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| - Gideon's Way was a British TV crime series made by ITC Entertainment in 1964/65, based on the novels by John Creasey (as J. J. Marric). The series was made at Elstree in twin production with The Saint TV series. It starred Liverpudlian John Gregson in the title role as Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard, with Alexander Davion as his assistant, Detective Chief Inspector David Keen, Reginald Jessup as Det. Superintendent LeMaitre, Ian Rossiter as Detective Chief Superintendent Joe Bell and Basil Dignam as Commissioner Scott-Marle. The show did not acknowledge any help from Scotland Yard, any other police force or advisor. Daphne Anderson starred as his wife, Kate with Giles Watling as young son, Malcolm, Richard James as older son, Matthew who seemed to have a lot of new girlfriends and Andrea Allan as daughter, Pru. Unusually for police stories, Gideon was shown as a family man at home though urgent phone calls from his bosses tend to disrupt family plans too often. However, he did admit in "State Visit" that his wife had walked out on him for a while years ago when he put the job first and her second. They live in an expensive detached house in Chelsea. There was extensive location shooting in early sixties London, with fast-paced action and strong story lines which made the series very popular in its day. The show was broadcast in the U.S. under the title Gideon CID. There were different starting titles for the American series, showing incidents of violent crime while the British titles just introduced the characters. Some of the music in dramatic moments in the series was the same as that used in The Saint TV series. The distinctive theme music was composed by Edwin Astley. Unlike many shows then and later, there was much much location filming and the show gave an authentic view of London in 1964/65: whole streets with just 2-3 parked cars, children playing in the street and police walking their beats. In "The Rhyme and the Reason", there is a chase across a bomb site, an area of destruction left from WWII aerial bombing raids. A door key on a string which can be reached through a letter box indicating a more trusting society. Many characters smoked in the shows, including the stars. Many well-known British actors appear in guest roles, including Keith Baxter, George Cole, Gordon Jackson, Ronald Lacey, Anton Rogers, Rosemary Leach and John Hurt. There was an early role for Donald Sutherland in the episode The Millionaire's Daughter. The theme tune was written by Edwin Astley. The series was released on Region 2 DVD by Network Video. (en)
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