The Corridor People

*The Corridor People*
The Corridor People
Genre	Thriller
Created by	Edward Boyd
Directed by	David Boisseau
Starring	Gary Cockrell; Alan Curtis; William Maxwell; John Sharp; Elizabeth Shepherd
Theme music composer	Derek Hilton
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Producer	Richard Everitt
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Granada
Distributor	ITV Studios
Release
Original network	ITV
Picture format	405-line television system (later converted to 625), 4:3
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	26 August –; 16 September 1966

The Corridor People is a British television series that was produced by Granada Television for the ITV network in 1966, devised and written by Edward Boyd.^[1]

A surreal black-and-white detective series, The Corridor People pitched security agent Kronk (John Sharp) against exotic villainess Syrie Van Epp (Elizabeth Shepherd) over the course of four episodes.

The series has been released on DVD in the form of electronic conversions from 405 to 625-line video.

Cast[]

Elizabeth Shepherd as Syrie Van Epp
John Sharp as Kronk
Gary Cockrell as Phil Scrotty
Alan Curtis as Inspector Blood
William Maxwell as Sergeant Hound
Ian Trigger as Nonesuch

Episode list[]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Victim as Birdwatcher"	David Boisseau	Eddie Boyd	26 August 1966 (1966-08-26)
Syrie Van Epp kidnaps an ornithologist in order to gain control of a company which produces a unique product.
2	"Victim as Whitebait"	David Boisseau	Eddie Boyd	2 September 1966 (1966-09-02)
Seeking to locate a reclusive accountant, Syrie Van Epp restores Phil Scrotty to life with the help of a disillusioned scientist (whom she later has killed). However, Scrotty, unreliable as ever, turns the tables and outwits everyone.
3	"Victim as Red"	David Boiseau	Eddie Boyd	9 September 1966 (1966-09-09)
Syrie Van Epp is keen to assist a man who remembers nothing except the phrase two million pounds. It is likely that there is a connection with a client of Scrotty's who has lost his amnesiac brother, yet the outcome is not what anyone expects.
4	"Victim as Black"	David Boiseau	Eddie Boyd	16 September 1966 (1966-09-16)
Queen Helena of Morphonia visits Britain in search of her idealistic son, who is searching for the commoner whom he fell in love with. Unsurprisingly, Syrie Van Epp has a hand in the mystery.

References[]

^ John Finch, ed. (2003). Granada Television--The First Generation. Manchester University Press. p. 105. ISBN 9780719065156. Retrieved 22 January 2019.

External links[]

The Corridor People at IMDb

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[1] John Finch, ed. (2003). Granada Television--The First Generation. Manchester University Press. p. 105. ISBN 9780719065156. Retrieved 22 January 2019.

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