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Strange Report (TV) (1969-70)
Retired Scotland Yard commissioner Adam Strange investigates bizarre mysteries in "Swinging Sixties" London.Director: Charles Crichton, Peter Duffell, Brian Smedley-Aston, Peter Medak, Daniel Petrie, Robert Asher
Year of Copyright: 1968-69
Year of Production: 1968-69
OVERALL: R0-
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
- "Report 4407: Heart - No Choice for the Donor" (49:02)
- "Report 1553: Racist - A Most Dangerous Proposal" (49:05)
- "Report 0649: Skeleton - Let Sleeping Heroes Lie" (49:03)
- "Report 5055: Cult - Murder Shrieks Out" (49:02)
Audio commentary for "Racist: A Most Dangerous Proposal" with director Peter Duffell and actress Jane Merrow (Recorded in April 2007)
Episode trailers (3:33)
"Skeleton" alternative US Edits (1:05):
- 'Caption to identify the wartime setting of the story'
- 'Less violent take of the murder of Humphries'
Stills gallery (11:00)
Memorabilia (1:16)
Stills gallery (3:51)
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- "Report 2493: Kidnap - Whose Pretty Girl Are You?" (49:05)
- "Report 7931: Sniper - When is Your Cousin Not?" (49:03)
- "Report 3424: Epidemic - A Most Curious Crime" (49:04)
- "Report 4977: Swindle - Square Root of Evil" (49:03)
Audio commentary for "Swindle: Square Root of Evil" with guest star Derren Nesbitt (Recorded in April 2007)
Episode trailers (5:35)
PDF DVD-ROM material:
- 'The Original Script for Kidnap'
- 'Original ITC Story Info for Each Episode'
Stills gallery (4:51)
DISC THREE
Episodes:
- "Report 2475: Revenge - When a Man Hates" (49:04)
- "Report 3906: Cover Girls - Last Year's Model" (49:07)
- "Report 4821: X-Ray - Who Weeps for the Doctor?" (49:04)
Audio commentary for "Cover Girls: Last Year's Model" by co-star Anneke Wills (Recorded in March 2007)
Episode trailers (2:29)
Textless material (MUTE) (26:50)
Rushes Compilation (MUTE) (7:01)
DISC FOUR
Episodes:
- "Report 8944: Hand - A Matter of Witchcraft" (49:07)
- "Report 8319: Grenade - What Price Change?" (49:02)
- "Report 1021: Shrapnel - The Wish in the Dream" (49:03)
Audio introduction for "Hand: A Matter of Witchcraft" by director Peter Duffell (1:45)
"Anneke Wills: This Year's Model" 2007 interview (10:44)
"Anneke Wills and the Avengers" interview (1:22)
Episode trailers (2:29)
Commercial Break Bumpers (0:52)
Stills gallery (3:51)
DISC FIVE
Episodes:
- "Report 2641: Hostage - If You Won't Learn, Die!" (49:01)
- "Report 0846: Lonely Hearts - Who Killed Dan Cupid?" (49:02)
- "The Saint: The Helpful Pirate" 1966 TV episode with 2007 introduction by Anneke Wills (48:30)
"Anneke Wills: A Most Curious Crime" 2007 interview (21:55)
Episode trailer (1:14)
Textless title sequence (2:28)
"Restoring Strange Report" 2004 featurette (2:58)
Stills gallery (45:11) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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UPC Number:3000000062968
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Notes:Three keepcases in a sturdy cardboard slipcover. Also contains a reprint of the original ITC publicity booklet.
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes (Play All - 202:05):
- 2004 introduction to "Heart" by Robert Hardy (3:40)
- "Report 4407: Heart - No Choice for the Donor" (49:30)
- "Report 1553: Racist - A Most Dangerous Proposal" (49:33)
- "Report 0649: Skeleton - Let Sleeping Heroes Lie" (49:33)
- "Report 5055: Cult - Murder Shrieks Out" (49:29)
DISC TWO
Episodes (Play All - 208:28):
- "Report 2493: Kidnap - Whose Pretty Girl Are You?" (49:32)
- 2004 introduction to "Sniper" Martin Shaw (4:54)
- "Report 7931: Sniper - When is Your Cousin Not?" (49:32)
- 2004 introduction on "Epidemic" by Zienia Merton (5:28)
- "Report 3424: Epidemic - A Most Curious Crime" (49:32)
- "Report 4977: Swindle - Square Root of Evil" (49:30)
DISC THREE
Episodes (Play All - 197:12):
- "Report 2475: Revenge - When a Man Hates" (49:18)
- "Report 3906: Cover Girls - Last Year's Model" (49:19)
- "Report 4821: X-Ray - Who Weeps for the Doctor?" (49:14)
- "Report 8944: Hand - A Matter of Witchcraft" (49:21)
DISC FOUR
Episodes (Play All - 196:57):
- "Report 8319: Grenade - What Price Change?" (49:14)
- "Report 1021: Shrapnel - The Wish in the Dream" (49:15)
- "Report 2641: Hostage - If You Won't Learn, Die!" (49:13)
- "Report 0846: Lonely Hearts - Who Killed Dan Cupid?" (49:15)
DISC FIVE
Special Features (Play All - 107:49):
- Interviews:
-- "Report 0404: Disclosure 'The Final Analysis'" 2004 interviews (32:34):
--- Anneke Wills with Roger Lloyd Pack (22:33)
--- Kaz Garas (9:58)
- Trailers (15:20)
- Textless Background Material (28:57)
- Textless Footage / Rushes Compilation (6:58)
- "Skeleton - Let Sleeping Heroes Lie" US Edits (1:05)
- Commercial Break Bumpers (0:52)
- "Restoring Strange Report" 2004 featurette (3:11)
- Photographic Material (Slide shows set to score) (Play All - 18:52)
-- The ITC Stills Collection
-- Strange Report Paperback Book Cover / Strange Report 8mm Home Movies
-- Kaz Garas' On-Set Gallery
DVD-ROM-
- Script PDFs
-- Original script PDFs for "Heart - No Choice for the Donor" and "Skeleton - Let Sleeping Heroes Lie"
- Promotional Material PDFs
-- The ITC "Strange Report" promotional brochure
-- The NBC "Strange Report" promotional brochure -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 192Kbps)
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Case type:Special Case
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UPC Number:5027626224349
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Notes:Two clear keepcases (1 x 4 discs, 1 x 1 disc) in a sturdy cardboard slipcover.
Comes with:
- An 18-page booklet "ITC Episode Guide".
- Both Keepcase sleeves have liner notes and disc contents on the reverse. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes (Play All - 202:05):
- 2004 introduction to "Heart" by Robert Hardy (3:40)
- "Report 4407: Heart - No Choice for the Donor" (49:30)
- "Report 1553: Racist - A Most Dangerous Proposal" (49:33)
- "Report 0649: Skeleton - Let Sleeping Heroes Lie" (49:33)
- "Report 5055: Cult - Murder Shrieks Out" (49:29)
DISC TWO
Episodes (Play All - 208:28):
- "Report 2493: Kidnap - Whose Pretty Girl Are You?" (49:32)
- 2004 introduction to "Sniper" Martin Shaw (4:54)
- "Report 7931: Sniper - When is Your Cousin Not?" (49:32)
- 2004 introduction on "Epidemic" by Zienia Merton (5:28)
- "Report 3424: Epidemic - A Most Curious Crime" (49:32)
- "Report 4977: Swindle - Square Root of Evil" (49:30)
DISC THREE
Episodes (Play All - 197:12):
- "Report 2475: Revenge - When a Man Hates" (49:18)
- "Report 3906: Cover Girls - Last Year's Model" (49:19)
- "Report 4821: X-Ray - Who Weeps for the Doctor?" (49:14)
- "Report 8944: Hand - A Matter of Witchcraft" (49:21)
DISC FOUR
Episodes (Play All - 196:57):
- "Report 8319: Grenade - What Price Change?" (49:14)
