Production
Based on the books by Justin Blake, one trailer special and two series were produced. Each episode lasted 25 minutes:
- Garry Halliday - 1 episode
- Garry Halliday and the Gun-Runners - 16 episodes
- Garry Halliday and the Secret of Omar Khayyam - 33 episodes
Series three hit various difficulties, as actor Bill Kerr playing co-pilot Eddie Robbins replaced Terence Alexander; while Brook-Jones died half way through filming, and was replaced (without his scenes being refilmed) with a different actor who looked and sounded rather different. Maurice Kaufmann played one of The Voice's henchmen in series three.
Filming was undertaken at Ferryfield Airport in Lydd, Kent, with the offices and planes of real airline Silver City Airways transformed for all three series of the productions.
The programme was transmitted in the Saturday afternoon teatime slot that was subsequently occupied by Doctor Who, which started on BBC in November 1963. It was a popular slot to present shows that might attract a family audience. In early 1963, it was used for another adventure series targeting children, The Chem. Lab. Mystery. After the success of the first series of the futuristic Doctor Who, with its modern sci-fi themed content, there appeared to be no great interest in returning to the more traditional Biggles-style Garry Halliday stories and the show was dropped. Only one episode survives in the BBC Archives.
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