The Doorbell Rang [SEP] series
The Doorbell Rang
The Doorbell Rang is a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout, first published by the Viking Press in 1965.
Plot introduction.
Nero Wolfe is hired to force the FBI to stop wiretapping, tailing and otherwise harassing a woman who gave away 10,000 copies of a book that is critical of the Bureau and its director, J. Edgar Hoover.
"The Doorbell Rang" generated controversy when it was published, due largely to its unflattering portrayal of the FBI, its director and agents. It
offer protection and break into one or two song and dance routines per episode.
The show featured Rod Hull's chanted catchphrase "There's somebody at the door, oh, there's somebody at the door" every time a visitor rang the doorbell of the Pink Windmill – which 'sneezed' loudly when pressed.
ITV "Emu's World" Transmission.
- Series 1: 6 editions from 5 January 1982 – 9 February 1982
- Series 2: 6 editions from 20 October 1982 – 24 November 1982
- Series 3