as ), ▁Ev ely n ▁McC lean ▁( An ne ke ▁Will s ) ▁and ▁sometimes ▁Professor ▁Mark s ▁( Char les ▁Lloyd - Pack ). ▁He ▁emp lo ys ▁the ▁latest ▁techniques ▁in ▁for ens ic ▁investigation , ▁which ▁he ▁undert akes ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁labor atory ▁in ▁his ▁flat ▁in ▁War wick ▁C res cent ▁in ▁the ▁Ma ida ▁V ale / L ittle ▁Ven ice ▁area ▁of ▁London . ▁ ▁Un like ▁other ▁I TC ▁produ ctions , ▁which ▁were ▁created ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁market , ▁Str ange ▁Report ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁N BC ' s ▁films ▁unit ▁Arena ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( the ▁show ' s ▁executive ▁producer ▁was ▁Norman ▁Fel ton , ▁better ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁The ▁Man ▁from ▁U . N . C . L . E . ); ▁the ▁suggestion ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁would ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁would ▁see ▁Str ange ▁visit ing ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁This ▁idea ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁agreed ▁upon , ▁which ▁explains ▁why ▁such ▁a ▁short ▁season ▁of ▁episodes ▁was ▁created . ▁Qu ay le ▁and ▁Will s ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁continue ▁with ▁the ▁series , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁personal ▁concerns . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁N BC ▁broadcast ▁Str ange ▁Report ▁between ▁ 8 ▁January ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁It ▁a ired ▁on ▁Frid