The Man In Room 17

Jun 11, 1965 (en) Crime, Drama [50] Min
  • First Air Date
    Jun 11, 1965
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    55%
  • Original title
    The Man In Room 17
  • Release
    Jun 11, 1965
  • en
    -

Overview

The Man in Room 17 is a British television series which ran for two seasons in the mid-1960s, produced by the Northern ITV franchise, Granada Television. Key to the series' success was the involvement of writer/producer Robin Chapman. The show was set in Room 17 of the Department of Social Research, where former wartime agent-turned-criminologist Edwin Oldenshaw solved difficult police cases through theory and discussions with his assistants. The novelty of the series was that Oldenshaw and his colleagues never needed to leave their office in order to resolve cases, preferring to spend their time playing the Japanese board game of Go. They simply provided their prognosis and left the police to do the cleaning up. Different directors were often appointed to film the Room 17 and outside-world scenes independently, to maintain a sense of distance between the two worlds.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  1. Richard Vernon

    Oldenshaw

  2. Denholm Elliott

    Imlac Defraits

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 2 / Crews : 0

Season 1 ( 1965-06-11)

Tell the Truth

Episode: 1

Hello, Lazarus

Episode: 2

The Years of Glory

Episode: 3

Confidential Report

Episode: 4

The Millions of Mazafariyah

Episode: 5

The Seat of Power

Episode: 6

Safe Conduct

Episode: 7

A Minor Operation

Episode: 8

Find the Lady

Episode: 9

The Bequest

Episode: 10

Up Against A Brick Wall

Episode: 11

Out for a Duck

Episode: 12

Black Anniversary

Episode: 13

Season 2 ( 1966-04-08)

How to Rob a Bank - And Get Away With It

Episode: 1

Vendetta

Episode: 2

The Black Witch

Episode: 3

First Steal Six Eggs

Episode: 4

The Catacombs

Episode: 5

Where There's a Will

Episode: 6

The Fissile Missile Makers

Episode: 7

Goddess of Love

Episode: 8

Undue Influence

Episode: 9

Lady Luck's No Gentleman

Episode: 10

The Standard

Episode: 11

Saints Are Safer Dead

Episode: 12

Never Fall Down

Episode: 13
Jun 11, 1965 (en)
Crime, Drama
[50] Min
  • First Air Date Jun 11, 1965
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 55%
Original Title The Man In Room 17
en

Overview

The Man in Room 17 is a British television series which ran for two seasons in the mid-1960s, produced by the Northern ITV franchise, Granada Television. Key to the series' success was the involvement of writer/producer Robin Chapman. The show was set in Room 17 of the Department of Social Research, where former wartime agent-turned-criminologist Edwin Oldenshaw solved difficult police cases through theory and discussions with his assistants. The novelty of the series was that Oldenshaw and his colleagues never needed to leave their office in order to resolve cases, preferring to spend their time playing the Japanese board game of Go. They simply provided their prognosis and left the police to do the cleaning up. Different directors were often appointed to film the Room 17 and outside-world scenes independently, to maintain a sense of distance between the two worlds.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer