Detective
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S3 E10 · Mr Guppy's Tale
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Detective is a crime TV series that premiered on March 30, 1964. It has 3 seasons and 45 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 3 Episode 10 "Mr Guppy's Tale", aired on November 9, 1969.
A BBC anthology series featuring adaptations of detective stories over 45 episodes in three seasons that ran from 1964 to 1969. As with many BBC programmes made before the early 1970s, many of its episodes no longer exist. Of the eighteen episodes from the first season only twelve are currently known to exist; likewise six of the sixteen editions from the second run are considered lost, and just one of the final ten survives in the archives.
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Episodes
45 episodes · 3 seasons
Season 1
1964 · 18 episodes · Last episode: 62 years ago
- E18Finale
- E17
17. Death of a Fellow Traveller
- E16
16. The Speaking Eye
- E15
15. The Case of Oscar Brodski
Oscar Brodski is believed to have fallen to his death in front of an oncoming train. Passenger Dr. John Evelyn Thorndyke believes it is murder rather than suicide.
- E14
14. The Hungry Spider
Eve Gill driving a lorry carrying smuggled rum. Following a smash she is helped into the Forsyth home. While there she spies Mrs Forsyth murder her husband with a lethal injection but fears she may be blamed.
- E13
13. The Loring Mystery
- E12
12. A Connoisseur's Case
- E11
11. Death in Ecstacy
- E10
10. Subject: Murder
- E9
9. The Night of the Horns
- E8
8. The Speckled Band
- E7
7. The Man Who Murdered in Public
- E6
6. Dishonoured Bones
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.
- E5
5. The Judas Window
- E4
4. End of Chapter
- E3
3. Trent's Last Case
A pair of damaged shoes help Philip Trent to solve the mystery of a tycoon's death, but the solution reveals astounding facts even he had not suspected.
- E2
2. The Drawing
- E1
1. The Moving Toyshop
A poet finds a body in a toyshop. But when he returns with the police the next morning, the body has disappeared–and so has the toyshop.
Season 2
1968 · 17 episodes · Last episode: 58 years ago
- E17
17. The Murders In The Rue Morgue
Finale - E16
16. Death On The Champs Elysées
- E15
15. Artists In Crime
- E14
14. Crime of Passion
- E13
13. The Golden Dart
- E12
12. The Case of the Late Pig
- E11
11. Cork On The Water
- E10
10. The High Adventure
- E9
9. The Unquiet Sleep
Advising government on the illegal "high" called Mecron, Rachel Borrowdaile comes to the aid of minister Henry Leggatt who is blackmailed by drug pushers who want old stock.
- E8
8. Born Victim
- E7
7. The Avenging Chance
This play is set in the West End of London in the nineteen-thirties. It appears that there are a large number of people who would be glad to see Sir William Anstruther dead. The question is who? Roger Sheringham is determined to find out. Unhappily he has hardly started his investigations when a tragedy, in which an innocent woman dies, takes place.
- E6
6. The Beast Must Die
When his son is killed by an unidentified hit-and-run driver, Felix Lane writes in his diary that he intends to find the man responsible and kill him. But when the man actually is killed, is someone else the killer?
- E5
5. The German Song
Scotland Yard ask consultant Reggie Fortune to help them find a stash of gold artifacts stolen from Sir Henry Exton country house.
- E4
4. Lesson In Anatomy
- E3
3. A Man and His Mother-In-Law
- E2
2. Dover and the Poison Pen Letters
- E1
1. The Deadly Climate
Season 3
1969 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 57 years ago
- E10
10. Mr Guppy's Tale
FinaleA suspenseful tale about the injustices of the 19th Century English legal system.
- E9
9. The Poisoners
- E8
8. And So To Murder
- E7
7. Elimination Round
- E6
6. Hunt The Peacock
The brilliant Indian sleuth Inspector Ghote arrives in England for the first time to investigate a crime, and finds sadly that it is far from being the fabled land he has always dreamed of.
- E5
5. The Tea-Leaf
In the steamy heat of a fashionable Turkish baths, emotions can become heightened and lead to a fantastic and mysterious death.
- E4
4. Put Out The Light
- E3
3. The Public School Murder
- E2
2. The Singing Sands
- E1
1. Prisoner's Plea
Ernest Jackson is sitting on death row for the murder of his wife. Jackson claims he is a patsy. Having run out of appeals he makes a last ditch plea for help from Police Chief Fellows. The Chief decides Jackson may be telling the truth.
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Detective FAQ
Will there be new episodes of Detective?
Detective has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on November 9, 1969.
When did the latest episode of Detective come out?
The most recent episode of Detective, Season 3 Episode 10 "Mr Guppy's Tale", aired on November 9, 1969.
How many seasons of Detective are there?
Detective has 3 seasons with 45 episodes in total.
When did Detective first air?
Detective first aired on March 30, 1964.
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