Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Boris Karloff stars as master criminologist Colonel March, who heads The Department of Queer Complaints, investigating bizarre crimes that challenge logic and reason.
The Sorcerer
S1 E1
When a psychologist is found stabbed to death in a seemingly sealed room, Inspector March must decide who had a reason to kill him, and how the person accomplished the task.
The Abominable Snowman
S1 E2
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.
Present Tense
S1 E3
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.
The Case of the Kidnapped Poodle
S1 E5
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.
The Invisible Knife
S1 E6
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.
The Strange Event at Roman Fall
S1 E7
When a woman reports her reclusive mystery writer husband has accidentally fallen from a cliff, suspicion points to her as the killer; Colonel March is called in to investigate at the isolated seaside manor.
The Headless Hat
S1 E8
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 is a sailor's cap, setting off a search for the head that fits the hat.
The Second Mona Lisa
S1 E9
The Second Mona Lisa, painted six months after the first, is targeted by rival collectors; Colonel March is determined to reveal the truth.
Death in Inner Space
S1 E10
At an isolated château outside Paris, a scientist insists he has 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.
The Talking Head
S1 E11
A 12-year-old boy insists that his dead father told him to kill his mother's new fiance, but the dad may not have truly perished in a plane crash.
The Devil Sells His Soul
S1 E12
Colonel March hypnotizes five people to solve the stabbing murder of Lord Telford, while he portrays the murder victim.
Murder is Permanent
S1 E13
Colonel March investigates a murder in a beauty salon; there are plenty of suspects, and it's up to him to single out the killer.
The Silent Vow
S1 E14
Colonel March and Inspector Goron are present in a cafe when a customer dies from poisoned wine; the waiter falls under suspicion because he was a former chemist.
Death and the Other Monkey
S1 E15
A cancer research scientist believes his test monkey was not only stolen but replaced; he is later found dead in what may have been a suicide.
The Stolen Crime
S1 E16
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.
The Silver Curtain
S1 E17
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.
Error at Daybreak
S1 E18
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 boy's lost ball may be the key to a possible murder.
Hot Money
S1 E19
After a bank robbery, the suspect is followed to his office, but when March and the authorities arrive and search the office there's no trace of the money.
The Missing Link
S1 E20
A skull, known as the Damascus man, is stolen from a museum, and Colonel March's life is imperiled trying to solve the case.
The Case of the Misguided Missal
S1 E21
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.
The Deadly Gift
S1 E22
A barmaid receives an unusual Christmas gift -- a music box from a thief who has been dead for 10 years -- but someone is soon murdered searching for something valuable hidden in the mysterious gift, and Colonel March thinks the music holds the key.
The Case of the Lively Ghost
S1 E23
A phony spiritualist believes she has truly summoned a real ghost; Colonel March attends her next seance to discover the identity of the spirit's killer -- dead or alive.
Death in the Dressing Room
S1 E24
Murder and blackmail culminate when a call for help during a Javenese dance is the clue that Colonel March needs to prove a faulty alibi.
The New Invisible Man
S1 E25
Colonel March receives an unusual 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.
Passage at Arms
S1 E26
When a woman is found dead in London, Colonel March must determine whether it was suicide or murder; a French fencing match holds the vital clue.