Jango (TV series)
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Jango is a British police comedy series produced in 1961 by Associated Rediffusion for ITV. It starred Robert Urquhart in the lead role of Jango Smith, with Moira Redmond as Dee Smith, his wife.[1] The show also featured performances by Peter Sallis and Brian Wilde. The show's writer was Albert Henry Webb and its director was Cyril Coke.[2]
Plot
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The series Jango developed from single play Murder Stamp. The series is a lighthearted crime series about an off-beat criminologist named Jango Smith.[3]
Episode status
The show had eight episodes.[4] All were believed lost, until the mid-1990s when a kinescope of one episode was discovered.
Reception
The Stage and Television Today criticised the show, writing, "The half-hour needs a dose of good comedy writing to make it work, because at present it is just feeble. A pity that delightful Moira Redmond cannot be featured in a programme of her own. She has an obvious feeling for a piquant comedy role, but cannot really make out with the present material."[2]
References
- ^ Greig, Ramsden (25 January 1961). "Top Spot". Evening Standard. p. 4. ProQuest 2712318877.
- ^ a b "Urquhart's 'Jango' is too off-beat". The Stage and Television Today. No. 4164. 2 February 1961. p. 15. ProQuest 962627871.
- ^ "Jango (original)". British Film Institute.
- ^ "Jottings". Television Mail. Vol. 3, no. 21. 13 January 1961. p. 28. ProQuest 1777208965.
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