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Houdini & Doyle
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| Houdini & Doyle | |
| Premiere | March 16, 2016 (UK)
May 2, 2016 (USA/Canada) |
| Finale | May 12, 2016 (UK)
July 4, 2016 (USA/Canada) |
| Creator | David Hoselton & David Titcher |
| Network/Provider | ITV (UK) Global (Canada) FOX (USA) |
| Style | 60-minute paranormal crime drama |
| Company | Shore Z Productions, Shaw Media ITV Studios, Big Talk Productions, Shaftesbury Films |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| Episodes | 10 |
| Origin | UK/Canada |
| Official Site | FOX |
Houdini & Doyle is a paranormal crime drama that aired on ITV Encore in the UK, Global in Canada and on FOX in the USA.
Contents |
Cast
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Main Cast | |
| Michael Weston | Harry Houdini |
| Stephen Mangan | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| Rebecca Liddiard | Constable Adelaide Stratton |
| Adam Nagaitis | George Gudgett |
| Tim McInnerny | Horace Merring |
Episodes
| # | Title | Written By | Directed By | UK Airdate | USA Viewers |
18-49 Rating | USA/CA Airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITV Encore/FOX/Global | ||||||||
| 1 | The Maggie's Redress | David Hoselton & David N. Titcher |
Stephen Hopkins | March 17, 2016 | 2.556M | 0.7% | May 2, 2016 | |
| Houdini, Doyle and Adelaide investigate the murder of a nun in one of the notorious Magdalene Laundries. A witness claims the killer is a young woman who was tormented by the nun. The only problem is, that young woman has been dead for six months. | ||||||||
| 2 | A Dish of Adharma | David Hoselton | Stephen Hopkins | March 17, 2016 | 2.364M | 0.6% | May 9, 2016 | |
| Claiming he's avenging a murder - his own murder in a past life - a 12-year-old boy shoots a prominent suffragette. In order to find the truth, the team must solve a decades-old killing. | ||||||||
| 3 | In Manus Dei | Melissa R. Byer & Treena Hancock |
Daniel O'Hara | March 24, 2016 | 2.418M | 0.7% | May 16, 2016 | |
| When a heckler is mysteriously struck down at a faith healer's show, the team investigates whether the healer is truly channeling the power of God. And if so, can he work a miracle on Doyle's dying wife. | ||||||||
| 4 | Spring-Heel'd Jack | Carl Binder | Daniel O'Hara | March 31, 2016 | 2.615M | 0.6% | May 23, 2016 | |
| In the first of several attacks, a businessman is murdered by a mysterious phantom with demonic eyes and gravity-defying leaps. As panic spreads across London, the team tries to determine if this is a case of mass hysteria, or if there's a beast out there that thrives on fear alone. | ||||||||
| 5 | The Curse of Korzha | Josh Brandon | Edward Bazalgette | April 7, 2016 | 2.023M | 0.5% | May 30, 2016 | |
| An attractive traveling medium uses her psychic gifts to solve crimes, frustrating Houdini when he can't figure out her tricks. Meanwhile, Doyle thinks she may be the real thing, so he is mortified when she predicts Adelaide's death. | ||||||||
| 6 | The Monsters of Nethermoor | Nazrin Choudhury | Edward Bazalgette | April 14, 2016 | 2.504M | 0.6% | June 6, 2016 | |
| A man wakes up naked on a patch of scorched earth claiming to be the victim of an alien abduction. Our team investigates and when Doyle goes missing, Houdini and Adelaide have their own close encounter that reveals the horrifying truth of what's really out there. | ||||||||
| 7 | Bedlam | David N. Titcher | Robert Lieberman | April 21, 2016 | 1.657M | 0.4% | June 13, 2016 | |
| When several people are found literally scared to death, Doyle starts to lose his grip on reality. He realizes he's been dosed with a powerful hallucinogen that produces his worst nightmares and if he can't wake himself up, he'll be as dead as the other victims. | ||||||||
| 8 | Strigoi | Carl Binder | Robert Lieberman | April 28, 2016 | 1.788M | 0.4% | June 20, 2016 | |
| Doyle's friend, Dracula author Bram Stoker, is being hunted by "vampire hunters." Doyle, Adelaide, and Houdini discover that Stoker's fiction has inspired rival cults of delusional, faux-vampires and hunters, but what if Cecilia's fears are correct and vampires are real, starting with Stoker? Meanwhile, Adelaide discovers the anarchist group's connection to her husband's death, Stoker and Doyle commiserate about creating characters that make people fanatical, and Houdini rejects his mother's superstitions about vampires. | ||||||||
| 9 | Necromanteion | Melissa R. Byer & Treena Hancock |
Jeff Renfroe | May 5, 2016 | 1.753M | 0.4% | June 27, 2016 | |
| Adelaide, Doyle and Houdini travel to Canada to investigate a haunted house with other ghost hunters, including Thomas Edison, who is testing his new invention, the "necrophone." As the case gets more serious with the death of a fellow investigator, the team worries about Houdini who acts strangely. Meanwhile, Adelaide's real reason for organizing the trip to North America is to follow a lead connecting her husband to a major crime in New York, and Houdini finds he is being stalked by a young woman only to discover that it is from beyond. | ||||||||
| 10 | The Pall of LaPier | David Hoselton | Jeff Renfroe | May 12, 2016 | 1.693M | 0.4% | July 4, 2016 | |
| When all but two residents (a priest and a child) of a small village die simultaneously, and with no signs of violence, the trio must uncover whether or not this tragedy is divine revenge for the murderous founding of the town. Meanwhile, Adelaide's discoveries about her dead husband's past finally prompt her to ask the others for help, Doyle begins writing "The Hounds of the Baskervilles" and Houdini's anguish is evident. | ||||||||
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
| Title | Release | Discs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series Set (Region 2) | ||||||
| Houdini & Doyle | May 23, 2016 | purchase | 3 | |||
