Orson Welles’ Great Mysteries is a British television anthology series produced by Anglia Television for the ITV network and broadcast between 1973 and 1974. The series presents standalone adaptations of classic mystery, crime, and supernatural stories drawn from literary sources including Dickens, Conan Doyle, Wilkie Collins, Balzac, Maugham, O. Henry, and others. Each episode is framed by original introductory and closing sequences performed by Orson Welles, who serves as the series’ host and sole recurring on-screen presence. These segments, written and directed by Welles (uncredited), function as stylized narrative framing devices rather than dramatic participation in the stories themselves. The dramatic content of each episode is performed by separate casts and directors, with no continuing characters or serialized narrative, establishing the series as a unified television anthology rather than a collection of standalone films.
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (シーズン 1)
Captain Rogers (エピソード 1)
脚本家: Harry Green
放送日: 1973-09-01
上映時間: 25 min
概要: The respectable owner of a quiet inn in 18th century England is blackmailed by a grubby stranger, who knows he is secretly the notorious pirate Captain Rogers.
The Leather Funnel (エピソード 2)
脚本家: Arthur Conan Doyle
放送日: 1973-09-08
上映時間: 25 min
概要: When a young man discovers a curious funnel made of leather, he has a presentiment that it was once used as an instrument of torture
A Terribly Strange Bed (エピソード 3)
放送日: 1973-09-15
上映時間: 25 min
概要: Charles Faulkner, a young American gambler in Paris, should have left the casino after striking it lucky. Why the devil did he accept to sleep in the casino's guest bed? This was to be the most horrible night he had ever lived.
La Grande Breteche (エピソード 4) 1.0
脚本家: Honoré de Balzac
放送日: 1973-09-22
上映時間: 25 min
概要: A Spanish officer, captured by the French during the Peninsular War, is imprisoned at the country house of an elderly aristocrat with a bored young wife - whose lover he becomes, with deadly consequences.
The Dinner Party (エピソード 5)
脚本家: Julian Bond
放送日: 1973-09-29
上映時間: 25 min
概要: Blake is a brilliant accountant, but does he deserve a promotion to the board of directors? It all depends on the suitability of his wife. His bosses attend a small dinner party given by the Blakes to check her out.
Money to Burn (エピソード 6)
脚本家: Margery Allingham
放送日: 1973-10-06
上映時間: 25 min
概要: A French girl in London finds herself in the awkward position of owing money to a Soho crime boss. But when she pays him off, he contemptuously sets fire to the money. Why?
In the Confessional (エピソード 7)
脚本家: David Ambrose
放送日: 1973-10-13
上映時間: 25 min
概要: An old tramp takes refuge in a church, and, concealed within the confessional, overhears things of great interest.
Unseen Alibi (エピソード 8)
脚本家: Bruce Graeme
放送日: 1973-10-20
上映時間: 25 min
概要: Dean Stockwell stars as the victim of an elaborately staged murder frame centering around a lover's rendezvous.
Battle of Wits (エピソード 9)
脚本家: Maisie Sharman
放送日: 1973-10-27
上映時間: 25 min
概要: At the end of the semester, college professor Richard Lumsden is getting ready for vacation - and retirement. However he is interrupted by an angry parent of a student, blaming him for his son's suicide after he was expelled for stealing.
A Point of Law (エピソード 10)
脚本家: W. Somerset Maugham
放送日: 1973-11-03
上映時間: 25 min
概要: A lawyer cannot stop a middle-aged spinster from making a fool of herself with a young fortune-hunter, but he can stop the fellow from getting his hands on her money.
The Monkey's Paw (エピソード 11)
脚本家: W.W. Jacobs
放送日: 1973-11-10
上映時間: 25 min
概要: An old army sergeant, back in England after long service in India, shows some old friends a strange possession he's acquired - a monkey's paw which can make wishes come true.
The Ingenious Reporter (エピソード 12)
脚本家: Carey Harrison
放送日: 1973-11-17
概要: Reporter Harry Langley pretends to be the murderer of unidentified women to boost sales with a special report from prison. But once arrested, the authorities seem to be convinced that he is indeed the killer.
Death of an Old-Fashioned Girl (エピソード 13)
脚本家: Stanley Ellin
放送日: 1973-11-24
概要: Four people are investigated after the death of a woman who ruined an artist's life and drove his wife to leave him.
For Sale - Silence (エピソード 14)
脚本家: David Ambrose
放送日: 1973-12-01
概要: Businessman Pennington is bribed by a Mr. Briggs due to an extramarital affair. But it seems that Briggs has underestimated his opponent and the tables might be turning.
The Inspiration Of Mr. Budd (エピソード 15)
脚本家: Kenneth Jupp
放送日: 1973-12-08
概要: How did Mr. Budd become a top-class West End hairdresser after such humble origins in a suburban barbershop? Well, one day, a stranger came in for a shave and a haircut.
An Affair of Honour (エピソード 16)
脚本家: Carey Harrison
放送日: 1973-12-15
概要: India: After secret plans for the defence of a harbour are secretly copied, British General Sanderson tasks officers Bruce and Rolfe with convincing the apparent traitor Fanshaw to "save his honour" by committing suicide.
Farewell to the Faulkners (エピソード 17)
脚本家: Miriam Allen DeFord
放送日: 1973-12-22
概要: The masquerade is over when a murdered man turns up alive in the guise of his wife.
The Power of Fear (エピソード 18)
脚本家: Lawrence Treat
放送日: 1973-12-29
概要: A handyman, finding that a number of middle-aged housewives require him for rather more than his professional services, turns to blackmail.
Where There's a Will (エピソード 19)
脚本家: Michael Gilbert
放送日: 1974-01-05
概要: A letter opened in error provides rather dangerous knowledge concerning a murder case.
A Time to Remember (エピソード 20)
脚本家: James Reach
放送日: 1974-01-12
概要: Zigorin, a top Russian spy, has defected to the West. But is he really Zigorin or an impostor?
Ice Storm (エピソード 21)
脚本家: N.J. Crisp
放送日: 1974-01-19
概要: An "Ice Storm" traps a woman with a potential thief masquerading as one of three experts invited to view a collection of valuable manuscripts.
Come Into My Parlour (エピソード 22)
脚本家: Elaine Morgan
放送日: 1974-01-26
概要: Two beautiful women chat pleasantly over their martinis in a luxurious flat in Naples. But all is not what it seems - one is plotting an evil revenge on the other.
Compliments of the Season (エピソード 23)
脚本家: Donald Wilson
放送日: 1974-02-02
概要: A penniless man tries to claim a reward from a millionaire at Christmas, and finds it's not as easy as he thought it would be.
Under Suspicion (エピソード 24)
脚本家: Norman Edwards
放送日: 1974-02-09
概要: A pianist on an international tour is forced to spy for the secret police to avoid being detained.
Trial for Murder (エピソード 25)
脚本家: Charles Dickens
放送日: 1974-02-16
概要: During a murder trial in 19th-century England, one of the jurors begins to have mysterious hallucinations - has he seen a ghost?
The Furnished Room (エピソード 26)
脚本家: David Ambrose
放送日: 1974-02-23
概要: A young man's month-long search for a missing girl ends in a haunted room of a boarding house.
シーズン
エピソード 26