| Telecrime | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Telecrimes |
| Genre | Whodunit/Drama |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Production | |
| Running time | ?x10 minutes 12x15 minutes ?x20 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Television Service |
| Release | 10 August 1938 – 25 July 1939 |
| Release | 22 October – 28 November 1946 |
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Telecrime was a British drama series that aired on the BBC Television Service from 1938 to 1939 and in 1946. One of the first multi-episode drama series ever made, it is also one of the first television dramas written especially for television not adapted from theatre or radio. Having first aired for five episodes from 1938 to 1939, Telecrime returned in 1946, following the resumption of television after the Second World War, and aired as Telecrimes.
A whodunit crime drama, Telecrime showed the viewer enough evidence to solve the crime themselves. Most episodes were written by Mileson Horton. All seventeen episodes are lost. Aired live, their preservation was technically difficult at the time.