Season 1 • Episode 16
LatestREPORT 4977 When a Bank of England company responsible for printing genuine bank notes are duped into carrying out a massive order for a gang of swindlers, Adam and Ham discover that greed lurks within.
Adam Strange, a retired Home Office criminologist, solves bizarre cases – which have been marked "Open File" by various government departments – with the help of Hamlyn Gynt, Evelyn and Professor Marks. He employs the latest techniques in forensic investigation, which he undertakes in his own laboratory in his flat in Warwick Crescent in the Maida Vale/Little Venice area of Paddington.
Production
Maida Vale flat laboratory — peak '60s bachelor pad aesthetic.
Acting
Anthony Quayle's restrained gravitas anchors the procedural chaos.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Anthony Quayle was a genuine WWII intelligence officer, bringing accidental authenticity to the spy-adjacent roles.
The 'Open File' concept mirrored real post-war British bureaucratic opacity, making Strange's rogue methods oddly political.
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