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The Best Episodes of Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1

Every episode of Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1!

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Colonel March of The Department of Queer Complaints investigates unusual cases, locked-room murders, and mysteries concerning the supernatural.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 19 - The Deadly Gift
    7.2/10(71 votes)

    S1:E19

    A pretty barmaid receives an unusual Christmas gift, a music box from a thief, dead ten years. But someone is soon murdered searching for something valuable hidden in the mysterious gift and Colonel March believes the music holds the key.

    Director:Bernard Knowles
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 11 - The Silent Vow
    7.1/10(79 votes)

    S1:E11

    Colonel March and Inspector Goron are present in a café when a customer dies from poisoned wine and the waiter falls under suspicion because he was a former chemist.

    Director:Bernard Knowles
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 6 - The Second Mona Lisa
    7.0/10(84 votes)

    S1:E6

    Two Mona Lisa paintings appear on the art market | but which one is the second original and which is the copy? Colonel March is determined to reveal the truth.

    Directors:Arthur Crabtree, Terence Fisher
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 22 - The New Invisible Man
    7.0/10(66 votes)

    S1:E22

    Colonel March receives a queer complaint that a pair of disembodied gloves killed a man. He refuses to give up easily despite the fact there is no corpse, no blood, and no evidence of wrongdoing.

    Director:Bernard Knowles
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 4 - The Abominable Snowman
    6.9/10(112 votes)

    S1:E4

    Members of the Himalayan Mountaineering Club are threatened by what appears to be the abominable snowman, and someone leaves a strange footprint on a ledge outside Colonel March's office.

    Director:Bernard Knowles
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 7 - Death In Inner Space
    6.9/10(73 votes)

    S1:E7

    At an isolated château outside Paris, a scientist insists he's received radio waves emanating from Mars. Seeking a way to suspend a person's life functions during space travel, his volunteer subject dies from lack of oxygen. Accident or foul play?

    Director:Bernard Knowles
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 9 - The Devil Sells His Soul
    6.8/10(78 votes)

    S1:E9

    Colonel March hypnotises five people to solve the stabbing murder of Lord Telford, while he himself portrays the murder victim.

    Director:Arthur Crabtree
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 14 - The Silver Curtain
    6.8/10(68 votes)

    S1:E14

    Behind the "silver curtain" spray from a fountain, a man is found dead with a knife in his back. Colonel March is called in to investigate.

    Director:Bernard Knowles
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 16 - Hot Money
    6.8/10(70 votes)

    S1:E16

    A bank robbery takes place and the suspect, never out of sight, is followed to his office, where he locks himself in. But when the police and Colonel March search his office there is no trace of the money!

    Director:Arthur Crabtree
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 17 - The Missing Link
    6.8/10(77 votes)

    S1:E17

    A skull, known as the Damascus man, is stolen from a museum and Colonel March's life is imperiled trying to solve the case.

    Directors:Bernard Knowles, Arthur Crabtree
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 18 - The Case Of The Misguided Missal
    6.8/10(85 votes)

    S1:E18

    A 15th century prayer volume disappears from a sealed casket inside the locked safe belonging to an Oxford Don. An illusionist is called in to demonstrate how the book can disappear from a locked safe, when the supernatural is suspected.

    Director:Bernard Knowles
    Writer:Leslie Slote

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  12. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 3 - At Night All Cats Are Gray
    6.7/10(110 votes)

    S1:E3

    A French fashion model asks for Colonel March's help, claiming a strange man is following her and she fears for her life. Several hours later she's found murdered, in mismatched colour, a telling clue for the inspector.

    Director:Bernard Knowles
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 12 - Death And The Other Monkey
    6.7/10(74 votes)

    S1:E12

    A scientist conducting cancer research is convinced that his test monkey was not only stolen but replaced. He is later found dead from gas, and Colonel March must prove if it was suicide or not.

    Directors:Bernard Knowles, Arthur Crabtree
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 15 - Error At Daybreak
    6.7/10(67 votes)

    S1:E15

    A shady businessman collapses on an oceanside jetty, the apparent victim of a heart attack, but a vacationing March discovers blood and a needle near the body. A little boy's lost ball may be the key to a possible murder.

    Director:Phil Brown
    Writer:Leslie Slote

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  15. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 20 - The Case Of The Lively Ghost
    6.7/10(65 votes)

    S1:E20

    A phony spiritualist believes she's truly summoned a real ghost. Colonel March attends her next seance to discover the identity of the spirit's killer - dead or alive.

    Directors:Bernard Knowles, Arthur Crabtree
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 21 - Death In The Dressing Room
    6.7/10(63 votes)

    S1:E21

    Murder and blackmail culminate in this episode where a call for help during a Javenese dance is the clue that Colonel March needs to prove a faulty alibi.

    Director:Bernard Knowles
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 25 - The Case Of The Kidnapped Poodle
    6.7/10(69 votes)

    S1:E25

    Colonel March is called in to investigate the theft of a valuable diamond as well as the kidnapping of a little boy's poodle. As the investigation continues, he begins to think both incidents may be connected.

    Director:Bernard Knowles
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 10 - Murder Is Permanent
    6.6/10(74 votes)

    S1:E10

    Colonel March is called in to investigate a murder in a beauty salon. There are plenty of suspects and it's up to Colonel March to single out the murderer.

    Directors:Phil Brown, Arthur Crabtree
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 24 - The Invisible Knife
    6.6/10(69 votes)

    S1:E24

    March must solve the mystery of how a man could be stabbed to death by an invisible knife, while attempting to summon The Devil during a black rite.

    Director:Terence Fisher
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 5 - The Headless Hat
    6.5/10(84 votes)

    S1:E5

    While on holiday in France, there is a murder at the docks and Colonel March is asked by a friend of the French police to assist. The only clue left behind by the culprit, a sailor's cap - "looking for the head that fits this hat."

    Directors:Bernard Knowles, Arthur Crabtree
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 8 - The Talking Head
    6.5/10(74 votes)

    S1:E8

    A 12 year old boy insists his dead father told him to kill his mother's new fiancée. But did the father truly die in an accidental plane crash?

    Director:Arthur Crabtree
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 13 - The Stolen Crime
    6.5/10(63 votes)

    S1:E13

    A man demands to be arrested for plotting the perfect murder of his wealthy wife, who is found dead that night of natural causes. A valuable coin collection holds the answers.

    Director:Arthur Crabtree
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 23 - Passage At Arms
    6.5/10(63 votes)

    S1:E23

    A woman is found dead, but was it suicide or murder? A French fencing match provides the telling clue and Inspector Goron travels to London to assist Colonel March.

    Directors:Bernard Knowles, Arthur Crabtree
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 1 - The Sorcerer
    6.4/10(138 votes)

    S1:E1

    A psychologist is found stabbed to death in a seemingly sealed room. Inspector March needs to decide who had the most reason to kill him, and how did they accomplish the task.

    Director:Bernard Knowles
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 26 - The Strange Events At Roman Falls
    6.4/10(64 votes)

    S1:E26

    When a wife reports her reclusive mystery writer husband has accidentally fallen from a cliff, suspicion points to her as the killer. Colonel March is called in to investigate at the isolated seaside manor.

    Director:Arthur Crabtree
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Deadly Gift" is the best rated episode of "Colonel March of Scotland Yard" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 71 votes. Directed by Bernard Knowles and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/14/1956. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Silent Vow".