A-R/Rediffusion London Shows and Series

[Alan Turrell]

All 68 episodes of Murder Bag are missing Raymond Francis starred as Detective Superintendent Tom Lockhart in this and also in Crime Sheet which followed then the most famous of al three No Hiding Place,i'd love to see some of these turn up.

[John Green]

Jan 2, 2016 21:33:49 GMT Alan Turrell said:

All 68 episodes of Murder Bag are missing

One episode 'Lockhart Finds a Note' (as an episode of 'Mystery Bag',the Australian title) turned up recently and was issued on Network's ITV at 60 box-set.

[Alan Turrell]

Jan 2, 2016 22:34:42 GMT John Green said:

Jan 2, 2016 21:33:49 GMT Alan Turrell said:

All 68 episodes of Murder Bag are missing

One episode 'Lockhart Finds a Note' (as an episode of 'Mystery Bag',the Australian title) turned up recently and was issued on Network's ITV at 60 box-set.

I wonder if Network have the right date for this episode.

Missing or incomplete episodes for programme MURDER BAG.

Series 1
16.09.57 Case 1: September 16th (missing)
23.09.57 Case 2: September 23rd (missing)
30.09.57 Case 3: September 30th (missing)
07.10.57 Case 4: October 7th (missing)
14.10.57 Case 5: October 14th (missing)
21.10.57 Case 6: October 21st (missing)
28.10.57 Case 7: October 28th (missing)
04.11.57 Case 8: November 4th (missing)
11.11.57 Case 9: November 11th (missing)
18.11.57 Case 10: November 18th (missing)
25.11.57 Case 11: November 25th (missing)
02.12.57 Case 12: December 2nd (missing)
09.12.57 Case 13: December 9th (missing)
16.12.57 Case 14: December 16th (missing)
23.12.57 Case 15: December 23rd (missing)
30.12.57 Case 16: December 30th (missing)
06.01.58 Case 17: January 6th (missing)
13.01.58 Case 18: January 13th (missing)
20.01.58 Case 19: January 20th (missing)
27.01.58 Case 20: January 27th (missing)
03.02.58 Case 21: February 3rd (missing)
10.02.58 Case 22: February 10th (missing)
17.02.58 Case 23: February 17th (missing)
24.02.58 Case 24: February 24th (missing)
03.03.58 Case 25: March 3rd (missing)
10.03.58 Case 26: March 10th (missing)
17.03.58 Case 27: March 17th (missing)
24.03.58 Case 28: March 24th (missing)
31.03.58 Case 29: March 31st (missing)
Series 2
--.--.-- Lockhart Plays With Fire (missing)
30.06.58 Lockhart Casts A Net (missing)
07.07.58 Lockhart Buys A Brooch (missing)
14.07.58 Lockhart Lays A Ghost (missing)
21.07.58 Lockhart Turns A Key (missing)
28.07.58 Lockhart Reads A Letter (missing)
04.08.58 Lockhart Sets A Trap (missing)
11.08.58 Lockhart Counts The Shots (missing)
18.08.58 Lockhart Finds A Needle (missing)
25.08.58 Lockhart Finds A Hat (missing)
01.09.58 Lockhart Listens To The Birds (missing)
08.09.58 Lockhart Foretells The Future (missing)
17.09.58 Lockhart Sees The Light (missing)
24.09.58 Lockhart Watches The Clock (missing)
01.10.58 Lockhart Matches The Pattern (missing)
08.10.58 Lockhart Finds The Lady (missing)
15.10.58 Lockhart Picks A Winner (missing)
22.10.58 Lockhart Proves A Will (missing)
29.10.58 Lockhart Probes The Past (missing)
12.11.58 Lockhart Misses The Plane (missing)
19.11.58 Lockhart Pulls The Trigger (missing)
26.11.58 Lockhart Reads A Map (missing)
03.12.58 Lockhart Calls The Tune (missing)
10.12.58 Lockhart Climbs A Mountain (missing)
17.12.58 Lockhart Measures A Mile (missing)
24.12.58 Lockhart Coins A Phrase (missing)
Series 3
01.01.59 Lockhart Finds A Gun (missing)
08.01.59 Lockhart Follows A Dog (missing)
15.01.59 Lockhart Finds A Flaw (missing)
22.01.59 Lockhart Fits A Shoe (missing)
29.01.59 Lockhart Breaks Even (missing)
05.02.59 Lockhart Visits A Hospital (missing)
19.02.59 Lockhart Ditches A Car (missing)
26.02.59 Lockhart Sees The P.M. (missing)
05.03.59 Lockhart Misses A Clue (missing)
12.03.59 Lockhart Sees A Film (missing)
19.03.59 Lockhart Seeks A Driver (missing)
25.03.59 Lockhart Opens A Door (missing)
01.04.59 Lockhart Takes A Tally (missing)

All 68 episodes are missing.

