133 Scotland Yard Casebook

First  watched :  Summer  1973

Another  one  glimpsed  at  the  house  next  door  one  Monday  morning  that  summer.

This  series  was  actually  made  for  cinema  in  the  1950s  and  comprised  30  minute  dramatisations  of  notable  cases  - usually  from  the  thirties -  from  the  files  of  Scotland  Yard  with  an  introduction  and  narration  from  celebrated  crime  writer  Edgar  Lustgarten. Because  of  its  cinematic  origins  it  had  a  noir-ish  feel  that  has  held  up  well,  making  repeat  showings  on  Channel  4  and  Bravo  and  a  DVD  release  feasible.

I  only  recall  seeing  one  episode,  where  they  had  to  identify  an  unknown  female  corpse  found  on  the  London  Underground,  but  I  remember  we  found  it  quite  engrossing.