The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre

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The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre is a British television series from the early 1960s that adapted crime and mystery stories by prolific writer Edgar Wallace into standalone drama episodes.

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instanceOf British television series
adaptationType television adaptation of short stories
basedOn crime stories by Edgar Wallace
mystery stories by Edgar Wallace
works by Edgar Wallace
broadcastFormat episodic anthology
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
distributor Anglo-Amalgamated (for film versions / related cycle) NERFINISHED
episodeStructure self-contained stories
era pre-colour British television
features different cast in each episode
standalone plots
firstAired early 1960s
format standalone drama episodes
genre crime drama
mystery
hasTheme criminal underworld
murder investigations
police procedure
suspense
hasTypeOfEpisode blackmail plot
kidnapping case
murder mystery
robbery case
inspiredBy popularity of Edgar Wallace crime fiction
literarySourceAuthorNationality British
medium black-and-white television
narrativeStyle crime investigation
whodunit
numberOfSeasons multiple
originalChannel ITV NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork ITV NERFINISHED
productionCompany Merton Park Studios NERFINISHED
productionLocation United Kingdom NERFINISHED
relatedTo Edgar Wallace film series NERFINISHED
releasePeriod 1960s
setting primarily contemporary Britain
sourceAuthor British writer Edgar Wallace NERFINISHED
Edgar Wallace NERFINISHED
sourceAuthorOccupation prolific crime writer
sourceMaterialPeriod early 20th century crime fiction
targetAudience adult viewers
typicalRuntime feature-length for television

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Patricia Haines notableWork The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre