The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

1h

Drama

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder is based on a character created by Edgar Wallace in a series of 1925 short stories of the same name, Hugh Burden played the titular character – A mild-mannered investigator with the Department of Public Prosecutions.

Episodes

Cast

The Treasure Hunt

1. The Treasure Hunt

1h

23rd Apr 1969

Mr. Reeder investigates a poison-pen letter accusing a baronet of doing away with his wife. Meanwhile, a convicted forger is released after a ten-year sentence and seeks revenge.

The Stealer of Marble

2. The Stealer of Marble

1h

30th Apr 1969

Mr. Reeder investigates the disappearance of the managing director of the Telfer Consolidated, along with £150,000. He is meanwhile intrigued by the petty theft of some marble chips from a local stonemason's yard.

The Green Mamba

3. The Green Mamba

1h

7th May 1969

A woman seeks revenge on Mr. Reeder after her husband is convicted of forgery.

Sheer Melodrama

4. Sheer Melodrama

1h

14th May 1969

A failed jewel thief from India and a successful forger find that they have a hatred of J. G. Reeder in common.

The Strange Case

5. The Strange Case

1h

21st May 1969

Lord Sellington asks the D.P.P. to investigate his estranged son, whom he suspects of stealing from the Sellington Refugee Fund.

The Poetical Policeman

6. The Poetical Policeman

1h

28th May 1969

Mr. Lambton Green, branch manager of the London Scottish and Midland Bank, is arrested for embezzlement, but Mr. Reeder doubts his guilt.

The Troupe

7. The Troupe

1h

4th Jun 1969

Mr. Reeder pits his wits against Art Lomer, producer of a U.S. theatrical company and a successful international confidence trickster, in London to pull off an audacious fraud.

The Investors

8. The Investors

1h

11th Jun 1969

Mr. Reeder investigates the disappearances of several people who had invested in a secretive company.

First air date

23rd Apr 1969

Last air date

14th Jun 1971

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks