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Francis Durbridge
Paul Temple is a fictional character created by English writer Francis Durbridge (1912–1998) for the BBC radio serial Send for Paul Temple in 1938. Temple is an amateur private detective and author of crime fiction. Together with his journalist wife Louise, affectionately known as "Steve" after her pen name "Steve Trent", he solves "whodunnit" crimes with subtle, humorous dialogue. Always the gentleman, the strongest oath he utters is "by Timothy".
Since 1938 the Temples have featured in over 30 BBC radio dramas, 12 serials for German radio, a BBC television series, four British feature films, and several novels. In addition, a Paul Temple comic strip featured in the London Evening News from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s.
In a thrilling case that takes Paul and Steve to exotic Egypt, Paul Temple is called in to investigate a mysterious murder. The twisting trail takes them from London to the back streets and nightclubs of Cairo...
In a thrilling case that takes Paul and Steve to exotic Egypt, Paul Temple is called in to investigate a mysterious murder. The twisting trail takes them from London to the back streets and nightclubs of Cairo...
In a thrilling case that takes Paul and Steve to exotic Egypt, Paul Temple is called in to investigate a mysterious murder. The twisting trail takes them from London to the back streets and nightclubs of Cairo...
In a thrilling case that takes Paul and Steve to exotic Egypt, Paul Temple is called in to investigate a mysterious murder. The twisting trail takes them from London to the back streets and nightclubs of Cairo...
In a thrilling case that takes Paul and Steve to exotic Egypt, Paul Temple is called in to investigate a mysterious murder. The twisting trail takes them from London to the back streets and nightclubs of Cairo...
In a thrilling case that takes Paul and Steve to exotic Egypt, Paul Temple is called in to investigate a mysterious murder. The twisting trail takes them from London to the back streets and nightclubs of Cairo...
In a thrilling case that takes Paul and Steve to exotic Egypt, Paul Temple is called in to investigate a mysterious murder. The twisting trail takes them from London to the back streets and nightclubs of Cairo...
In a thrilling case that takes Paul and Steve to exotic Egypt, Paul Temple is called in to investigate a mysterious murder. The twisting trail takes them from London to the back streets and nightclubs of Cairo...
Paul Temple is called in by Terry Palmer, a freelance journalist who is a close friend of Mrs. Mary Desmond, to investigate the disappearance of her baby, and the "Sitter-In", Miss Millicent.
Return To Downbrugh Pondering the mystery of the handbag, the smooth detective and his wife follow up a fresh lead
The Handbag A drive-by shooting and the victim's last words pose more Swiss puzzles for the smooth detective.
Salty West The smooth detective heads to Switzerland on the trail of the head of CI5's missing daughter.
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The Little Things The suave detective faces peril linking mystery deaths with a disappearance.
While she and Paul are staying in the fishing village of Downburgh, Steve gets the uneasy feeling that she is being watched by a man at Fisherman's Point. Peter Coke stars as the debonair sleuth.
Jonathan: Debonair private detective Paul Temple reveals the truth behind the Jonathan mystery.
Produced By: Martyn C. Webster
Paul Temple: Peter Coke Steve: Marjorie Westbury Robert Ferguson: John Glen Helen Ferguson: Grizelda Hervey Inspector Gerrard: Rolf Lefebvre Sir Graham Forbes: James Thomason Charlie: James Beattie Dinah Nelson: Valerie Kirkhright Reggie Mackintosh: Simon Lack Red Harris: John Baddeley Simo: Lee Fox Customs Officer: Frederick Trevies
An Invitation For Mr Elliott: Another murder brings the sleuth a step closer to solving the mystery.
A Surprise For Mavis Russell: The suave private investigator gets one step closer to finding out the identity of the mysterious Jonathan.
Concerning Richard Ferguson: When another body is found, the sleuth's investigation takes a dramatic turn.
"Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'."
Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!
The Ring: The suave sleuth meets an author suspected of the murder, but what does she know about a vital clue?
That Good Old Intuition: Investigating the 'murder' of a student, the smooth sleuth starts wondering if the victim really is dead.
After meeting an American couple on a flight, Temple is soon investigating another murder.
