Ellery Queen - Season 1 - Eps 17: The Adventure of the Sinister Scenario
Ellery and the Inspector travel to Hollywood in order to watch the filming of an adaptation of one of Ellery's novels into a movie. At the studio, they meet the actors who will be portraying them. Gilbert Mallory, the egotistical no-talent assclown slated to play Ellery, is found murdered and once again there's little rest for our weary heroes.
About Ellery Queen
Title: Ellery Queen
First Air Date: 1975-09-11
Last Air Date: 1976-04-04
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.4/10 (from 39 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 22
Network: NBC
Genres: Mystery, Drama
Production Companies: Universal Television, Fairmont/Foxcroft Productions, Tom Ward Enterprises
Synopsis
Ellery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character Ellery Queen. It aired on NBC during the 1975-76 television season and stars Jim Hutton as Ellery Queen, David Wayne as his father, Inspector Richard Queen, and Tom Reese as Sgt. Velie. Created by the writing/producing team of Richard Levinson and William Link, the title character "breaks" the fourth wall to ask the audience to consider their solution.
Cast
Jim Hutton
Ellery Queen
David Wayne
Inspector Richard Queen
Tom Reese
Sgt. Thomas Velie
