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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 1 - The Sorcerer
    6.4/10(135 votes)

    #1 - The Sorcerer

    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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  2. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 2 - Present Tense
    6.2/10(106 votes)

    #2 - Present Tense

    S1:E2

    Colonel March's niece, a believer in spiritualism, thinks she hears her dead husband's voice and others in the house become convinced her husband has returned as a ghost. But has he?

    Director:Bernard Knowles
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 3 - At Night All Cats Are Gray
    6.9/10(107 votes)

    #3 - At Night All Cats Are Gray

    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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  4. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 4 - The Abominable Snowman
    6.9/10(111 votes)

    #4 - The Abominable Snowman

    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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  5. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 5 - The Headless Hat
    6.5/10(81 votes)

    #5 - The Headless Hat

    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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  6. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 6 - The Second Mona Lisa
    7.0/10(82 votes)

    #6 - The Second Mona Lisa

    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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  7. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 7 - Death In Inner Space
    6.9/10(70 votes)

    #7 - Death In Inner Space

    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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  8. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 8 - The Talking Head
    6.5/10(72 votes)

    #8 - The Talking Head

    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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  9. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 9 - The Devil Sells His Soul
    6.8/10(76 votes)

    #9 - The Devil Sells His Soul

    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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  10. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 10 - Murder Is Permanent
    6.5/10(72 votes)

    #10 - Murder Is Permanent

    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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  11. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 11 - The Silent Vow
    7.0/10(76 votes)

    #11 - The Silent Vow

    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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  12. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 12 - Death And The Other Monkey
    6.7/10(72 votes)

    #12 - Death And The Other Monkey

    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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  13. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 13 - The Stolen Crime
    6.5/10(61 votes)

    #13 - The Stolen Crime

    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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  14. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 14 - The Silver Curtain
    6.8/10(66 votes)

    #14 - The Silver Curtain

    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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  15. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 15 - Error At Daybreak
    6.7/10(65 votes)

    #15 - Error At Daybreak

    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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  16. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 16 - Hot Money
    6.8/10(68 votes)

    #16 - Hot Money

    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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  17. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 17 - The Missing Link
    6.8/10(75 votes)

    #17 - The Missing Link

    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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  18. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 18 - The Case Of The Misguided Missal
    6.8/10(84 votes)

    #18 - The Case Of The Misguided Missal

    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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  19. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 19 - The Deadly Gift
    7.1/10(69 votes)

    #19 - The Deadly Gift

    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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  20. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 20 - The Case Of The Lively Ghost
    6.6/10(63 votes)

    #20 - The Case Of The Lively Ghost

    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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  21. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 21 - Death In The Dressing Room
    6.6/10(61 votes)

    #21 - Death In The Dressing Room

    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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  22. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 22 - The New Invisible Man
    7.0/10(63 votes)

    #22 - The New Invisible Man

    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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  23. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 23 - Passage At Arms
    6.4/10(61 votes)

    #23 - Passage At Arms

    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 24 - The Invisible Knife
    6.6/10(67 votes)

    #24 - The Invisible Knife

    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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  25. Colonel March of Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 25 - The Case Of The Kidnapped Poodle
    6.7/10(67 votes)

    #25 - The Case Of The Kidnapped Poodle

    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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Sorcerer" is the best rated episode of "Colonel March of Scotland Yard" season 1. It scored 6.4/10 based on 135 votes. Directed by Bernard Knowles and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/22/1956. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Present Tense".