Basic Info

First Air: June 11, 1965

Rating: ⭐ 5.3/10 (3 votes)

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 26

Last Episode

Name: Never Fall Down

Season: 2, Episode: 13

Air Date: 1966-07-01

Runtime: 47 min

A public figure has been indiscreet, but his ability as an advisor to the Government is undisputed. The men in Room 17 eventually realise there is only one solution open to them.

The Man in Room 17

1965 ⭐ 5.3/10 3 votes

Overview

The Man in Room 17 is a British television series which ran for two seasons in the mid-1960s, produced by the Northern ITV franchise, Granada Television. Key to the series' success was the involvement of writer/producer Robin Chapman. The show was set in Room 17 of the Department of Social Research, where former wartime agent-turned-criminologist Edwin Oldenshaw solved difficult police cases through theory and discussions with his assistants. The novelty of the series was that Oldenshaw and his colleagues never needed to leave their office in order to resolve cases, preferring to spend their time playing the Japanese board game of Go. They simply provided their prognosis and left the police to do the cleaning up. Different directors were often appointed to film the Room 17 and outside-world scenes independently, to maintain a sense of distance between the two worlds.