The Errol Flynn Theatre is an anthology series presented by Errol Flynn, who would also play the lead in every fourth show. His wife Patrice Wymore and son Sean also made appearances.
Production Filming started 1 March 1956 and was done by Inter Film TV.Flynn to Do TV Film; Blond 'Queen' Becomes Idol of Location Site Ames, Walter. Los Angeles Times 4 Feb 1956: A5.
It was shot in England at Bray Studios but was made for the American market.Errol Claims He's Now in Like Flynn With Creditors, Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times 4 Mar 1956: E2. In May 1956 Flynn said all money from the show went to pay for his debts.now it's family man FLYNN! Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Daily Tribune 27 May 1956: h28.
Episodes Date TitleDirector Writer Cast Notes 16 Sept 1956 A Wife for the CzarErrol Flynn, Patrice Wymore, Francis de Wolff22 Sept 1956The Girl in Blue JeansGlynis Johns, Herbert Lom, Lloyd Lamble29 Sept 1956 The ModelPatrice Wymore, Christopher Lee6 Oct 1956The DuelErrol Flynn13 Oct 1956 The Mirror And MarkheimPatrice Wymore20 Oct 1956 The Red Geranium Betta St. John, Leslie Phillips and William Hartnell3 Nov 1956Farewell PerformancePatricia Roc10 Nov 1956The Fortunes of War Errol Flynn, Christopher Lee and Lisa Daniely17 Nov 1956 Mademoiselle Fifi Paulette Goddard, Peter Reynolds and Ian Fleming24 Nov 1956The Ordeals of Carol KennedyJohn LemontPatrice Wymore, Derek Bond18 Nov 1956The TransferBrian Aherne, James Donald1 Dec 1956The Sealed RoomGlynis Johns, Herbert Lom, Patrick Allen and Frederick Schrecker6 Dec 1956The Kinsman Peter Reynolds22 Dec 1956Evil ThoughtsJohn Lemontbased on short story by Robert Louis StevensonChristopher Lee, Philip Saville, Arthur Lowe16 Feb 1957Love TokenChristopher Lee23 Feb 1957My Infallible UncleJune Havoc and Hugh Martin2 Mar 1957Strange AuctionBrock WilliamsErrol Flynn, Patrice Wymore, Sean Flynn9 Marc 1957The Rustle of SilkPhyllis Kirk6 Apr 1957The Cellini CupMai Zetterling and Guy Middleton13 Apr 1957RescuedErrol Flynn, Hugh Moxey, Andrew Keir, Maurice Kaufmann and Bartlett Mullins20 April 1957First Come, First LovedJean-Pierre Aumont27 Apr 1957All in the Family Mai Zetterling4 May 1957Declasse Phyllis Kirk11 May 1957Out of the Blue Rosanna Rory and Robert Arden23 May 1957Take the High Road June Havoc1 Feb 1958The 1000th Night of Don Juan Errol Flynn as Don Juan, Jean Kent
Reception Filmink magazine later wrote that watching the show "you get the sense of what some of his [Flynn's] work for Northampton Rep must have been like – playing all sorts of different roles, sometimes pulling it off, other times not so much."
Archive Status All 26 episodes exist and are held at ITV.
References
External links
The Errol Flynn Theatre at Classic TV Archive 'Strange Auction' from Errol Flynn Theatre at Internet Archive