This time, the case involves the Fergusons, who Paul and Steve meet while on the way home from New York. They are flying to England to visit their son Richard, a student at Oxford University. But at the airport, there is shocking news: Richard has been murdered, found shot dead in his room. The only clues are a postcard from Harrogate signed ‘Jonathan’, and Richard’s missing gold signet ring.
But who is Jonathan, and what is his connection to the dead man? It is up to Paul to find the answer...
Bernard Braden stars in an original 1940 full-cast production of the very first Paul Temple adventure. In Paul and Steve’s very first adventure, starring Bernard Braden as Paul with Peggy Hassard as Steve, a spate of jewel robberies in the Midlands has left the police baffled. They are the work of a shadowy criminal mastermind known only as The Knave of Diamonds. But who is the Knave? And can he be stopped?
Bernard Braden stars in an original 1940 full-cast production of the very first Paul Temple adventure. In Paul and Steve’s very first adventure, starring Bernard Braden as Paul with Peggy Hassard as Steve, a spate of jewel robberies in the Midlands has left the police baffled. They are the work of a shadowy criminal mastermind known only as The Knave of Diamonds. But who is the Knave? And can he be stopped?
Bernard Braden stars in an original 1940 full-cast production of the very first Paul Temple adventure. In Paul and Steve’s very first adventure, starring Bernard Braden as Paul with Peggy Hassard as Steve, a spate of jewel robberies in the Midlands has left the police baffled. They are the work of a shadowy criminal mastermind known only as The Knave of Diamonds. But who is the Knave? And can he be stopped?
Bernard Braden stars in an original 1940 full-cast production of the very first Paul Temple adventure. In Paul and Steve’s very first adventure, starring Bernard Braden as Paul with Peggy Hassard as Steve, a spate of jewel robberies in the Midlands has left the police baffled. They are the work of a shadowy criminal mastermind known only as The Knave of Diamonds. But who is the Knave? And can he be stopped?
Bernard Braden stars in an original 1940 full-cast production of the very first Paul Temple adventure. In Paul and Steve’s very first adventure, starring Bernard Braden as Paul with Peggy Hassard as Steve, a spate of jewel robberies in the Midlands has left the police baffled. They are the work of a shadowy criminal mastermind known only as The Knave of Diamonds. But who is the Knave? And can he be stopped?
Bernard Braden stars in an original 1940 full-cast production of the very first Paul Temple adventure. In Paul and Steve’s very first adventure, starring Bernard Braden as Paul with Peggy Hassard as Steve, a spate of jewel robberies in the Midlands has left the police baffled. They are the work of a shadowy criminal mastermind known only as The Knave of Diamonds. But who is the Knave? And can he be stopped?
iBernard Braden stars in an original 1940 full-cast production of the very first Paul Temple adventure. In Paul and Steve’s very first adventure, starring Bernard Braden as Paul with Peggy Hassard as Steve, a spate of jewel robberies in the Midlands has left the police baffled. They are the work of a shadowy criminal mastermind known only as The Knave of Diamonds. But who is the Knave? And can he be stopped?
Bernard Braden stars in an original 1940 full-cast production of the very first Paul Temple adventure. In Paul and Steve’s very first adventure, starring Bernard Braden as Paul with Peggy Hassard as Steve, a spate of jewel robberies in the Midlands has left the police baffled. They are the work of a shadowy criminal mastermind known only as The Knave of Diamonds. But who is the Knave? And can he be stopped?
What could possibly connect expensive Margo ‘designer’ coats, an industrialist, a petrified celebrity, and a psychiatrist with a peculiar secretary?
A potent murder plot is underway when a terrifying warning is received on the grounds of a funfair. It’s up to Paul to unravel a disturbing set of mysteries that turns this funhouse into a deadly death trap
What could possibly connect expensive Margo ‘designer’ coats, an industrialist, a petrified celebrity, and a psychiatrist with a peculiar secretary?
A potent murder plot is underway when a terrifying warning is received on the grounds of a funfair. It’s up to Paul to unravel a disturbing set of mysteries that turns this funhouse into a deadly death trap
What could possibly connect expensive Margo ‘designer’ coats, an industrialist, a petrified celebrity, and a psychiatrist with a peculiar secretary?
