• title card: white all caps text reading ‘THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE COUNTLESS CLUES’ superimposed on Dawson lying inside the chalk outline on the carpet
  • Rear Window: Shot from the outside of Tara looking out her sash window
  • Earle holds Flanders’ rifle, wrapped in plastic, preparing to assassinate Scott
  • Sir Doyle holds up the plastic-bagged revolver, one of his detectives stands behind him
  • Steed grabs Gardiner by the throat as they fight
  • Gardiner’s face is covered in paint after Tara clobbers him with her art supplies
  • Tara holds onto her fireman’s pole and doffs Steed’s hat at him

Series 6 — Episode 18
The Curious Case of the Countless Clues

Teleplay by Philip Levene
Directed by Don Sharp

Production No E.66.6.27 / E.67.9.1
Production completed: January 5 1968. First transmission: January 31 1969. First transmission (USA): April 3 1968

Crew

Produced by Albert Fennell regularThe Professionals
and Brian Clemens regularDanger ManThe ChampionsThe ProfessionalsAdam Adamant
Teleplay by Philip Levene regular
All Characters and events in this Teleplay are fictitious. Any similarity to actual events or persons, living or dead, is purely co-incidental
Directed by Don Sharp regularCallanThe Champions
Executive in charge of production Gordon L.T. Scott regular
Music by Laurie Johnson regularThe ProfessionalsJason King
Story consultant Philip Levene regular
Production controller Jack Greenwood regular
Production designer Robert Jones regular
Consultant to the series Julian Wintle regular
Director of photography Gilbert Taylor regularDepartment SStar Wars (billed as Gilbert Taylor B.S.C.)
Post production co-ordinator Harry Booth regular
Editor Manuel del Campo regular
Production manager Ron Fry regularDoctor WhoSpace 1999
principal items of Mr. Macnee’s wardrobe designed by Pierre Cardin regular
Miss Thorson’s costumes designed by Harvey Gould regular
Casting director G.B. Walker regularThe Saint
Unit manager Laurie Greenwood regularThe Sweeney
Assistant Director Ron Appleton regularUFO
Camera operator Brian Elvin regularThe ProfessionalsDepartment S
Associate art director Len Townsend regular
Set dresser Kenneth Tait regularDepartment S
Continuity June Randall regular007The Saint
Make-up Jim Hydes regularCarry On..
Hairdressing Gordon Bond regular
Wardrobe Felix Evans regular
Editor Lionel Selwyn regular
2nd unit director John Hough regularThe ChampionsCarry On..
2nd unit photography Jimmy Harvey regularThe Champions (billed as Jimmy Harvey B.S.C.)
Recording director A.W. Lumkin regularThe Saint
Sound recordist Cecil Mason regularThe Saint
Dubbing mixer Len Abbott regularThe ChampionsThe SaintDepartment S
Sound editor Russ Hill regularThe ChampionsDepartment S
Music editor Karen Heward regular
Construction manager Herbert Worley regular
Supervisory electrician Steve Birtles regularThe Saint
Stunt arranger Joe Dunne regular007The ProfessionalsThe PrisonerPink PantherSpace 1999Randall and Hopkirk
MCMLXVIII A.B.C. Television Films Limited All rights reserved
Made at Associated British Elstree Studios England and on location
ABC Production / Associated British Corporation

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