Anatomy of Terror

Original title: An Echo of Theresa

Episode aired Jan 15, 1973
TV-14
1h 7m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

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Vernon Dobtcheff in Anatomy of Terror (1973)

Spy Crime Drama Fantasy Horror Mystery Thriller

An American visiting London becomes confused about the facts of his life, particularly those related to a mysterious Theresa.An American visiting London becomes confused about the facts of his life, particularly those related to a mysterious Theresa.An American visiting London becomes confused about the facts of his life, particularly those related to a mysterious Theresa.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

253

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
There's a scene in this episode where the main character asks to be taken to Manchester Square. The building that he is taken to is EMI House and the stairwell above the door is where the famous picture of The Beatles on the front cover of Please Please Me was taken. The building has since been demolished.

Goofs
When Brad walks away from the old man's apartment, he drops his newspaper on the floor, and it lands on the tile floor, just touching the outer edge of the doormat. But when the old man bends down to pick it up, it's laying on the inner side of the doormat.

Quotes
Brad Hunter: Oh, you must be related to ol' Wyatt!
Matthew Earp: Well, if I am I keep quiet about it. There's a terrible bungling, you know, Wyatt Earp. That fiasco at the O.K. Corral. All that shooting face to face when a good scattergun from ambush would have done the job much more efficiently.
Brad Hunter: Is that your code - never give a sucker an even break?
Matthew Earp: Only in his left forearm.

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Review

Featured review

6/10

An Echo of Theresa

Brian Clemens has a curious if interesting story. The twist is rather outlandish.

Brad Hunter (Paul Burke) a successful businessman and his wife Suzy Hunter (Polly Bergen) are on a second honeymoon to London. They have never been to England before and Brad also hopes to close an important business deal.

Suddenly after reading a newspaper, Brad lapses into some sort of a trance. He keeps mentioning the name of Theresa and suddenly losing his temper. Like he is a man being haunted.

Has Brad been to London before where he met this Theresa. His wife certainly seems to think so.

A private detective Matthew Earp (Dinsdale Landen) is brought in to look into the matter. Brad's obsession with Theresa attention unsettles a foreign spy ring based in London.

The story hints at a Gothic possession type thriller, before the spies are introduced. Landen is very good as the detective. Although in the end it all looks implausible.