Comments on: Ellery Queen TV Show 1975 http://mickandcaseymysteries.com/blog/2009/11/ellery-queen-tv-show-1975/ Companion articles to the Mystery Stories Site Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:46:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Benzadmiral http://mickandcaseymysteries.com/blog/2009/11/ellery-queen-tv-show-1975/comment-page-1/#comment-723 Benzadmiral Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:46:13 +0000 http://mickandcaseymysteries.com/blog/?p=21#comment-723 Yes, I remember the Jim Hutton EQ series fondly. They even adapted one of Dannay's favorite stories, "The Adventure of the Mad Tea Party," and included the Challenge to the Reader of the early novels by having Hutton's Ellery turn to the audience, us, and say, "You've got all the clues. . . ." And you are right about David Wayne. I'd always pictured the Inspector as looking like John Mills of "King Rat" fame -- but David Wayne completely revamped my mental picture of Richard Queen. Yes, I remember the Jim Hutton EQ series fondly. They even adapted one of Dannay’s favorite stories, “The Adventure of the Mad Tea Party,” and included the Challenge to the Reader of the early novels by having Hutton’s Ellery turn to the audience, us, and say, “You’ve got all the clues. . . .”

And you are right about David Wayne. I’d always pictured the Inspector as looking like John Mills of “King Rat” fame — but David Wayne completely revamped my mental picture of Richard Queen.

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