Strange Report - The Complete Series 1968 DVD 1969: Amazon.co.uk: Anthony Quayle, Kaz Garas, Anneke Wills, Charles Lloyd Pack, Gerald Sim, Alfred Bell, Robert Asher, Brian Smedley-Aston, Peter Medak, Daniel Petrie: DVD

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A man called Adam Strange investigates strange crime cases.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Essential viewing if you love late 1960s crime series., 3 Mar 2006

By	pointone (Bournemouth UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Adam Strange (Quayle) is a retired police detective turned criminologist who solves obscure and sometimes bizarre crimes. There was only one series of sixteen episodes all on this DVD, and every episode is first class and totally absorbing, all episodes are mainly highly relevant to, and evocative of, the late 1960s.

Strange has two part time assistants, Evelyn MacLean (Wills) an artist and model who lives in an adjoining apartment. Sometimes she helps in the investigation, but more often provides light relief in an avuncular relationship with Strange, supplying food, and comforting females in distress. Wills is very good in this (her final appearance as an actress) and her character works very well providing colour to Strange’s rather laid back manner.

The other assistant Ham Gynt (Garas) is a part time forensic scientist who works in the laboratory in Strange’s apartment. I feel Garas is miscast in this role (alternatively there is a basic flaw in the character that the screen plays cannot put right). It seems to me Garas is stifling his larger than real life personality and this inhibits his performance. This is not a major weakness but is the reason I have downgraded the rating to four stars .

There are many delights amongst the supporting actors, Martin Shaw three years out of drama school in his first (and quite substantial) TV role, a very young Keith Baron, an immediately post “Redcap” John Thaw, Barbara Murray who was better known at the time as John Wilder’s wife in “The Power Game”, together with all the regulars of the late 60s.

An aborted second season was planned to be filmed in Hollywood, but one cannot help wondering how this essentially English series (heavily reliant on London and other very English locations) could possibly have been filmed in America.

The series was filmed in 16mm, and the original high quality camerawork has been excellently restored.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A quality series - some technical issues, 21 Jul 2004

By	David Blake (Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"The Strange Report" was a quality series - benefiting from strong performances by the regular characters (in particular Anthony Quayle and Charles Lloyd Pack).

The restoration work looks good, and I found the DVD of extras - interviews, background to the restoration etc. - very informative.

A couple of technical issues, however:

1. On my DVD player, I cannot access the 2nd, 3rd and 4th shows on Disc Two from the main menu. If I click on the "Select Episode" option, I am taken straight into the 1st show. If, however, I then press the "Back" option whilst in this show, I am given the "Select Episode" screen. So - a technical glitch, but one with a work-around.

2. Secondly - the extras disc includes a feature about restoring the film stock - taking out scratches etc. A major item was the removal of a "hair in the camera" from the episode "When is your cousin not?". The feature even includes a clip of the episode with the hair removed. However - when I watched the actual episode (on Disc Two) - the hair was still there! Does this mean Network have issued the pre-restoration version of this episode by mistake? I can't tell - the rest of the episode looks good. But you certainly can't miss the "hair in the camera"!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun late sixties ITC series, 3 Aug 2004

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This is one of the many series made by Lew Grade supposedly for British audiences, but always with an eye cast towards American sales. The series follows the cases of criminologist Adam Strange (film actor Anthony Quayle), his sidekick Ham Gynt (American resident Kaz Garas), and his neighbour Evelyn McLean (Anneke Wills from Doctor Who). They become involved in all manner of cases, from kidnapping, murder, racism, and donor trafficking. All with a swinging sixties style and soundtrack. This is one of the forgotten ITC series - it ran for only sixteen episodes and has never had full video release or TV repeat. But that doesn't mean it's poor. On the contrary it's great fun, with wonderfully formed characters and witty dialogue. The producer was responsible for The Man from UNCLE, so the series shares the visual flair of its predecessor. There are also appearances from people like Zienia Merton, Keith Barron, Robert Hardy, Martin Shaw, Kenneth Griffith and the like. Some great London locations, and copious shots around the grounds of Pinewood Studios, where the series was made.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Before there was C.S.I. there was Adam Strange....
Interesting little series released in 1968 about a semi-retired London criminologist and writer who solves unusual cases Scotland Yard finds simply too baffling or bizarre to... Read more

Published on 25 May 2007 by K. M Pizzi

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Top Notch '60's drama series, value for money, worth every penny!
STRANGE REPORT (1968) Starring Anthony Quale as Criminologist Adam Strange with his assistants American Kaz Garas as Gynt and ex Dr Who girl Anneke Wills as Evelyn also in all... Read more

Published on 2 April 2007 by Robert J. Evered

5.0 out of 5 stars Under-rated ITC classic still shines
Strange Report is a gem among the ITC 1960s catalogue. Anthony Quayle plays the ex-cop-turned-criminologist Adam Strange with avuncular charm, and although, as a previous reviews... Read more

Published on 3 Jan 2007 by James Hayes

5.0 out of 5 stars pure delght
glossy itc series with more money and charm- can anybody sell me the extras disc missing from the 2005 release??? Read more

Published on 26 Jun 2006 by A. Cameron

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Classy Release of a True Classic
Strange Report is probably one of the less well known ITC series of the sixties. This is because it had a short run and has not been repeated unril recently on ITV 4. Read more

Published on 1 Jan 2006 by J. M. Greer

3.0 out of 5 stars Jolly piece of nostalgia, but not a classic.
On the plus side the series has been beautifully restored and there are plenty of extras.

Its basically Sherlock Holmes 1960's style. Read more

Published on 24 Oct 2005 by Prof TBun

4.0 out of 5 stars Strange...but good
I'd never actually heard of Strange Report until I saw one of the "other people who bought *** also liked Strange Report" messages on Amazon. Read more

Published on 3 April 2005 by Coincidence Vs Fate

5.0 out of 5 stars ONE OF ITC'S FORGOTTEN SHOWS
Strange Report was one of the many ITC/ATV shows that came out of Lew Grades TV stables of the 1960's and 70's,and in my opnion one of the most underated shows made. Read more

Published on 11 Sep 2004 by C. S. Taylor

5.0 out of 5 stars Back to the 60's
Cant believe this series hasnt been released before. London as it was in the late 60s when i was a nipper and lived around the area so it was a real nostalgia trip for me. Read more

Published on 21 Jul 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best impulse buys I've ever made
I've always enjoyed Anthony Quayle's style of acting so for me this was really an impulse buy as I remember very little about the series. Read more

Published on 20 Jul 2004 by Deepa Sea

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