Series synopsis
Ellery Queen is an American mystery drama television series that premiered on NBC on September 11, 1975. It ended on April 4, 1976. It was created by Richard Levinson, William Link. It stars Jim Hutton, David Wayne, Tom Reese and Bill Dana.
Ellery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character Ellery Queen. It aired on NBC during the 1975-76 television season and stars Jim Hutton as Ellery Queen, David Wayne as his father, Inspector Richard Queen, and Tom Reese as Sgt. Velie. Created by the writing/producing team of Richard Levinson and William Link, the title character "breaks" the fourth wall to ask the audience to consider their solution.
Premise
Ellery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character Ellery Queen. It aired on NBC during the 1975-76 television season and stars Jim Hutton as Ellery Queen, David Wayne as his father, Inspector Richard Queen, and Tom Reese as Sgt. Velie. Created by the writing/producing team of Richard Levinson and William Link, the title character "breaks" the fourth wall to ask the audience to consider their solution.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jim Hutton as Ellery Queen
- David Wayne as Inspector Richard Queen
- Tom Reese as Sgt. Thomas Velie
- Bill Dana as Salvatore Mercadonte
- Dane Clark
- Tyler McVey
- Dee Wallace
- William Schallert
Supporting cast
- Paul Shenar
- Don Ameche as Dr. Norman Marsh
- Eva Gabor
- Nehemiah Persoff
- Clyde Kusatsu
- Ross Martin
- Dina Merrill
- Michael V. Gazzo as Benny Franks
- Don Porter
- Nina van Pallandt
- Lloyd Nolan
- Tab Hunter
Guest cast
- Tom Reese as Sgt. Thomas Velie
- Bill Dana as Salvatore Mercadonte
- Dane Clark
- Tyler McVey
- Dee Wallace
- William Schallert
- Paul Shenar
- Don Ameche as Dr. Norman Marsh
- Eva Gabor
- Nehemiah Persoff
- Clyde Kusatsu
- Ross Martin
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | March 23, 1975 | March 23, 1975 |
| Season 1 | 22 | September 11, 1975 | April 4, 1976 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Too Many Suspects (pilot) Ellery must track down the killer of noted fashion designer, Monica Gay, who pulled the plug out of her clock and her TV set as a cryptic dying message. The three main suspects are Monica's financier lover, his jealous wife, and hot-tempered son who'd been having an affair with her himself. Each is charged and then cleared of murder but are they really innocent? Ellery must sort things through. |
March 23, 1975 |
| 2 | Interview & Introduction with William Link |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Adventure of Auld Lang Syne The time: 10:00 pm, New Year's Eve, 1947. The place: The ballroom of the Hotel Astor. The victim: Mr. Marcus Halliday. And the suspects (all the usual ones): the son (and his gold-digging girlfriend), the untrusted nephew, the long-time secretary (and her brand new fiance), and the new business partner (of course, stealing from the company behind the victim's back). The soon-to-be victim has just announced that he plans to disinherit all of the above before the night is out - only to be found minutes later, slumped over in a nearby phone booth. Can Ellery figure out the clues as they play out? Of course, he can. But can you? |
September 11, 1975 |
| 2 |
The Adventure of the Lover's Leap A wealthy heiress dies. She jumped off the balcony of her elegant home (or did she?). Was it suicide... or was it murder? The twist: she was reading one of Ellery's own murder mysteries at the time and she died exactly the same way as the victim in the book. |
September 18, 1975 |
| 3 |
The Adventure of the Chinese Dog On a fishing trip to the town of Wrightsville, Ellery and Inspector Queen are dragged into the case of the murder of a wealthy man who was whacked over the head with an ornamental dog figurine meant as a wedding gift for his daughter and worth nearly half a million dollars. It seems as though two rival candidates for sheriff want the Inspector to solve the town's first murder in decades so that they can grab the credit. |
September 25, 1975 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 11, 1975 |
| Last aired | April 4, 1976 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday |