About this season
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder is based on a character created by Edgar Wallace in a series of 1925 short stories of the same name, Hugh Burden played the titular character – A mild-mannered investigator with the Department of Public Prosecutions.
Episodes (9)
1. The Duke
Aired 19 April 1971 • 60 min
The Duke is a Chicago gangster who has come across to England to claim an inheritance of a country estate. Mr Reeder is called in when an attempt is made on The Duke’s life. Who is behind the attempts, and what is their motive?
2. Man with a Strange Tattoo
Aired 26 April 1971 • 60 min
A robbery attempt goes badly wrong when Lady Rothbard accidentally shoots and kills an intruder. Mr Reeder investigates, but an examination of the body suggests that someone is not telling the truth.
3. The Shadow Man
Aired 3 May 1971 • 60 min
Mr Reeder is called in to investigate when a bank manager draws out a huge cash sum from his own branch, converts it into foreign currency, and then vanishes without trace. Was his motivation as simple as it looks?
4. Death of an Angel
Aired 10 May 1971 • 60 min
Clara White, a silent movie star, has been murdered. The authorities think they have the man responsible, but Sir James is not convinced, and so mobilises Mr Reeder to investigate. Interrogating the defendant in his cell, Reeder reckons Sir James may have a point.
5. The Willing Victim
Aired 17 May 1971 • 60 min
A bomb arrives in Mr Reeder’s office, a car almost runs him down, and his head is almost knocked clean off by a chunk of falling masonry from above while walking home. Not one to be easily intimidated, Reeder is determined to find out the motivation for the attacks.
6. The Fatal Engagement
Aired 24 May 1971 • 60 min
Music hall star Hetty Malone has been murdered, leaving several Peers of the Realm as prime suspects. Sir Jason asks Mr Reeder to attempt to prove all the men innocent of any involvement with the popular star.
7. Find the Lady
Aired 31 May 1971 • 60 min
A young debutante is whisked away as her arrival is about to be announced at ‘The Palace’. Mr Reeder is assigned this as his latest case, and is disturbed to find that there may well be a connection to a white slave trade.
8. The Treasure House
Aired 7 June 1971 • 60 min
Mr Reeder is determined to find out what is behind the attempts to kill a reformed safe cracker. His discoveries lead him to suspect that a villain’s word is not his bond, and may not always be trusted
9. Shadow Man
Aired 14 June 1971 • 60 min