Series

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

★ 6.8(4)197325m1 season

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Creator: Orson Welles
Release date: 1973-09-01
Runtime: 25m
Language: English
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 26
Network: ITV1
Status: Ended
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television

About Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries is a 1973 web series in the Mystery and Drama genres, created by Orson Welles, starring Orson Welles. It spans 1 season and 26 episodes, and originally aired on ITV1. It holds an average rating of 6.8/10 from 4 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Orson Welles' Great Mysteries in Germany — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

Orson Welles’ Great Mysteries is a British television anthology series produced by Anglia Television for the ITV network and broadcast between 1973 and 1974. The series presents standalone adaptations of classic mystery, crime, and supernatural stories drawn from literary sources including Dickens, Conan Doyle, Wilkie Collins, Balzac, Maugham, O. Henry, and others. Each episode is framed by original introductory and closing sequences performed by Orson Welles, who serves as the series’ host and sole recurring on-screen presence. These segments, written and directed by Welles (uncredited), function as stylized narrative framing devices rather than dramatic participation in the stories themselves. The dramatic content of each episode is performed by separate casts and directors, with no continuing characters or serialized narrative, establishing the series as a unified television anthology rather than a collection of standalone films.