Production Notes
There was extensive location shooting in early sixties London, with fast-paced action and strong story lines which made the series very popular in its day. The show was broadcast in the U.S. under the title Gideon CID. There were different starting titles for the American series, showing incidents of violent crime while the British titles just introduced the characters. The distinctive theme music was composed by Edwin Astley and some of the music in dramatic moments in the series were the same as that used in The Saint TV series which Astley was scoring at the same time
Unlike many shows then and later, there was much location filming and the show gave an authentic view of London in 1964/65: whole streets with just 2-3 parked cars, children playing in the street and police walking their beats. In "The Rhyme and the Reason", there is a chase across a bomb site, an area of destruction left from WWII aerial bombing raids. A door key on a string which can be reached through a letter box. Many characters smoked in the shows, including the stars.
Many well-known British actors appear in guest roles, including Keith Baxter, George Cole, Gordon Jackson, Ronald Lacey, Anton Rogers, Rosemary Leach and John Hurt. There was an early role for Donald Sutherland in the episode The Millionaire's Daughter.
The series was released on Region 2 DVD by Network Video in May/June 2000.
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