Here is the list of the original airing dates for the programs on this DVD set.




22 Sep 1955 ITV Opening Night Preview (ITV)
26 Sep 1955 The Adventures of Robin Hood: The Coming of Robin Hood (ITC)
29 Jul 1959 Murder Bag: Lockhart Finds a Note (Associated Rediffusion)
01 Apr 1960 The Army Game: April Fool (Granada)
01 Sep 1960 Four Feather Falls: Horse Thieves (Granada)
11 Sep 1960 Pathfinders in Space: Convoy to the Moon (ABC)
01 Oct 1960 The Larkins: Frightful Nightful (ATV)
22 Oct 1960 Strange World of Gurney Slade: Episode 1 (ATV)
30 Sep 1962 Armchair Theatre: Afternoon of a Nymph (ABC)
08 Dec 1962 The Arthur Haynes Show (ATV)
19 Mar 1963 No Hiding Place: A Bird to Watch the Marbles (Associated Rediffusion)
25 Sep 1963 Our Man at St Mark's: The Facts of Life (Associated Rediffusion)
18 May 1964 Coronation Street (Granada)
04 Jan 1965 Crane: A Cargo of Cornflour (Rediffusion)
07 Jan 1965 The Saint: The Contract (ITC)
16 Sep 1965 Gideon's Way: The Wall (ITC)
30 Sep 1965 Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky (ITC)
28 Nov 1965 Sunday Night at the London Palladium (ATV)
13 Dec 1965 The Power Game: The New Boy (ATV)
18 Feb 1967 The Avengers: The Winged Avenger (ABC)
24 Nov 1967 The Prisoner: Checkmate (ITC)
05 Feb 1969 Callan: Let's Kill Everybody (Thames)
20 Aug 1969 Public Eye: My Life's My Own (Thames)
09 Oct 1969 Nearest and Dearest: What Seems to be the Trouble? (Granada)
15 Feb 1970 Catweazle: The Sun in a Bottle (LWT)
17 Apr 1970 Doctor in the House: What Seems To Be The Trouble? (LWT)
26 Oct 1970 The Main Chance: The Best Legal System in the World (Yorkshire)
28 Nov 1970 Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased): Could You Recognise the Man Again? (ITC)
25 Jan 1971 Man at the Top: I'll Do the Dirty Work (Thames)
17 Nov 1971 Jason King: To Russia With... Panache (ITC)
28 Nov 1971 On the Buses: The Strain (LWT)
03 Dec 1971 Justice: A Nice Straight-forward Treason (Yorkshire)
06 Sep 1972 Ace of Wands: Peacock Pie 1 (Thames)
08 Sep 1972 Shut That Door! (ATV)
27 Oct 1973 Upstairs Downstairs: Miss Forrest (LWT)
09 Jan 1974 Man About the House: While the Cat's Away (Thames)
06 Feb 1974 The World at War: It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow (Thames)
21 Apr 1974 The Tommy Cooper Hour (Thames)
07 Sep 1974 The Stanley Baxter Moving Picture Show (LWT)
13 Dec 1974 Rising Damp: Black Magic (Yorkshire)
30 Aug 1975 Tiswas (ATV)
04 Sep 1975 Space 1999: Breakaway (ITC)
26 Dec 1975 Rainbow (Thames)
06 Sep 1976 George and Mildred: Moving On (Thames)
27 Sep 1976 The Sweeney: Tomorrow Man (Thames)
26 Nov 1976 Magpie (Thames)
19 May 1977 21 Up (Granada)
26 Sep 1977 Pipkins: Cowboys (ATV)
02 Dec 1978 The Professionals: Blind Run (LWT)
30 Oct 1979 Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia (ATV)
01 Mar 1980 Tales of the Unexpected: Royal Jelly (Anglia)
18 Aug 1980 World in Action: The Chart Busters (Granada)
26 Dec 1980 An Audience with Dame Edna (LWT)
21 Feb 1982 A Fine Romance: Marriage? (LWT)
01 Jan 1983 Whicker's World: Aboard The Orient Express (Yorkshire)
26 Oct 1983 Crossroads (Central)
13 Jan 1984 Auf Wiedershen Pet: The Alien (Central)
13 Apr 1985 Robin of Sherwood: The Greatest Enemy (HTV)
17 Jan 1990 Inspector Morse: Driven to Distraction (Central)
26 Mar 1993 The Bill: The Short Straw (Thames)
20 Sep 1994 Soldier Soldier: Stormy Weather (Central)

