Orlando (TV series)

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Orlando
Genre Thriller (children's adventure)
Directed by Ronald Marriott, Hugh Munro, Adrian Cooper
Starring Sam Kydd
David Munro
Judy Robinson
Opening theme"The Hellraisers" by Syd Dale
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes76
Production
Producer Ronald Marriott
Running time30 minutes
Production company Associated-Rediffusion
Original release
Network ITV
Release1965 (1965) 
1968 (1968)

Orlando is a British television thriller series for young adults which ran for four series between 1965 and 1968. [1] Made by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network, it stars Sam Kydd as Orlando O'Connor, the character he had played in the adult television series Crane . [2] [3]

Contents

Only four episodes out of the 76 made are known to still exist; the remainder are lost. [4] It introduced an evocative theme tune "The Hellraisers" by Syd Dale, which became a commonplace adventure underscore cue as library music for other productions worldwide. [5]

Cast

CharacterActor
Orlando O'Connor Sam Kydd
Steve Morgan David Munro
Jenn Morgan Judy Robinson

Plot

Orlando O'Connor is an ex-Foreign Legionnaire who has picked up a magic talisman, the "Gizzmo". His boat building firm fails and he travels to London's Docklands to meet an old Navy comrade Tony, looking for work, only to find Tony has been killed. He links up with David and Jenny who have inherited a detective agency from their Uncle. They set out to solve Tony's murder. After that they run the detective agency together. [6]

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References

  1. "BFI Screenonline: Orlando (1965-68)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  2. Jeff Evans The Penguin TV Companion, London: Penguin, 2006 (3rd ed.), p.627
  3. "Orlando | Nostalgia Central". 24 June 2014.
  4. TV Brain - Orlando archival status
  5. The Hell Raisers (Theme from the TV series "Orlando") (Dale) (P. 1966 45 rpm Decca single)
  6. David Rogers The ITV Encyclopedia of Adventure, London: Boxtree, 1988, p.361