'DETECTIVE' (1964) SERIES 1EP 6 "Dishonoured Bones" (2nd surviving episode) CLASSIC TELEVISION

""Archeologist and amateur sleuth Martin Cotterill is working on a dig in the small village of Panverne when he discovers a body recently dumped in his trench." Starring: Christopher Banks as Dr Cordmaker, Elizabeth Bell as Girl Student, Geoffrey Chater as Tony Garnish Jeremy Conway as Boy Student Robert Croudace as PC Kendal Judi Dench as Charlotte Revel Alan Dobie as Martin Cotterell Ivor Ellis as Footman Patricia English as Isobel Vitrey David Garfield as Will Samways Peter Gill as Henry Revel Peter Halliday as Sergeant Few Ernest Hare as General Revel Gerald Lawson as Actree Francis Matthews as Charles Garnish Tina Matthews as Nurse Aubrey Morris as John Rose ORIGINALLY BROADCAST: 4TH MAY 1964 Director: Michael Hayes Writers: David Goddard (ORIGINAL STORY) John Trench (ADAPTED BY) 'Detective' is a British mystery anthology television series adapted from stories by numerous prominent crime fiction writers, with each episode focusing on a particular detective character. Of the eighteen episodes from the first series twelve are currently known to exist; nine episodes from series two survive; while only one episode from the third series remains in the archive. Each episode of the first series was introduced by Rupert Davies, in-character as Inspector Maigret, reprising his role from the eponymous BBC series that had aired from 1960 to 1963. Several episodes functioned as Backdoor pilots for potential future series. Of the 45 episodes, only three such shows were produced as a result: Cluff (1964–65) starring Leslie Sands, Thorndyke (1964) starring Peter Copley, and Sherlock Holmes (1965–68) starring Douglas Wilmer, and later, Peter Cushing. Detective ran for 45 episodes over three series Several of the detectives featured have never reappeared in a television adaptation, making their appearance in the series even more significant to the Golden Age devotee. It also saw some lesser known – though no less interesting – sleuths, for example R. C. Woodthorpe’s Sir Luke Frinsby, Ethel Lina White’s Miss Pye and Edgar Jepson and Robert Eustace’s Ruth Kelstern. 'Detective' was successful and sold abroad, including to Australia. Three stories were chosen from the first season to be expanded into full series – 'Cluff' (already available on this channel) 'Thorndyke' and 'Sherlock Holmes'. Detective – Series One (duration 18 x 50 mins) FIRST SERIES BROADCAST: March 30th to July 27th 1964 at 21.25 on BBC Television The first series was produced by David Goddard with Max Marquis, John Gould and Anthony Read acting as Script Editors. Archive Status: Six episodes are currently missing from the archives from the original eighteen. If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE, SHARE and SUBSCRIBE, leave a comment. IF YOU CAN, please donate at: paypal.me/ArchiveMedia.