A potent murder plot is underway when a terrifying warning is received on the grounds of a funfair. It’s up to Paul to unravel a disturbing set of mysteries that turns this funhouse into a deadly death trap
What could possibly connect expensive Margo ‘designer’ coats, an industrialist, a petrified celebrity, and a psychiatrist with a peculiar secretary?
A potent murder plot is underway when a terrifying warning is received on the grounds of a funfair. It’s up to Paul to unravel a disturbing set of mysteries that turns this funhouse into a deadly death trap
What could possibly connect expensive Margo ‘designer’ coats, an industrialist, a petrified celebrity, and a psychiatrist with a peculiar secretary?
A potent murder plot is underway when a terrifying warning is received on the grounds of a funfair. It’s up to Paul to unravel a disturbing set of mysteries that turns this funhouse into a deadly death trap
What could possibly connect expensive Margo ‘designer’ coats, an industrialist, a petrified celebrity, and a psychiatrist with a peculiar secretary?
A potent murder plot is underway when a terrifying warning is received on the grounds of a funfair. It’s up to Paul to unravel a disturbing set of mysteries that turns this funhouse into a deadly death trap
What could possibly connect expensive Margo ‘designer’ coats, an industrialist, a petrified celebrity, and a psychiatrist with a peculiar secretary?
A potent murder plot is underway when a terrifying warning is received on the grounds of a funfair. It’s up to Paul to unravel a disturbing set of mysteries that turns this funhouse into a deadly death trap
What could possibly connect expensive Margo ‘designer’ coats, an industrialist, a petrified celebrity, and a psychiatrist with a peculiar secretary?
A potent murder plot is underway when a terrifying warning is received on the grounds of a funfair. It’s up to Paul to unravel a disturbing set of mysteries that turns this funhouse into a deadly death trap
When drama student Mary is found murdered in her flat, her father instantly sends for Paul Temple. There appears to have been no struggle, no robbery, ...
When drama student Mary is found murdered in her flat, her father instantly sends for Paul Temple. There appears to have been no struggle, no robbery, ...
When drama student Mary is found murdered in her flat, her father instantly sends for Paul Temple. There appears to have been no struggle, no robbery, ...
When drama student Mary is found murdered in her flat, her father instantly sends for Paul Temple. There appears to have been no struggle, no robbery, ...
When drama student Mary is found murdered in her flat, her father instantly sends for Paul Temple. There appears to have been no struggle, no robbery, ...
When drama student Mary is found murdered in her flat, her father instantly sends for Paul Temple. There appears to have been no struggle, no robbery, ...
A perfectly ordinary pair of spectacles spells trouble for Paul Temple and his wife Steve as they set off on a trip to Egypt. With Crawford Logan, Gerda Stevenson, Eliza Langland, Lucy Paterson
Paul and Steve are returning from New York on board a luxury liner when they meet an amnesiac millionaire.
Paul and Steve are returning from New York on board a luxury liner when they meet an amnesiac millionaire.
Paul and Steve are returning from New York on board a luxury liner when they meet an amnesiac millionaire.
Paul and Steve are returning from New York on board a luxury liner when they meet an amnesiac millionaire.
Paul and Steve are returning from New York on board a luxury liner when they meet an amnesiac millionaire.
Paul and Steve are returning from New York on board a luxury liner when they meet an amnesiac millionaire.
Paul and Steve are returning from New York on board a luxury liner when they meet an amnesiac millionaire.
Paul and Steve plan to relax and take in some fresh sea air on board a luxurious trans-Atlantic liner ... that is until they meet the elusive Sam Portland. After the innocent introduction, grave danger lies ahead for the couple.
Swinging between London and Geneva, Paul Temple and Steve are involved in a case that involves finding the answer to one vital question: is Carl Milbourne, thought to have perished in a car accident, still alive?
Swinging between London and Geneva, Paul Temple and Steve are involved in a case that involves finding the answer to one vital question: is Carl Milbourne, thought to have perished in a car accident, still alive?
