TV series

Ellery Queen

1975–1976 · 1 season

A cozy, witty puzzle that invites you to play detective alongside a charming, clumsy sleuth in 1940s New York.

Overview: Ellery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character Ellery Queen. It aired on NBC during the 1975-76 television season and stars Jim Hutton as Ellery Queen, David Wayne as his father, Inspector Richard Queen, and Tom Reese as Sgt. Velie. Created by the writing/producing team of Richard Levinson and William Link, the title character "breaks" the fourth wall to ask the audience to consider their solution.
How it feels: Light, warm, whimsical and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, family, justice, deception
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
family
justice
deception
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: procedural
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none