SeriesSupernatural Classic Monsters Psychological

Colonel March of Scotland Yard1956

Name: Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Genre: Supernatural, Classic Monsters, Psychological
Released: 1956-02-22
Rating: 6.8

Created by John Dickson Carr

6.8

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 7.2TMDB 7.5

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Year

1956

Seasons

Network

ITV1

Status

Ended

The premise

Colonel March of The Department of Queer Complaints investigates unusual cases, locked-room murders, and mysteries concerning the supernatural.

Horror Vault's take

Boris Karloff commands the screen as Colonel March, a Scotland Yard detective who heads the Department of Queer Complaints — a division dedicated to cases too strange for conventional policing. Each episode plunges him into baffling locked-room murders, eerie occurrences, and encounters that flirt with the supernatural. The series blends golden-age mystery craft with a distinctly uncanny atmosphere, making full use of Karloff's iconic presence to keep viewers delightfully unsettled.

Content: Mild Horror Themes, Period-Era Depictions Of Violence

Episode Guide

🏆 Best Episode Overall

S1.E15 · Error At Daybreak

7.0

⭐ Highest Rated This Season

S1.E15 · Error At Daybreak

7.0

★ 7.0 avg· 11h 42m total· Feb 1956 → Apr 1957

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S1.E1 · The SorcererPremiere
Feb 22, 1956 · 27 min · Dir: Bernard Knowles
A psychologist is found stabbed to death in a seemingly sealed room. Inspector March needs to decide who had the most reason to kill him, and how did they accomplish the task.
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S1.E2 · Present Tense
Mar 1, 1956 · 27 min · Dir: Bernard Knowles
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. But has he?
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S1.E3 · At Night All Cats Are Gray
Mar 8, 1956 · 27 min · Dir: Bernard Knowles
A French fashion model asks for Colonel March's help, claiming a strange man is following her and she fears for her life. Several hours later she's found murdered, in mismatched colour, a telling clue for the inspector.
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S1.E4 · The Abominable Snowman
Apr 8, 1956 · 27 min · Dir: Bernard Knowles
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.
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S1.E5 · The Headless Hat
Apr 11, 1956 · 27 min · Dir: Bernard Knowles
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, a sailor's cap - "looking for the head that fits this hat."