Swinging between London and Geneva, Paul Temple and Steve are involved in a case that involves finding the answer to one vital question: is Carl Milbourne, thought to have perished in a car accident, still alive?
Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery. Paul Temple. Swinging between London and Geneva, Paul and Steve investigate whether a 'dead' man is really still alive ...
Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery. Paul Temple. Swinging between London and Geneva, Paul and Steve investigate whether a 'dead' man is really still alive ...
Swinging between London and Geneva, Paul and Steve investigate whether a 'dead' man is really still alive, while others try to stop them from learning the truth.
All the key suspects are invited to the sleuth's home to uncover the murderer's identity.
All the key suspects are invited to the sleuth's home to uncover the murderer's identity.
All the key suspects are invited to the sleuth's home to uncover the murderer's identity.
All the key suspects are invited to the sleuth's home to uncover the murderer's identity.
All the key suspects are invited to the sleuth's home to uncover the murderer's identity.
Another adventure from the archives, once again featuring writer and detective Paul Temple and his glamorous wife Steve. In 'The Alex Affair', the mystery for Francis Durbridge's sophisticated sleuth begins ...
Another adventure from the archives, once again featuring writer and detective Paul Temple and his glamorous wife Steve. In 'The Alex Affair', the mystery for Francis Durbridge's sophisticated sleuth begins ...
Another adventure from the archives, once again featuring writer and detective Paul Temple and his glamorous wife Steve. In 'The Alex Affair', the mystery for Francis Durbridge's sophisticated sleuth begins ...
Private detective and crime novelist Paul Temple and his glamorous journalist wife Steve investigate the activities of a shadowy criminal. ... 7/8 The net is closing on Dr Belasco, but the sleuth and his wife are now in danger. ... Should he have heeded his wife?
Private detective and crime novelist Paul Temple and his glamorous journalist wife Steve investigate the activities of a shadowy criminal. ... 7/8 The net is closing on Dr Belasco, but the sleuth and his wife are now in danger. ... Should he have heeded his wife?
Private detective and crime novelist Paul Temple and his glamorous journalist wife Steve investigate the activities of a shadowy criminal. ... 7/8 The net is closing on Dr Belasco, but the sleuth and his wife are now in danger. ... Should he have heeded his wife?
Private detective and crime novelist Paul Temple and his glamorous journalist wife Steve investigate the activities of a shadowy criminal. ... 7/8 The net is closing on Dr Belasco, but the sleuth and his wife are now in danger. ... Should he have heeded his wife?
Private detective and crime novelist Paul Temple and his glamorous journalist wife Steve investigate the activities of a shadowy criminal. ... 7/8 The net is closing on Dr Belasco, but the sleuth and his wife are now in danger. ... Should he have heeded his wife?
Private detective and crime novelist Paul Temple and his glamorous journalist wife Steve investigate the activities of a shadowy criminal. ... 7/8 The net is closing on Dr Belasco, but the sleuth and his wife are now in danger. ... Should he have heeded his wife?
Private detective and crime novelist Paul Temple and his glamorous journalist wife Steve investigate the activities of a shadowy criminal. ... 7/8 The net is closing on Dr Belasco, but the sleuth and his wife are now in danger. ... Should he have heeded his wife?
Private detective and crime novelist Paul Temple and his glamorous journalist wife Steve investigate the activities of a shadowy criminal. ... 7/8 The net is closing on Dr Belasco, but the sleuth and his wife are now in danger. ... Should he have heeded his wife?
