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The Man in Room 17

  • TV Series
  • 1965–19661965–1966
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
39
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POPULARITY
39,247
4,930
Michael Aldridge and Richard Vernon in The Man in Room 17 (1965)
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Crime series about a secret government department, "Room 17", set up to deal with crimes that baffle police and government agencies. Headed by veteran World War II Agent Oldenshaw (Richard V... Read allCrime series about a secret government department, "Room 17", set up to deal with crimes that baffle police and government agencies. Headed by veteran World War II Agent Oldenshaw (Richard Vernon), and partnered, initially, with criminologist Dimmock (Michael Aldridge), who was r... Read allCrime series about a secret government department, "Room 17", set up to deal with crimes that baffle police and government agencies. Headed by veteran World War II Agent Oldenshaw (Richard Vernon), and partnered, initially, with criminologist Dimmock (Michael Aldridge), who was replaced by Imlac Defraits (Denholm Elliott) in season two, the two men solved all manner o... Read all
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
39
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POPULARITY
39,247
4,930
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    • Stars
      • Richard Vernon
      • Michael Aldridge
      • Denholm Elliott
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      • Richard Vernon
      • Michael Aldridge
      • Denholm Elliott
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    Richard Vernon
    Richard Vernon
    • Oldenshaw
    26 episodes26 eps • 1965–1966
    Michael Aldridge
    Michael Aldridge
    • Dimmock
    13 episodes13 eps • 1965
    Denholm Elliott
    Denholm Elliott
    • Imlac Defraits
    13 episodes13 eps • 1966
    Willoughby Goddard
    Willoughby Goddard
    • Sir Geoffrey Norton
    11 episodes11 eps • 1965
    Michael Gover
    • Hubert Hatton…
    7 episodes7 eps • 1965–1966
    Amber Kammer
    • Tracey Peverill…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1966
    Jack Austin
    • Ambulance Man…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1965
    Brian Wilde
    Brian Wilde
    • Dr. Boddington…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1965–1966
    Mike Pratt
    Mike Pratt
    • Jack Simpson…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1965–1966
    Vladek Sheybal
    Vladek Sheybal
    • Max Opals…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1965–1966
    Jack Woolgar
    • Armthwaite…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1965–1966
    Rex Boyd
    • Commissionaire…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1966
    Dennis Chinnery
    • Detective Sergeant…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1965–1966
    Hilary Hardiman
    • Dominique Garcia…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1965–1966
    Derek Williams
    • Police Constable…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1966
    Bill Croasdale
    Bill Croasdale
    • Police Sergeant…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1966
    Roy Maxwell
    • Captain Rafaelo…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1965–1966
    George Ghent
    • Davis…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1965–1966
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    • Trivia
      The man in Room 17 was Edwin G. Oldenshaw; his colleague was Ian Dimmock (in the first run) or Imlac Defraits (in the second). This therefore meant that, combined, they formed the EGO and ID.
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      Followed by The Fellows (1967)

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    6/10
    to be fair only seen 1 episode.
    My late father always said this series was dull. But I had no opinion until I watched an episode on the Randall and Hopkirk dvd boxed set.

    I have only seen 1 episode (How to rob a bank) I am not impressed even allowing for the age of the thing. People on IMDB give it 8 out of 10 but nobody reviews it. I guess the people who remember it and like it are very old?

    Anyway compared to old episodes of Special Branch or any of the ITC series I found this dull,despite Virginia Wetherall being in the episode I saw.

    I would love to know what people liked about this in the mid 1960s,was it the clever script?
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      • June 11, 1965 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Granada Television
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      1 hour
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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