21st Precinct
Drama
Drama
Blair of the Mounties.
The stories follow Blair’s fictional investigations and adventures associated with the Northwest Mounted Police. Some mysteries continue across two or three parts, so the part names are retained in episode titles. This collection contains 31 preserved recordings with 1938 source-file dates. Archive references are preserved, and gaps in the surviving numbering are acknowledged. The collection is not presented as a complete consecutive run.
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Blair of the Mounties: Programme Guide.
A distant posting can turn a small clue into a demanding investigation. Blair of the Mounties follows a fictional Canadian mounted policeman through compact adventures, some told over several instalments.
Broadcast history.
The recordings are often arranged as a 1938 sequence, but that is not the whole distribution history. Published research cites American broadcasts as early as 1934 and continued syndication availability in 1957. A dated collector sequence need not identify the first production year.
Cast and creative team.
Colonel Rhys Davies wrote the series and played Blair. G. Donald Gray is credited as director, with Walter Biddick’s company producing the recordings. Davies’ own mounted-police experience informed the programme, although the adventures remain fiction.
Where to begin.
Fire Valley, Episode 1 · The Ibex Mystery, Part 3
These available recordings offer an introduction to this collection. Their current publication dates are separate from historical broadcast dates.
An interesting detail.
The title evokes Canada, yet the series was produced for American syndication. Setting, performer background and country of production are different parts of its history.
Listening appeal.
Begin with a first part and keep the remaining parts together. The short running time suits a single instalment, but an unfinished mystery may continue beyond one recording.
Collection and date notes.
HRV has 31 public records. The Ibex suggestion is a later part, so locate the preceding available parts in the episode list before beginning that story. The collection does not establish a complete original transmission sequence.
Sources.
Choose your next episode.
31 public recordings in this programme. Catalogue order is not a verified original broadcast chronology.
31 episodes available.
Questions about Blair of the Mounties.
Was this only broadcast in 1938?
No. Research documents a longer syndication history.
Who plays Blair?
Writer Colonel Rhys Davies plays the central character.
Can I start at Part 3?
It is better to locate the earlier available parts of that mystery first.
