(PBS Primetime, 1980 - present)
[This was an umbrella title for a rotating group of mostly
British-produced series co-sponsored by Mobil Oil Corp.
co-produced by WGBH-TV in Boston, shown on PBS with an
introduction by a U. S. host...
The first U.S. host was film critic Gene Shalit, who was
followed by Vincent Price and then Diana Rigg;
Favorite series included under this umbrella title were...
"Rumpole of the Bailey";
Agatha Christie's "Miss Marple";
Agatha Christie's "Poirot";
Granada Television's "Sherlock Holmes"]
Composer: Ron Goodwin (British PRS/BMI)
1978 Publisher:
1998 Publisher: Universal/Songs of Polygram International (BMI)
c/o Universal Music Publishing Group
a div. of Universal Studios, Inc.
of Los Angeles, CA
Composition Date: 1966.
British Publication Date: March 15, 1966.
U.S. Copyright Date: Oct. 21, 1994; PA-645-137.
Recording:
[ASCAP alternate titles
aka: "Mystery (Opening & Closing)";
aka: "Mystery Theme";
Normand Roger was a Canadian composer, who also scored the
film "The Old Man and the Sea" (1999)]
Composer: Normand Roger (Canadian SOCAN/ASCAP)
Orig. Publisher: Les Editions du St. Laurent, Canada;
US administrator: September Music Corp. (Canadian SOCAN/ASCAP)
2001 Publisher: [listed without publisher in the
ASCAP ACE 2001 database]
Copyright Date: 1980 on sheet music
Renewal Date:
Recordings: