(Syndicated, 1964)
[A series produced in England for one season (1963 - 1964) and
syndicated in the United States the following year; It was made
by the same production company that produced "The Avengers";
Besides the unusual title, the series had unusual production
values including interesting photographic techniques for early
1960's television;
In one famous episode, a young Joan Collins (who was to go
on to fame via her role in the U.S. series "Dynasty" years
later) stripped all her clothes off in a London subway station
because of her character's psychiatric disorder;
This series presented imaginative stories exploring the
bizarre side of human behavior; however, the success
of "The Avengers" reportedly produced an unusual dilemma
for these producers: apparently they didn't have enough
production resources or experience to be able to handle
two complex series at the same time, so they alledgedly
dropped this one to focus their efforts on making
"The Avengers" a hit;
Since "The Avengers" spawned multiple-seasons and even a
second version, who can say the producers made the wrong
business decision? Artistically though, one might have
wished for more episodes of this original series...
Herbert Lom played the lead role of Dr. Roger Corder, and
Michael Johnson played Dr. Jimmy Davis.]
[John Barry, who went on to score the James Bond films,
recorded the stark early jazz-rock style THEME version used
on the air; and it was released commercially as well]
Composer: Bernard Ebbinghouse (British PRS/ASCAP/BMI)
Original Publisher: Warner Bro.-Seven Arts Ltd. (British PRS/ASCAP)
2005 Publisher: Warner Bros., Inc. (ASCAP)
(Warner Bros. Music Division)
div. of Warner-Chappell Music, Inc.
c/o MCA Music
New York, NY;
U.S. Copyright Date:
U.S. Renewal Date:
Recordings:
on CD: "UltraLounge: Vol. 13 - TV Town
(Prime-Time Tunes from The Tube)"
Capitol CD (1997)
CDP 7248 8 53409 2 5