The only clue to the whereabouts of a missing schoolgirl is a cocktail stick found in her bedroom. How on earth can Temple work from just that? Peter Coke stars as the debonair sleuth
The only clue to the whereabouts of a missing schoolgirl is a cocktail stick found in her bedroom. How on earth can Temple work from just that? Peter Coke stars as the debonair sleuth
The only clue to the whereabouts of a missing schoolgirl is a cocktail stick found in her bedroom. How on earth can Temple work from just that? Peter Coke stars as the debonair sleuth
The only clue to the whereabouts of a missing schoolgirl is a cocktail stick found in her bedroom. How on earth can Temple work from just that? Peter Coke stars as the debonair sleuth
The only clue to the whereabouts of a missing schoolgirl is a cocktail stick found in her bedroom. How on earth can Temple work from just that? Peter Coke stars as the debonair sleuth
The only clue to the whereabouts of a missing schoolgirl is a cocktail stick found in her bedroom. How on earth can Temple work from just that? Peter Coke stars as the debonair sleuth
The only clue to the whereabouts of a missing schoolgirl is a cocktail stick found in her bedroom. How on earth can Temple work from just that? Peter Coke stars as the debonair sleuth
The only clue to the whereabouts of a missing schoolgirl is a cocktail stick found in her bedroom. How on earth can Temple work from just that? Peter Coke stars as the debonair sleuth
A brand new eight-part remake of the lost archive drama A Case for Paul Temple, starring Crawford Logan and Gerda Stevenson.
From 1938 to 1968 crime novelist and detective Paul Temple and his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve solved case after case in one of BBC Radio’s most popular series. Now the glamorous duo return to the airwaves to break a mysterious drug-running gang.
Post-war London is buzzing with speculation about the deaths of ten young drug addicts within the space of just one week. The police are desperate to cut off supplies of heroin and cocaine to the capital, but they are struggling. So Sir Graham Forbes turns to Paul Temple. By fast car and police launch, on deserted houseboats and midnight beaches, in dodgy East End pubs and smart West End restaurants, braving booby traps, bullets and blazing houses, Paul and Steve pursue the ruthless and feared drug dealer known only as ‘Valentine’
A brand new eight-part remake of the lost archive drama A Case for Paul Temple, starring Crawford Logan and Gerda Stevenson.
From 1938 to 1968 crime novelist and detective Paul Temple and his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve solved case after case in one of BBC Radio’s most popular series. Now the glamorous duo return to the airwaves to break a mysterious drug-running gang.
Post-war London is buzzing with speculation about the deaths of ten young drug addicts within the space of just one week. The police are desperate to cut off supplies of heroin and cocaine to the capital, but they are struggling. So Sir Graham Forbes turns to Paul Temple. By fast car and police launch, on deserted houseboats and midnight beaches, in dodgy East End pubs and smart West End restaurants, braving booby traps, bullets and blazing houses, Paul and Steve pursue the ruthless and feared drug dealer known only as ‘Valentine’
A brand new eight-part remake of the lost archive drama A Case for Paul Temple, starring Crawford Logan and Gerda Stevenson.
From 1938 to 1968 crime novelist and detective Paul Temple and his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve solved case after case in one of BBC Radio’s most popular series. Now the glamorous duo return to the airwaves to break a mysterious drug-running gang.
Post-war London is buzzing with speculation about the deaths of ten young drug addicts within the space of just one week. The police are desperate to cut off supplies of heroin and cocaine to the capital, but they are struggling. So Sir Graham Forbes turns to Paul Temple. By fast car and police launch, on deserted houseboats and midnight beaches, in dodgy East End pubs and smart West End restaurants, braving booby traps, bullets and blazing houses, Paul and Steve pursue the ruthless and feared drug dealer known only as ‘Valentine’
A brand new eight-part remake of the lost archive drama A Case for Paul Temple, starring Crawford Logan and Gerda Stevenson.
From 1938 to 1968 crime novelist and detective Paul Temple and his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve solved case after case in one of BBC Radio’s most popular series. Now the glamorous duo return to the airwaves to break a mysterious drug-running gang.
Post-war London is buzzing with speculation about the deaths of ten young drug addicts within the space of just one week. The police are desperate to cut off supplies of heroin and cocaine to the capital, but they are struggling. So Sir Graham Forbes turns to Paul Temple. By fast car and police launch, on deserted houseboats and midnight beaches, in dodgy East End pubs and smart West End restaurants, braving booby traps, bullets and blazing houses, Paul and Steve pursue the ruthless and feared drug dealer known only as ‘Valentine’
A brand new eight-part remake of the lost archive drama A Case for Paul Temple, starring Crawford Logan and Gerda Stevenson.
