The Man in Room 17(1965)
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First Air Date: 1965-06-11
Average Runtime: 50m
Rating: 6.3
Votes: 4
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 26
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.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 13E01
Tell the Truth
Air Date: 1965-06-11
A case of suspected espionage, but no leads. Scotland Yard pool their best brains, without success. The Government mu...
E02
Hello, Lazarus
Air Date: 1965-06-18
A millionaire, Crawshaw, is reportedly killed when a charter plane crashes. Room 17 are intrigued; Crawshaw had a fea...
E03
The Years of Glory
Air Date: 1965-06-25
A retired general's house is burgled. He denies anything is missing, but he has kept wartime diaries which could prov...
E04
Confidential Report
Air Date: 1965-07-02
A confidential intelligence report on a member of a friendly foreign government has been stolen, and could be used to...
E05
The Millions of Mazafariyah
Air Date: 1965-07-09
An attempt on the life of an official in the Foreign Office brings Room 17 into contact with the Middle East.
E06
The Seat of Power
Air Date: 1965-07-16
A top agent is sent into Britain, but his alleged intentions seem doubtful. Has he a more sinister objective? The men...
E07
Safe Conduct
Air Date: 1965-07-23
The ex-president of a Latin-American state, in exile in Britain, had presumed that his son is dead. When he hears tha...
E08
A Minor Operation
Air Date: 1965-07-30
A small paragraph in a newspaper leads the occupants of Room 17 into a world of espionage, blackmail...and ballet!
E09
Find the Lady
Air Date: 1965-08-06
Room 17 face a question of priority: they can choose to save a girl's life, or stop a revolution. Employing the most ...
E10
The Bequest
Air Date: 1965-08-13
Room 17 investigate a businessman who is trying to develop a revolutionary new fibre - uncovering personal intrigue, ...
E11
Up Against A Brick Wall
Air Date: 1965-08-20
A man is killed; his body lies partly in one country, partly in another. Whose responsibility is it to investigate th...
E12
Out for a Duck
Air Date: 1965-08-27
A millionaire who owes the Inland Revenue a large sum is now living on a Caribbean island; Room 17 are asked to prise...
E13
Black Anniversary
Air Date: 1965-09-03
A British general is murdered in strange circumstances; exactly a year later, a colonial governor is murdered in stil...
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