Ghost
Squad
Ghost
Squad began in September 1961 with hour-length episodes. The series
was a joint ATV and Rank production and was inspired by the real-life activities
of Scotland Yard's Phantom Division, which the press dubbed The Ghost Squad.
The main operative in the series is Nick Craig, played by the American
actor Michael Quinn,
who was brought to England especially to play the part. The head of the Ghost
Squad organization is Sir Andrew Wilson played by
Sir Donald Wolfit.
The
men and women of Ghost Squad are highly-trained operatives who often work
alone in dangerous situations and are experts at disguising their true identities.
The Ghost Squad have their headquarters in the heart of London, nothing
too grand though, just offices in an un-assuming apartment building. It is from
these headquarters that operatives receive instructions for their assignments,
fighting crime throughout the world.
The
members of Ghost Squad frequently put their own lives in danger and can
often work on an assignment together without knowing that the other person is
also a Ghost Squad member; such is the secrecy of this organization.
The
role of the Ghost Squad personnel is not only to solve crime, but to step
in and prevent it; but if a member of Ghost Squad were to be caught, they
would be on their own and left to their own devices and as the organization does
not exist officially, no attempt could be made to assist them.
Ghost
Squad, later renamed GS5 was made at the ATV Elstree Studio Centre
in Hertfordshire, England and was distributed by Lew Grade's ITC (Incorporated
Television Company). The series had a run of 52 episodes in black & white
and ended in 1964.
Listen
to the theme tune
