Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair by Francis Durbridge

Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair - Francis Durbridge

The suave amateur private detective is drawn into the murder of the actress daughter of a threatre impresario.

Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife.

From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.

Producer: Martyn C. Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1957.

CAST
Peter Coke as Paul Temple
Marjorie Westbury as Steve
James Thomason as Sir Graham Forbes
Brewster Mason as Rupert Dreisler
Hugh Manning as Vosper
James Beattie as Charlie
John Graham as Eric Lansdale
Isobel Dean as Terry Gibson
Simon Lack as Adrian Frost
June Turbin as Judy Milton
Thomas Heathcote as Pete Roberts

Episodes
1. My Heart and Harry
The suave sleuth and his wife are drawn into the murder of an impresario's daughter.

2. Concerning Judy Milton
The debonair sleuth and wife Steve must uncover the link between a rare soundtrack record and a murder. After the untimely death of actress Mary Dreisler in her London flat, her theatre impresario father has sent for Paul Temple.

3. Introducing Pete Roberts
The smooth sleuth is threatened with a revolver - and there's a fresh lead in the hunt for the killer of actress Mary Dreisler.

4. That Old Intuition
The suave sleuth confronts impresario Rupert Dreisler, and fears for his wife Steve's safety.

5. A Surprise for Pete Roberts
The death toll mounts as the suave sleuth journeys to an island on the River Thames.

6. Home Again
A murder mystery on a lonely island, as the suave sleuth finds a clue pointing to Paris.

7. Dinner at the Stardust
The debonair detective turns his attention from the River Thames to a London nightclub.
After the untimely death of actress Mary Dreisler in her London flat, her theatre impresario father has sent for Paul Temple.

8. A Party of Four
The suave sleuth gathers together the key players in the musical mystery.