From 1938 to 1968 crime novelist and detective Paul Temple and his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve solved case after case in one of BBC Radio’s most popular series. Now the glamorous duo return to the airwaves to break a mysterious drug-running gang.
Post-war London is buzzing with speculation about the deaths of ten young drug addicts within the space of just one week. The police are desperate to cut off supplies of heroin and cocaine to the capital, but they are struggling. So Sir Graham Forbes turns to Paul Temple. By fast car and police launch, on deserted houseboats and midnight beaches, in dodgy East End pubs and smart West End restaurants, braving booby traps, bullets and blazing houses, Paul and Steve pursue the ruthless and feared drug dealer known only as ‘Valentine’
A brand new eight-part remake of the lost archive drama A Case for Paul Temple, starring Crawford Logan and Gerda Stevenson.
From 1938 to 1968 crime novelist and detective Paul Temple and his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve solved case after case in one of BBC Radio’s most popular series. Now the glamorous duo return to the airwaves to break a mysterious drug-running gang.
Post-war London is buzzing with speculation about the deaths of ten young drug addicts within the space of just one week. The police are desperate to cut off supplies of heroin and cocaine to the capital, but they are struggling. So Sir Graham Forbes turns to Paul Temple. By fast car and police launch, on deserted houseboats and midnight beaches, in dodgy East End pubs and smart West End restaurants, braving booby traps, bullets and blazing houses, Paul and Steve pursue the ruthless and feared drug dealer known only as ‘Valentine’
A brand new eight-part remake of the lost archive drama A Case for Paul Temple, starring Crawford Logan and Gerda Stevenson.
From 1938 to 1968 crime novelist and detective Paul Temple and his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve solved case after case in one of BBC Radio’s most popular series. Now the glamorous duo return to the airwaves to break a mysterious drug-running gang.
Post-war London is buzzing with speculation about the deaths of ten young drug addicts within the space of just one week. The police are desperate to cut off supplies of heroin and cocaine to the capital, but they are struggling. So Sir Graham Forbes turns to Paul Temple. By fast car and police launch, on deserted houseboats and midnight beaches, in dodgy East End pubs and smart West End restaurants, braving booby traps, bullets and blazing houses, Paul and Steve pursue the ruthless and feared drug dealer known only as ‘Valentine’
A brand new eight-part remake of the lost archive drama A Case for Paul Temple, starring Crawford Logan and Gerda Stevenson.
From 1938 to 1968 crime novelist and detective Paul Temple and his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve solved case after case in one of BBC Radio’s most popular series. Now the glamorous duo return to the airwaves to break a mysterious drug-running gang.
Post-war London is buzzing with speculation about the deaths of ten young drug addicts within the space of just one week. The police are desperate to cut off supplies of heroin and cocaine to the capital, but they are struggling. So Sir Graham Forbes turns to Paul Temple. By fast car and police launch, on deserted houseboats and midnight beaches, in dodgy East End pubs and smart West End restaurants, braving booby traps, bullets and blazing houses, Paul and Steve pursue the ruthless and feared drug dealer known only as ‘Valentine’
sir Graham Forbes of Scotland Yard often calls upon Paul Temple to help with his latest unfathomable case...
In a small country lane, the well-known American, Myron Harwood, is found dead. The murder heralds the start of a spate of celebrity deaths – and each time the victim is found with a small white piece of cardboard, bearing the inscription ‘The Marquis’.
When a woman is pulled from the river with the same note attached to her dress, Paul Temple sends a note to Sir Graham Forbes. His message reads: ‘is it true what they say about Rita?’ Rita Cartwright was a private detective hired to investigate the Marquis murders – and now she is the eighth victim. The police are baffled and the Home Secretary is calling for Paul Temple to intervene...
sir Graham Forbes of Scotland Yard often calls upon Paul Temple to help with his latest unfathomable case...
In a small country lane, the well-known American, Myron Harwood, is found dead. The murder heralds the start of a spate of celebrity deaths – and each time the victim is found with a small white piece of cardboard, bearing the inscription ‘The Marquis’.
