Pursuit
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PURSUIT had its roots in a CBS series that did not come to
fruition.  An audition show, "You Take Ballistics," was
produced for the proposed series THE HUNTERS.  A new
production of "You Take Ballistics," was later used for the
first episode of the PURSUIT series.

The opening and closing of the audition show imply that THE
HUNTERS  would be a crime anthology series with a different
star every week.  No other episodes of THE HUNTERS other
than the audition show seem to have been produced.


SERIES DESCRIPTION:
PURSUIT was a detective series that presented the cases of
the fictional Scotland Yard Inspector Peter Black.  (The
leading character was called Inspector Harvey in the
audition show and the first episode.)  The Inspector was a
dedicated policeman, a man hunter, who once on the case,
would not rest until the wrongdoer was brought to justice. 
Black was assisted in cases by Sgt. Moffet.

The series was unusual in that it featured dual narration. 
Starting in the Spring of 1950, Bill Johnstone provided the
opening and closing narrations and sometimes, bridges
between commercials.  Inspector Black furnished the change
of scenes and overall case narrations.

Standard Opening:
Spoken by the Narrator:
"PURSUIT.  "A criminal strikes and fades quickly back into
the shadow of his own  dark world. . .  and then, the man
from Scotland Yard, the famous Inspector Peter Black, and
the relentless, dangerous pursuit. . When man hunts man!"

Standard Closing:
Spoken by Inspector Black at the end of each case:  
"Pursuit! And the pursuit is ended."
Spoken by the Narrator:
". . . We invite you to join us next week at this same time
when PURSUIT will bring you another dramatic story of the
famous Inspector Peter Black from Scotland Yard relentlessly
hunting down those whose disordered passions breed violence
and murder. . . another story of man hunting man when we
bring you PURSUIT."

Starting with the Summer, 1951 run, PURSUIT had a
distinctive opening for the series.  The chiming of Big Ben
alternating with a similar chord played by Eddie Dunstedter
on the organ, was combined with Bill Johnstone's compelling
opening narration.

 48/11/29       You Take Ballistics (Audition unsold series THE HUNTERS)
 49/11/10       Three for All
 50/01/06       The Tall Man
 50/02/07       The Pursuit on Lundy Island
 50/04/11       Pursuit - And The Man Who Confessed
 51/07/31       Pursuit of the Lonely Heart
 51/09/18       Pursuit and the Ladies of Farthing Street
 51/12/11       Pursuit of the Loch Ness Killers
 52/02/26       Pursuit of the Woman In Gray
 52/03/04       Pursuit in Clynewidd Mine

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