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The Sorcerer E1 27 min

1. The Sorcerer

A psychologist is found stabbed to death in a seemingly sealed room. Inspector March needs to decide who had the most reason to kill him, and how did they accomplish the task.

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Present Tense E2 27 min

2. Present Tense

Colonel March's niece, a believer in spiritualism, thinks she hears her dead husband's voice and others in the house become convinced her husband has returned as a ghost. But has he?

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At Night All Cats Are Gray E3 27 min

3. At Night All Cats Are Gray

A French fashion model asks for Colonel March's help, claiming a strange man is following her and she fears for her life. Several hours later she's found murdered, in mismatched colour, a telling clue for the inspector.

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The Abominable Snowman E4 27 min

4. The Abominable Snowman

Members of the Himalayan Mountaineering Club are threatened by what appears to be the abominable snowman, and someone leaves a strange footprint on a ledge outside Colonel March's office.

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The Headless Hat E5 27 min

5. The Headless Hat

While on holiday in France, there is a murder at the docks and Colonel March is asked by a friend of the French police to assist. The only clue left behind by the culprit, a sailor's cap - "looking for the head that fits this hat."

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The Second Mona Lisa E6 27 min

6. The Second Mona Lisa

Two Mona Lisa paintings appear on the art market | but which one is the second original and which is the copy? Colonel March is determined to reveal the truth.

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Death In Inner Space E7 27 min

7. Death In Inner Space

At an isolated château outside Paris, a scientist insists he's received radio waves emanating from Mars. Seeking a way to suspend a person's life functions during space travel, his volunteer subject dies from lack of oxygen. Accident or foul play?

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The Talking Head E8 27 min

8. The Talking Head

A 12 year old boy insists his dead father told him to kill his mother's new fiancée. But did the father truly die in an accidental plane crash?

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The Devil Sells His Soul E9 27 min

9. The Devil Sells His Soul

Colonel March hypnotises five people to solve the stabbing murder of Lord Telford, while he himself portrays the murder victim.

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Murder Is Permanent E10 27 min

10. Murder Is Permanent

Colonel March is called in to investigate a murder in a beauty salon. There are plenty of suspects and it's up to Colonel March to single out the murderer.

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The Silent Vow E11 27 min

11. The Silent Vow

Colonel March and Inspector Goron are present in a café when a customer dies from poisoned wine and the waiter falls under suspicion because he was a former chemist.

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Death And The Other Monkey E12 27 min

12. Death And The Other Monkey

A scientist conducting cancer research is convinced that his test monkey was not only stolen but replaced. He is later found dead from gas, and Colonel March must prove if it was suicide or not.

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The Stolen Crime E13 27 min

13. The Stolen Crime

A man demands to be arrested for plotting the perfect murder of his wealthy wife, who is found dead that night of natural causes. A valuable coin collection holds the answers.

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The Silver Curtain E14 27 min

14. The Silver Curtain

Behind the "silver curtain" spray from a fountain, a man is found dead with a knife in his back. Colonel March is called in to investigate.

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Error At Daybreak E15 27 min

15. Error At Daybreak

A shady businessman collapses on an oceanside jetty, the apparent victim of a heart attack, but a vacationing March discovers blood and a needle near the body. A little boy's lost ball may be the key to a possible murder.

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Hot Money E16 27 min

16. Hot Money

A bank robbery takes place and the suspect, never out of sight, is followed to his office, where he locks himself in. But when the police and Colonel March search his office there is no trace of the money!

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The Missing Link E17 27 min

17. The Missing Link

A skull, known as the Damascus man, is stolen from a museum and Colonel March's life is imperiled trying to solve the case.

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The Case Of The Misguided Missal E18 27 min

18. The Case Of The Misguided Missal

A 15th century prayer volume disappears from a sealed casket inside the locked safe belonging to an Oxford Don. An illusionist is called in to demonstrate how the book can disappear from a locked safe, when the supernatural is suspected.

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The Deadly Gift E19 27 min

19. The Deadly Gift

A pretty barmaid receives an unusual Christmas gift, a music box from a thief, dead ten years. But someone is soon murdered searching for something valuable hidden in the mysterious gift and Colonel March believes the music holds the key.

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The Case Of The Lively Ghost E20 27 min

20. The Case Of The Lively Ghost

A phony spiritualist believes she's truly summoned a real ghost. Colonel March attends her next seance to discover the identity of the spirit's killer - dead or alive.

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Death In The Dressing Room E21 27 min

21. Death In The Dressing Room

Murder and blackmail culminate in this episode where a call for help during a Javenese dance is the clue that Colonel March needs to prove a faulty alibi.

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The New Invisible Man E22 27 min

22. The New Invisible Man

Colonel March receives a queer complaint that a pair of disembodied gloves killed a man. He refuses to give up easily despite the fact there is no corpse, no blood, and no evidence of wrongdoing.

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Passage At Arms E23 27 min

23. Passage At Arms

A woman is found dead, but was it suicide or murder? A French fencing match provides the telling clue and Inspector Goron travels to London to assist Colonel March.

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The Invisible Knife E24 27 min

24. The Invisible Knife

March must solve the mystery of how a man could be stabbed to death by an invisible knife, while attempting to summon The Devil during a black rite.

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The Case Of The Kidnapped Poodle E25 27 min

25. The Case Of The Kidnapped Poodle

Colonel March is called in to investigate the theft of a valuable diamond as well as the kidnapping of a little boy's poodle. As the investigation continues, he begins to think both incidents may be connected.

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The Strange Events At Roman Falls E26 27 min

26. The Strange Events At Roman Falls

When a wife reports her reclusive mystery writer husband has accidentally fallen from a cliff, suspicion points to her as the killer. Colonel March is called in to investigate at the isolated seaside manor.

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Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1956)

7.5 (8) 1 Season 30m/ep 1956-02-22 GB

Colonel March of The Department of Queer Complaints investigates unusual cases, locked-room murders, and mysteries concerning the supernatural.

Genres: Drama

Stars: Boris Karloff, Ewan Roberts, Eric Pohlmann