Philip Levene (Writer)

The Avengers

A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).

Release Date1961-01-07

DepartmentWriting

JobTeleplay

Charactersd Daffodil

Episode Count13

Vote Count144

False Steps

A scientist kills his rival with a perfect alibi and tries to get away with it.

Release Date1959-03-10

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

The Firechasers

Insurance investigator must find out who is setting fires. Along the way he meets and works with a beautiful newspaper reporter and falls in love.

Release Date1971-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count5

Mister Jerico

Con man Dudley Jerico sets out to rob corrupt millionaire Victor Rosso of his legendary Gemini diamond, but there's another operator in town who is out to con the con.

Release Date1970-03-03

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count1

Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67 is anthology drama series which took a different title, based on year of transmission, each year. It alternated with Armchair Theatre from ABC in the Sunday evening slot. The series was described at the time as epitomising ATV drama.

Release Date1961-03-19

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count4

The First Lady

The First Lady is a British television drama produced for BBC One, starring Thora Hird as crusading local councillor Sarah Danby, set around the fictional Lancashire borough of Furness. Capitalising on the popularity of its lead actress, The First Lady was a down-to-earth series exploring the inner workings of local government.

Release Date1968-04-07

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Deadly Strangers

After she misses her train, a young woman is forced to hitch a ride back to town. After managing to get away from a lecherous trucker, she is given a ride by a good-looking but somewhat mysterious young man, who she comes to suspect may be a dangerous escapee from a mental asylum.

Release Date1975-04-01

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Vote Count13

Diagnosis: Murder

A psychiatrist plots to murder his wife so he can be with his mistress, but his wife mysteriously disappears before he can carry out his plan.

Release Date1974-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenstory

Vote Count8