Ngaio Marsh Theatre (TV series)

Ngaio Marsh Theatre was a 1977 television miniseries which adapted four of the author's Inspector Roderick Alleyn detective novels for New Zealand television. The British actor George Baker starred in the title role.[1]

The series adapted three Alleyn novels that were set in New Zealand (Vintage Murder[2], Colour Scheme[3], and Died in the Wool[4]) along with the London-set Opening Night[5]. The last mentioned featured a major character from New Zealand coming to England to work in the theatre. The series was originally screened on Television New Zealand. A later broadcast on PBS in the United States was the first American screening of a New Zealand television drama.[6]

Cast

Local actors who appeared in the series included Terence Cooper, Don Selwyn and Ian Watkin.

References

  1. "When Wexford was Alleyn New Zealand Memories October-November 2006 No 62 pp50-51". National Library.
  2. Vintage Murder on IMDb
  3. Colour Scheme on IMDb
  4. Died in the Wool on IMDb
  5. Opening Night on IMDb
  6. "NZ On Screen". Nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
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