Q.E.D. (Season 1)

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.

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    Target: London (Episode 1) 7.0

    Writer: Robert Schlitt

    Air date: 1982-03-23

    Runtime: 45 min

    Overview: 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.

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    The Great Motor Race (Episode 2)

    Writer: Ronald Austin

    Air date: 1982-03-30

    Runtime: 45 min

    Overview: 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.

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    Infernal Device (Episode 3)

    Writer: David Karp

    Air date: 1982-04-06

    Runtime: 45 min

    Overview: 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.

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    The 4:10 to Zurich (Episode 4)

    Writer: Jeremy Paul

    Air date: 1982-04-13

    Runtime: 45 min

    Overview: 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.

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    To Catch a Ghost (Episode 5)

    Writer: Julia Jones

    Air date: 1982-04-20

    Runtime: 45 min

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

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    The Limehouse Connection (Episode 6)

    Writer: William Froug

    Air date: 1982-04-27

    Runtime: 45 min

    Overview: 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.

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