Q.E.D. (1982)
Synopsis
Q.E.D. is a 1982 short-lived adventure series set in Edwardian England, starring Sam Waterston as Professor Quentin Everett Deverill. The Professor was a scientific detective in the mold of Sherlock Holmes, and the series had a smattering of what would later be called steampunk. In the show, the lead character was known primarily by his initials, Q.E.D; the reference here is that Q.E.D. usually stands for quod erat demonstrandum, a statement signalling the end of a proof. The show aired on the CBS network in the United States, and on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom.
First Air Date: 1982-03-23
Last Air Date: 1985-03-13
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 7
Created By: John Hawkesworth
Networks: ITV1, CBS
Top Cast
- Sam Waterston as Professor Quentin Everett Deverill
- George Innes as Phipps
- A.C. Weary as Charlie Andrews
- Julian Glover as Dr. Stefan Kilkiss
- Caroline Langrishe as Jenny Martin
- Sarah Berger as Betsy Stevens
- Richard Morant as Richard Stevens
- Frederick Jaeger as Kaiser Wilhelm II
- Robert Harris as Judge
- Ronald Lacey as Medium
Seasons
Season 1 (1982)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Target: London
A wealthy, if abrasive, Harvard professor quits in the middle of a lecture and moves to London where he uses his scientific background to investigate a missing person from a yacht off the British Coast.
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Ep. 2: The Great Motor Race
Deverill is alerted to a cross-country automobile race for which he lends his talents to one of the entrants. Kilkiss also assists one of the foreign entrants.
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Ep. 3: Infernal Device
Deverill is contracted to develop a safer detonation mechanism for mining. Meanwhile Jenny and Phipps are kidnapped at a soup kitchen as a way to pressure Deverill into using his invention for political purposes.
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Ep. 4: The 4:10 to Zurich
After discovering a potent nerve agent, an associate of someone with whom Deverill has been working is shot on Deverill's doorstep. With his dying breath, the man gives Deverill a clue about a train to Zurich.
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Ep. 5: To Catch a Ghost
Jenny visits her sick aunt, from whom she learns of a potential ghost haunting the residence. She then enlists Deverill to come investigate.
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Ep. 6: The Limehouse Connection
A series of unexplained deaths among Chinese workers in London leads Charlie and Deverill to investigate. The investigation complicates when British and US officials get involved.
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