Wire Service

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Wire Service is an American television drama series that aired on ABC as part of its 1956–57 season lineup.

Synopsis

Wire Service focuses on three reporters for the fictional Trans Globe wire service,[1] which was similar to (and obviously inspired by) real-life news wire services such as the Associated Press and United Press International. It was the first hour-long, weekly scheduled dramatic series with continuing characters to last a full season on network television.[2]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". However, the three reporters functioned independently of each other,[3] meaning that the series was essentially three different ones sharing a time slot and title.

This program was aired at 9 p.m. (Eastern Time) Thursdays from September 1956 to February 1957, when it was moved to Mondays at 8:30. It was not renewed for a second season, and the last prime time broadcast under this title was in September 1957. However, when a gap developed in the ABC schedule in February 1959, the episodes starring Dane Clark (only) were then rebroadcast under the title Deadline for Action.[4] The last of these repeat episodes was broadcast on September 13, 1959.

The series sometimes delved into topics that were controversial for its era. They included profiteering, nuclear testing, and prison reform.[5]

Cast

Episodes

Episode # Episode Title Director Writer Original Airdate
1 "The Blood Rock Mine" Alvin Ganzer Al C. Ward October 4, 1956
2 "Campaign Train" Tom Gries Template:StoryTeleplay October 11, 1956
3 "Hideout" Alvin Ganzer Template:StoryTeleplay October 18, 1956
4 "The Johnny Rath Story" Robert Florey Template:StoryTeleplay October 25, 1956
5 "Night of August 7th" Alvin Ganzer Al C. Ward November 1, 1956
6 "Conspiracy" Reginald Le Borg Seeleg Lester November 8, 1956
7 "The Tower" Reginald Le Borg Template:StoryTeleplay November 15, 1956
8 "Deported" Tom Gries Template:StoryTeleplay November 22, 1956
9 "Until I Die" TBA Gabrielle Upton November 29, 1956
10 "The Avengers" TBA Malvin Wald and Jack Jacobs December 6, 1956
11 "The Deep End" Tom Gries Template:StoryTeleplay December 12, 1956
12 "High Adventure" TBA TBA December 20, 1956
13 "Chicago Exclusive" Alvin Ganzer Template:StoryTeleplay January 3, 1957
14 "World of the Lonely" Tony Leader Gabrielle Upton January 10, 1957
15 "The Third Inevitable" John Peyser Frank L. Moss January 17, 1957
16 "Flowers for the General" Alvin Ganzer László Görög January 24, 1957
17 "The Comeback" Reginald Le Borg Samuel Elkin January 31, 1957
18 "Atom at Spithead" Lance Comfort Template:StoryTeleplay February 11, 1957
19 "El Hombre" Alvin Ganzer Template:StoryTeleplay February 18, 1957
20 "Profile of Ellen Gale" Reginald Le Borg John Copeland February 25, 1957
21 "Dateline Las Vegas" Reginald Le Borg Al C. Ward March 4, 1957
22 "Forbidden Ground" Tom Gries Template:StoryTeleplay March 11, 1957
23 "No Peace in Lo Dao" Reginald Le Borg Template:StoryTeleplay March 18, 1957
24 "A Matter of Conscience" Harold Schuster Stephen Thornley March 25, 1957
25 "Misfire" Tom Gries Template:StoryTeleplay April 1, 1957
26 "The Indictment" Tony Leader Seeleg Lester April 8, 1957
27 "Ninety and Nine" Harold Schuster James Edmiston April 15, 1957
28 "The Oil Man" Tom Gries David Chandler and Lowell Barrington April 22, 1957
29 "Run, Sheep, Run" Tony Leader W.R. Harris and Frederic Brady April 29, 1957
30 "The Death Merchant" Michael McCarthy Template:StoryTeleplay May 6, 1957
31 "Violence Preferred" Tom Gries Stanley Niss & Lowell Barrington May 13, 1957
32 "The Last Laugh" Tony Leader Andrew Solt and Glen Bohannan May 20, 1957
33 "Confirm or Deny" Harold Schuster John Michael Hayes and E. Jack Neuman May 27, 1957
34 "Four Minutes to Shot" Tom Gries Frank and Doris Hursley June 3, 1957
35 "The Washington Stars aka The Washington Story" TBA TBA June 10, 1957
36 "A Death at Twin Pines" Harold Schuster Template:StoryTeleplay June 17, 1957
37 "The Nameless" TBA TBA September 9, 1957
38 "Rehearsal for Sabotage" TBA TBA September 16, 1957
39 "Escape to Freedom" TBA Malvin Wald and Jack Jacobs September 23, 1957

Production

The producers were Don Sharpe and Warren Lewis.[3] Directors included Lance Comfort. Some episodes were filmed in England.[6] Wire Service initially was broadcast at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursdays. Beginning on February 11, 1957, it was moved to Mondays at 7:30 p.m. ET.[6] R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company was the sponsor.[7]

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Home video

A DVD set, Wire Service Volume 1, was released by Alpha Video on March 1, 2016.[8]

See also

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References

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