Interpol Calling Explained

Genre:Police procedural
Developer:Leonard Fincham
Starring:Charles Korvin
Edwin Richfield
Theme Music Composer:Clifton Parker
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Num Series:1
Num Episodes:39
List Episodes:
  1. Episode list
Executive Producer:Earl St. John
Producer:Anthony Perry
Connery Chappell
F. Sherwin Green
Runtime:25 mins
Company:Rank Organisation
Jack Wrather Organisation
Channel:ITV

Interpol Calling is a British television crime drama series produced by Rank Organisation and Jack Wrather Productions for ITC Entertainment.[1] The programme, which ran for one series of 39 half-hour monochrome episodes 1959–1960,[2] followed the adventures of Interpol policemen Duval and Mornay as they fought against international drug-running, homicide, robbery and forgery.

Series outline

Opening titles voiceover:

"Crime knows no frontiers. To combat the growing menace of the international criminal, the police forces of the world have opened up their own national boundaries. At their headquarters in Paris, scientifically equipped to match the speed of the jet age, sixty-three nations have linked together to form the International Criminal Police Organisation, INTERPOL!"

Main cast

Recurring characters;

Episode list

Broadcast date is for ATV Midlands[5] ITV regions varied date and order. Production number from PDF summary of episodes on the Network DVD..

DVD release

Network released the series on DVD in December 2010. Episodes 25 and 30 have the end credits reversed.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: ROLE IN TV SATIRE FOR KEENAN WYNN / Actor Cast in Perelman's 'Malice in Wonderland'— Pact Deadline Extended. The New York Times. Adams, Val . January 1, 1959. November 30, 2019.
  2. Book: Erickson . Hal . Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987' . 1989 . McFarland & Company, Inc. . 0-7864-1198-8 . 32.
  3. Book: McNeil. Alex. Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present . 1996. Penguin Books USA, Inc.. New York, New York. 0-14-02-4916-8. 411. 4th.
  4. News: "'INTERPOL CALLING'-'THE FRESHEST PRODUCT... UNUSUALLY HIGH PRODUCTION CREDITS...FINE SUPPORTING CAST!". Bill.. March 23, 1960. Variety. 39. Starrer Charles Korvin underplayed the French international inspector Duval with a slightly amused air throughout, a nice contrast to sidekick Mornay's (Edwin Richfield) relative intensity.. .
  5. Before 1968 ATV transmitted weekdays in the Midlands and weekends in London. See History of ITV