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The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries was a British second-feature film series, produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated. There were 46 films in the series, made between 1960 and 1965. The films were loose adaptations of Edgar Wallace's books and stories. Very few used his original titles, and there was no attempt to set them in the period in which Wallace wrote, probably to obviate the need for elaborate costumes and sets. A 1962 article in Scene magazine quotes £22,000 as the budget for an episode then in production.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (236 votes)
Episode average: 6.7 -1.0 vs IMDb
Seasons: 6
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1959)

6.57 avg 7 episodes 6.6 → 6.6 60 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Urge to Kill	6.6	50
2	Clue of the Twisted Candle	6.8	78
3	The Man Who Was Nobody	6.0	89
4	Marriage of Convenience	6.5	100
5	The Malpas Mystery	6.5	76
6	Clue of the New Pin	7.0	81
7	Partners in Crime	6.6	96

Season 2 (1961)

6.50 avg 11 episodes 5.9 → 7.2 60 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Fourth Square	5.9	62
2	Man at the Carlton Tower	6.7	99
3	Clue of the Silver Key	6.6	67
4	Attempt to Kill	6.2	62
5	Man Detained	6.7	56
6	Never Back Losers	6.4	61
7	The Sinister Man	6.1	55
8	Backfire!	6.4	73
9	Candidate for Murder	6.6	74
10	The Share Out	6.7	63
11	Flat Two	7.2	71

Season 3 (1962)

6.67 avg 6 episodes 6.7 → 6.4 58 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Number Six	6.7	87
2	Time to Remember	6.9	64
3	Locker Sixty Nine	5.8	64
4	Playback	7.2	56
5	Solo for Sparrow	7.0	74
6	Death Trap	6.4	65

Season 4 (1962)

6.47 avg 9 episodes 6.8 → 7.0 60 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Set Up	6.8	68
2	The £20,000 Kiss	6.2	127
3	Incident at Midnight	6.7	61
4	On the Run	6.1	57
5	Return to Sender	5.6	48
6	Ricochet	7.2	67
7	The Double	6.0	65
8	The Rivals	6.6	59
9	To Have and to Hold	7.0	71

Season 5 (1963)

6.95 avg 11 episodes 6.1 → 7.2 58 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Partner	6.1	60
2	Accidental Death	6.5	51
3	Five to One	7.0	65
4	Downfall	7.0	59
5	The Verdict	6.8	67
6	We Shall See	7.5	62
7	Who Was Maddox?	6.7	58
8	Act of Murder	7.0	73
9	Face of a Stranger	7.3	77
10	Never Mention Murder	7.3	59
11	The Main Chance	7.2	55

Season 6 (1965)

6.98 avg 4 episodes 6.8 → 6.6 58 min avg

Saved best for last

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Game for Three Losers	6.8	55
2	Change Partners	7.4	60
3	Strangler's Web	7.1	53
4	Dead Man's Chest	6.6	87

The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959)

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