Mr. Rose

Joyously enjoyable whimsical series well worth a watch. I recommend this to anyone who likes left field British TV at its best. No spoilers here just find it and watch it you will be entertained...and that's the point isn't it.

This is a highly intelligent 1960's British detective show. We're fortunate that the series was preserved, as so many classic UK series were not. You can tell that the budget was probably small, as was commonly true of UK 1960's series. They could not compete with the Yanks on budget. But the quality of the acting was very high, as we often find with British TV series. It's B&W, as was common then.

I want to particularly mention the actress, Gillian Lewis, who was part of the main trio. Her work in the show is a delight. And she was one of the most attractive women to ever appear on British TV, period. She projects an elegance, sensuality and depth that adds much to the many merits of this series.

Note: there are two DVD sets available for this series. Miss Lewis only appears in the first one.

It's evident Granada struggled to find the right vehicle for William Mervyn - the very good 'Odd Man Out' series of shows change his sidekicks regularly - it's unfortunate that Donald Webster and Gillian Lewis only last little more than one season - the chemistry between the trio is superb.

Lewis is an absolute sweetheart, and if the series had a bigger budget it would be remembered with the affection of the Avengers. Witty and delightful - yet some stories have an unexpected edge and there are some great performances all the way through - including from a very young Judy Geeson.

Deserves far more love than it receives - better than most of ITC's output at the time, despite being largely studio based.