[John Green]

Apologies,Alan.It's been established that this is actually an episode of Crime Sheet.It and Murder Bag were known as Mystery Bag in Australia,apparently.

Duh.

[williammcgregor]

Thank you Ken, Alan and John for your information.

Now onto Number 82 on the 1957 list...

Salute to Show Business

September 20th 1957

[williammcgregor]

Number 83 on the 1957 list...

The Jubilee Show

8th October 1957

[Pam Rostron]

Summers Here was created by Jack Hylton especially for Jill Summers as she had proved very popular after appearing in his previous Lady Ratlings Show A critic of the time said it was merely an overly complicated way of introducing a number of variety acts.

[Pam Rostron]

Number 84 People Like Us was created especially for Reg Dixon and Sally Barnes after their success in his summer show Jump for Joy. It was scripted by Talbot Rothwell and Sid Colin, but by the final episode any attempt at a story was abandoned and it became an excuse for another poor variety show. It was an absolute disaster,which is a shame as Sally Barnes was a really talented performer, and could have been a huge star if handled properly.

[Richard Marple]

Jan 5, 2016 13:28:08 GMT Pam Rostron said:

Number 84 People Like Us was created especially for Reg Dixon and Sally Barnes after their success in his summer show Jump for Joy. It was scripted by Talbot and Rothwell, but by the final episode any attempt at a story was abandoned and it became an excuse for another poor variety show. It was an absolute disaster,which is a shame as Sally Barnes was a really talented performer, and could have been a huge star if handled properly.

Do you mean Talbot Rothwell & Sid Colin?

[williammcgregor]

Thanks Pam and Richard

[williammcgregor]

Number 84 on the 1957 list...

People Like Us



episode 2 was on the 21st October 1957

No synopsis available...only difference from episode 1 is that Joyce Barbour and Richard Waring were in the cast.

No details for episode 3.

[williammcgregor]

Number 88 on the 1957 list...

Christmas Eve Show



by the way on the same page here is the TV show "Life With the Lyons"...

in 1969 John & Yoko brought out an Avant Garde LP entitled Unfinished Music No.2 "Life with the Lions" www.jpgr.co.uk/zapple01.html I have it in my collection. John must have remembered the programme from his youth.

[williammcgregor]

Number 89 on the 1957 list...

Conquest Of Space

the BFI has filmographic records for all 4 episodes, but no film or video held for any of the episodes at this time..
all 4 have the following same credits, as listed on Episode 1...

Starting Point
30/12/57
Production Company: Associated- Rediffusion
Director: Peter Morley
Script: Norman Phillips
Editor: Geoffrey Hughes
Scientific Adviser: Anthony Michaelis

Man On The Move
06/01/58

Getting There - A Human Problem
13/01/58

Men On The Moon
20/01/58

[John Green]

O/T,William,but remember that Life With the Lyons started life as a BBC radio show,Wikipedia says:
Many radio episodes were not kept by the BBC and only three episodes are in the archives; these were on BBC Radio 7 in early 2011. Following this broadcast, the BBC were alerted to a private collection of 200 episodes up by Graeme Stevenson in Scotland, and a selection were rebroadcast on Radio 7's successor BBC Radio 4 Extra between July and December 2011.

There was a film in 1954,too.

[williammcgregor]

Thanks for that information John.

Probably John Lennon remembered (Life With The Lyons) from the radio?

Good on Graeme Stevenson for keeping 200 radio episodes.