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| Ellery Queen | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Ellery_Queen-1975.jpg) Main title design: Jack Cole & N. Lee Lacy | |
| Genre | Mystery Drama |
| Based on | Ellery Queen novels by Ellery Queen |
| Developed by | Richard Levinson William Link |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Elmer Bernstein |
| Composers | Elmer Bernstein Dana Kaproff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 + pilot[1] (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Richard Levinson William Link |
| Producers | Peter S. Fischer Michael Rhodes |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 44-48 minutes |
| Production companies | Fairmount/Foxcroft Productions Tom Ward Enterprises Universal Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 11, 1975 – April 4, 1976 |
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Ellery Queen is an American TV drama series, developed by Richard Levinson and William Link, who based it on the fictional character of the same name. The series ran for a single season on NBC from September 11, 1975, to April 4, 1976. Jim Hutton stars as the eponymous sleuth, along with David Wayne as his father, Inspector Richard Queen.
Each episode revolves around author Queen investigating a murder, usually with the assistance of his father. The series uses some of the same dramatic devices found in the early Queen novels and radio shows. This includes Hutton breaking the fourth wall, to challenge the viewer to solve the mystery.