Strange Report

Infobox ITC
show_name = Strange Report


caption = British DVD release
format = Spy-Fi Action Adventure
runtime = 60 min.
creator = Robert Berger
starring = Anthony Quayle
country = UK
network = ATV
first_aired = September 21, 1968
last_aired = October 12, 1969
num_episodes = 16
prod_co_

prod_co = ITC Entertainment

"Strange Report" was a British television drama starring Anthony Quayle as Adam Strange. It was produced by ITC Entertainment and first broadcast in 1968.

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 a US market, "Strange Report" was created in collaboration with the US (NBC's films unit Arena) with the suggestion that the first half of the series would take place in the UK and the second half would see Strange visiting the US. This fell through, which explains why such a short season of episodes was created. The second series fell through because two of the main performers decided not to continue due to personal concerns (Anthony Quayle and Anneke Wills).

The series opening theme, composed by Roger Webb, was also available as sheet music.

"Strange Report" was made available on DVD in the UK in 2007: the series was digitally restored for Carlton Visual Entertainment by BBC Resources in 2003.

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