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Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

1973–1974ITV1
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.Read more
Season
1
Episodes
26
Runtime
25m

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The Furnished Room

S01 · E26 · Aired Feb 23, 1974

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Status
Ended
First aired
Sep 1, 1973
Last aired
Feb 23, 1974
Created by
Orson Welles
Networks
ITV1
Country
United Kingdom
Original language
English
Seasons
1
Episodes
26

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