed a geothermal energy process. She invites famed professionals to inspect her claims, including Blake, Mortimer and a disguised Olrik, who attempts to steal the new discovery.

DVD Releases

It was released on DVD in France (including English language options), and it was released in the UK in 2006 in a slim-lined box set.

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