- "Report 1021: Shrapnel - The Wish in the Dream" (49:15)
- "Report 2641: Hostage - If You Won't Learn, Die!" (49:13)
- "Report 0846: Lonely Hearts - Who Killed Dan Cupid?" (49:15) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 192Kbps)
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:5027626235949
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes (Play All - 202:05):
- 2004 introduction to "Heart" by Robert Hardy (3:40)
- "Report 4407: Heart - No Choice for the Donor" (49:30)
- "Report 1553: Racist - A Most Dangerous Proposal" (49:33)
- "Report 0649: Skeleton - Let Sleeping Heroes Lie" (49:33)
- "Report 5055: Cult - Murder Shrieks Out" (49:29)
DISC TWO
Episodes (Play All - 208:28):
- "Report 2493: Kidnap - Whose Pretty Girl Are You?" (49:32)
- 2004 introduction to "Sniper" Martin Shaw (4:54)
- "Report 7931: Sniper - When is Your Cousin Not?" (49:32)
- 2004 introduction on "Epidemic" by Zienia Merton (5:28)
- "Report 3424: Epidemic - A Most Curious Crime" (49:32)
- "Report 4977: Swindle - Square Root of Evil" (49:30)
DISC THREE
Episodes (Play All - 197:12):
- "Report 2475: Revenge - When a Man Hates" (49:18)
- "Report 3906: Cover Girls - Last Year's Model" (49:19)
- "Report 4821: X-Ray - Who Weeps for the Doctor?" (49:14)
- "Report 8944: Hand - A Matter of Witchcraft" (49:21)
DISC FOUR
Episodes (Play All - 196:57):
- "Report 8319: Grenade - What Price Change?" (49:14)
- "Report 1021: Shrapnel - The Wish in the Dream" (49:15)
- "Report 2641: Hostage - If You Won't Learn, Die!" (49:13)
- "Report 0846: Lonely Hearts - Who Killed Dan Cupid?" (49:15)
DISC FIVE
Special Features (Play All - 107:49):
- Interviews:
-- "Report 0404: Disclosure 'The Final Analysis'" 2004 interviews (32:34):
--- Anneke Wills with Roger Lloyd Pack (22:33)
--- Kaz Garas (9:58)
- Trailers (15:20)
- Textless Background Material (28:57)
- Textless Footage / Rushes Compilation (6:58)
- "Skeleton - Let Sleeping Heroes Lie" US Edits (1:05)
- Commercial Break Bumpers (0:52)
- "Restoring Strange Report" 2004 featurette (3:11)
- Photographic Material (Slide shows set to score) (Play All - 18:52)
-- The ITC Stills Collection
-- Strange Report Paperback Book Cover / Strange Report 8mm Home Movies
-- Kaz Garas' On-Set Gallery
DVD-ROM-
- Script PDFs
-- Original script PDFs for "Heart - No Choice for the Donor" and "Skeleton - Let Sleeping Heroes Lie"
- Promotional Material PDFs
-- The ITC "Strange Report" promotional brochure
-- The NBC "Strange Report" promotional brochure -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 192Kbps)
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:5027626280741
- Specifications to be confirmed
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OVERALL: R0
The Australian release for having all the UK extras plus additional stuff (commentaries, Saint episode, additional interview clips).
If you are buying a UK release, make sure it's the 5-disc 2004 limited edition as it comes with the episode guide booklet that doesn't seem to have been ported over to the 5-disc 2009 special edition. -
CUTS:
- R0 The Complete Series Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts
- R0 Report 0969: The Complete Series United Kingdom- Network - No cuts (790:40 PAL)
- R0 Report 0969: The Complete Series United Kingdom- Network - No cuts (790:40 PAL)
- R0 Special Edition 5-Disc Set United Kingdom- Network - No cuts (790:40 PAL)
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Comparison added by Mark_Meakin on 04/04/14
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 08/10/23UPDATE LOG:
04/04/14: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
06/04/14: Typo fixed.
10/06/23: Dates.
08/10/23: Added UK.
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