Vol. one stories by Baroness Orczy, George Griffith, Jacques Futrelle, and E. Phillips Oppenheim.
Vol. two stories by Robert Barr, Palle Rosenkrantz, and Jacques Futrelle.
Vol. three stories by Baldwin Grollen, R. Austin Freeman, and William LeQueux.
Vol. four stories by C.J. Cutcliffe Hyne, Fergus Hume, and John Oxenham.
Originally broadcast on Thames Television as individual episodes in 1973.
Contains 13 episodes from the series.
Special features: Vol. one: Profiles of Polly Burton, Insp. Lipinzki, Prof. Van Dusen, and Mr. Laxworthy. Vol. two: Profiles of Eugène Valmont and Lt. Holst. Vol. three: Profiles of Dagobert Trostler, Dr. Thorndyke, and William Drew. Vol. four: Profiles of Mr. Harrocks, Hagar, and Charles Dallas.
Dramatized by Alan Cooke, Alexander Baron, Julian Bond, Gerard Kelsey, Michael Meyer, Anthony Steven, Reginald Collin, Ian Kennedy Martin, Owen Holder, John Hawkesworth ; directed by Graham Evans, Jonathan Alwyn, Reginald Collin, Derek Bennett, Peter Duguid, Dennis Vance, and Don Leaver. Executive producer, Kim Mills.
Vol. one cast: Judy Greeson, Barry Keegan, Douglas Wilmer, Bernard Hepton.
Vol. two cast: Charles Gray, John Thaw, Douglas Wilmer.
Vol. three cast: Ronald Lewis, Barrie Ingham, Derek Jacobi.
Vol. four cast: Ronald Fraser, Sara Kestelman, Robin Ellis.
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital, NTSC.
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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