FAQ for
"The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre" (1960)

Yes Edgar Wallace stories were popular, and a film series was made in Germany in the 1960s. However these have no connection at all with the British made series of the same name.

Yes,(until the final seasons).They were adapted by up and coming television writers for the screen. However the last episodes are basically these TV writers' own imagination and interpretation of the EW style.These episodes do not have the famous EW signature and bust title sequence. These final non EW episodes are generally considered to rank from good to very poor in content. For example out of the two John Thaw episodes, the early one (an EW story)is considered one of the best and the later one is considered one of the worst of the series.

Yes they did, it was a top ten hit called 'Man Of Mystery'. However this was not the version used in the series as is widely thought today. The several versions used in the series were created by the show's musical team.

According to an original flyer I have for "attempt to Kill" - "Man Of Mystery" title music to the Edgar Wallace series is Published by B.Feldman & Co and recorded on Columbia by The Shadows record no 45 DB4530