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Post by Ewan Montague on Aug 21, 2011 14:47:59 GMT
The Pilot for a proposed ITC adventure/mystery series starring Leonard Nimoy. It was turned into a TV movie but was anything of the series filmed or didn't it get that far?
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Post by Stephen Doran on Aug 22, 2011 8:02:03 GMT
im sure its on dvd released by network i didnt bother buying it though
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Post by Greg H on Aug 22, 2011 10:12:44 GMT
Its actually pretty good.
As far as im aware Ewan it wasnt picked up as a series and only the pilot was ever made. I would be happy to be proven wrong on that.
I have never heard of anything else being filmed of it.
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Post by Ewan Montague on Aug 22, 2011 12:58:09 GMT
I borrowed a copy last week.I thought it was quite good as well even a cliffhanger at the end, leading to the next episode. It would have been quite good I think.
I read online that Arena never completed the series. I took that to mean that only the pilot was made but I thought I'd check anyway. Leonard Nimoy and Susan Hampshire seem quite shy and reserved people so perhaps the two leads were too nice ie no edge, still a shame though.
Are there any other ITC pilots around?
The one about fire investigators springs to mind but do others exist?
By the way apart from Strange Report what else did Arena make
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Post by Peter Stirling on Aug 23, 2011 9:17:09 GMT
Arena was a co company with MGM behind
The Man From Uncle series. Arena consisted of Norman Felton and somebody else.
After failing to coax Anthony Quayle and Anneka over to the US to make the Strange Report series. Arena did a pilot with Roy Thinnes called the Psychiatrist. the series was cancelled.
Arena also did a very impressive series called Executive Suite which failed in the ratings and was abruptly cancelled mid flow.I think Arena packed up shop after that.
Meanwhile in the UK, ITC were keen to grab Macnee after the finish of the Avengers, the result was 'Mr Jerico'. This eventually evolved into the Persuaders I believe?
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Post by Ewan Montague on Aug 24, 2011 15:36:37 GMT
interesting, thanks  I'll look out for Mr Jerico (1969 or 70? ) and (I now remember, the fire thing) The Firechasers 1971 odd how Sidney Hayers did both of these I wonder if he was used a lot on pilot shows? |
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Post by Peter Stirling on Aug 24, 2011 16:00:13 GMT
1969 I think. Slightly O/T but here is an ABC UK pilot. ..In the USA they had Star Trek costing $100Ks of dollars .. ..in the UK we NEARLY had THE SOLARNAUTS!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVe-rT4TpJIOnce you get over the first few minutes and get to Martine Breswick its really is quite enjoyable |
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Post by Ewan Montague on Aug 24, 2011 16:47:45 GMT
wow, thats how can I put it different it certainly has charm and yes it is quite enjoyable.An uncomplicated action adventure, I'd have enjoyed it as an 8-14 year old certianly and Martine would have kept the Dads watching. They overcome the limited budget quite well apart from a few space patrol style spaceships. I think it would have done quite well as a series, and given ITV a rival to Dr Who. thanks for pointing me to that, I'd never heard of this one before Martine Beswick is always worth watching but she doesn't do any cat fighting. ps are the aliens lowjees, lowgees or lowkeys? |
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Post by Ewan Montague on Aug 24, 2011 16:53:51 GMT
I'd like to change this to a pilots thread I don't think we've really had one before, unless I've used the search wrongly
there must be loads of british pilots that most of us don't know about
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2011 2:17:18 GMT
This movie used to regularly turn up on the all-night programme of a cinema in Tottenham Court Road as late as the mid-80's !
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Post by RWels on Dec 18, 2011 12:18:32 GMT
A UK-produced unsold pilot (produced by witzend I believe) that I'd really like to find one day is "Jake's Journey" (1988), a fantasy story starring (in supporting roles) Graham Chapman, Peter Cook, and Rick Mayall. The few reviewers who saw it agree it should have been made. (I've been mentioning it for ages hoping for a lead, but no luck.)
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Post by Peter Stirling on Dec 18, 2011 12:33:40 GMT
working title -The Adventures of Bindle - a lovable cockney rogue character- was due to go into production in 1966 (they must have been eying up Michael Caine for this?)to be shot on colour film. The adventures would have come from Bindles' prime in the 1920s and his present day old age. ABC and a private company were going to finance it after buying up the rights to the books.
However Rediffusion bought their own 'lovable rogue' character called 'Uncle Charles', cheaply made on VT it sank without a trace after a couple of episodes.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2011 19:37:30 GMT
working title -The Adventures of Bindle - a lovable cockney rogue character- was due to go into production in 1966 (they must have been eying up Michael Caine for this?)to be shot on colour film. The adventures would have come from Bindles' prime in the 1920s and his present day old age. ABC and a private company were going to finance it after buying up the rights to the books. However Rediffusion bought their own 'lovable rogue' character called 'Uncle Charles', cheaply made on VT it sank without a trace after a couple of episodes. Bindle - One of Them Days starring Alfie Bass was belatedly given a cinema release in 1969/70 and was reviewed in the Monthly Film Bulletin at the time. |
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Post by Peter Stirling on Dec 18, 2011 23:03:24 GMT
working title -The Adventures of Bindle - a lovable cockney rogue character- was due to go into production in 1966 (they must have been eying up Michael Caine for this?)to be shot on colour film. The adventures would have come from Bindles' prime in the 1920s and his present day old age. ABC and a private company were going to finance it after buying up the rights to the books. However Rediffusion bought their own 'lovable rogue' character called 'Uncle Charles', cheaply made on VT it sank without a trace after a couple of episodes. Bindle - One of Them Days starring Alfie Bass was belatedly given a cinema release in 1969/70 and was reviewed in the Monthly Film Bulletin at the time. That's interesting Ray didnt know that -thanks- just found it, looks like they only ever made one ? Would have had an interesting music track with Albert (the prisoner) Elms I would have thought? - uk.imdb.com/title/tt1236232/maybe the big backers pulled out? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2011 14:14:54 GMT
I just rechecked and Bindle was actually released in November '72, and reviewed in the MFB in Feb '73 - so, almost 6 years after completion ! (It was probably on the bottom half of a double-bill given its length). Accprding to the MFB it was going to be the first in a series, but I believe you are right, no further episodes were made.
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