When a woman is pulled from the river with the same note attached to her dress, Paul Temple sends a note to Sir Graham Forbes. His message reads: ‘is it true what they say about Rita?’ Rita Cartwright was a private detective hired to investigate the Marquis murders – and now she is the eighth victim. The police are baffled and the Home Secretary is calling for Paul Temple to intervene...
sir Graham Forbes of Scotland Yard often calls upon Paul Temple to help with his latest unfathomable case...
In a small country lane, the well-known American, Myron Harwood, is found dead. The murder heralds the start of a spate of celebrity deaths – and each time the victim is found with a small white piece of cardboard, bearing the inscription ‘The Marquis’.
When a woman is pulled from the river with the same note attached to her dress, Paul Temple sends a note to Sir Graham Forbes. His message reads: ‘is it true what they say about Rita?’ Rita Cartwright was a private detective hired to investigate the Marquis murders – and now she is the eighth victim. The police are baffled and the Home Secretary is calling for Paul Temple to intervene...
sir Graham Forbes of Scotland Yard often calls upon Paul Temple to help with his latest unfathomable case...
In a small country lane, the well-known American, Myron Harwood, is found dead. The murder heralds the start of a spate of celebrity deaths – and each time the victim is found with a small white piece of cardboard, bearing the inscription ‘The Marquis’.
When a woman is pulled from the river with the same note attached to her dress, Paul Temple sends a note to Sir Graham Forbes. His message reads: ‘is it true what they say about Rita?’ Rita Cartwright was a private detective hired to investigate the Marquis murders – and now she is the eighth victim. The police are baffled and the Home Secretary is calling for Paul Temple to intervene...
sir Graham Forbes of Scotland Yard often calls upon Paul Temple to help with his latest unfathomable case...
In a small country lane, the well-known American, Myron Harwood, is found dead. The murder heralds the start of a spate of celebrity deaths – and each time the victim is found with a small white piece of cardboard, bearing the inscription ‘The Marquis’.
When a woman is pulled from the river with the same note attached to her dress, Paul Temple sends a note to Sir Graham Forbes. His message reads: ‘is it true what they say about Rita?’ Rita Cartwright was a private detective hired to investigate the Marquis murders – and now she is the eighth victim. The police are baffled and the Home Secretary is calling for Paul Temple to intervene...
ir Graham Forbes of Scotland Yard often calls upon Paul Temple to help with his latest unfathomable case...
In a small country lane, the well-known American, Myron Harwood, is found dead. The murder heralds the start of a spate of celebrity deaths – and each time the victim is found with a small white piece of cardboard, bearing the inscription ‘The Marquis’.
When a woman is pulled from the river with the same note attached to her dress, Paul Temple sends a note to Sir Graham Forbes. His message reads: ‘is it true what they say about Rita?’ Rita Cartwright was a private detective hired to investigate the Marquis murders – and now she is the eighth victim. The police are baffled and the Home Secretary is calling for Paul Temple to intervene...
ir Graham Forbes of Scotland Yard often calls upon Paul Temple to help with his latest unfathomable case...
In a small country lane, the well-known American, Myron Harwood, is found dead. The murder heralds the start of a spate of celebrity deaths – and each time the victim is found with a small white piece of cardboard, bearing the inscription ‘The Marquis’.
When a woman is pulled from the river with the same note attached to her dress, Paul Temple sends a note to Sir Graham Forbes. His message reads: ‘is it true what they say about Rita?’ Rita Cartwright was a private detective hired to investigate the Marquis murders – and now she is the eighth victim. The police are baffled and the Home Secretary is calling for Paul Temple to intervene...
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist wife 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. The murder of well-known American Myron Harwood, found dead in a small country lane, heralds the start of a series of celebrity murders. Each time, the body is found with a small, square piece of white cardboard bearing the inscription 'The Marquis'. When the eighth victim, a girl, is picked out of the river with the same card attached to her dress, a note from Paul Temple is delivered to Sir Graham Forbes. The message reads: 'Is it true what they say about Rita?' Rita Cartwright was a private detective investigating the Marquis murders - and now she too has ended up dead. With the police baffled and the Home Secretary specially requesting his involvement, Paul Temple has no choice but to intervene...