Q.E.D.(1982–1985)

Name: Q.E.D.
Genre: Action & Adventure, Mystery, Comedy
Released: 1982-03-23
Rating: 3.5

March 23, 19821 Season · 7 Episodes

Ended

Action & Adventure

Mystery

Comedy

3.5from 4 users

Overview

Q.E.D. is a 1982 short-lived adventure series set in Edwardian England, starring Sam Waterston as Professor Quentin Everett Deverill. The Professor was a scientific detective in the mold of Sherlock Holmes, and the series had a smattering of what would later be called steampunk. In the show, the lead character was known primarily by his initials, Q.E.D; the reference here is that Q.E.D. usually stands for quod erat demonstrandum, a statement signalling the end of a proof. The show aired on the CBS network in the United States, and on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom.

Created by John Hawkesworth

Network ITV1, CBS

Seasons

Season 1

6 Episodes

1982

E01

Target: London

3/23/1982·45m

A wealthy, if abrasive, Harvard professor quits in the middle of a lecture and moves to London where he uses his scientific background to investigate a missing person from a yacht off the British Coast.

E02

The Great Motor Race

3/30/1982·45m

Deverill is alerted to a cross-country automobile race for which he lends his talents to one of the entrants. Kilkiss also assists one of the foreign entrants.

E03

Infernal Device

4/6/1982·45m

Deverill is contracted to develop a safer detonation mechanism for mining. Meanwhile Jenny and Phipps are kidnapped at a soup kitchen as a way to pressure Deverill into using his invention for political purposes.

E04

The 4:10 to Zurich

4/13/1982·45m

After discovering a potent nerve agent, an associate of someone with whom Deverill has been working is shot on Deverill's doorstep. With his dying breath, the man gives Deverill a clue about a train to Zurich.

E05

To Catch a Ghost

4/20/1982·45m

Jenny visits her sick aunt, from whom she learns of a potential ghost haunting the residence. She then enlists Deverill to come investigate.

E06

The Limehouse Connection

4/27/1982·45m

A series of unexplained deaths among Chinese workers in London leads Charlie and Deverill to investigate. The investigation complicates when British and US officials get involved.