Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery | BBC RADIO DRAMA
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Published 2024-03-24
Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars.
On a flight home from New York, Paul Temple and Steve meet the Fergusons, who are flying to England to visit their student son Richard at Oxford University. At the airport, they learn he's been shot dead. But there are only two clues...
The Fergusons 0:00
That Good Old Intuition 26:46
The Ring 53:54
The Encounter 1:20:58
Concerning Richard Ferguson 1:47:51
A Surprise for Mavis Russell 2:14:39
An Invitation For Mr Elliott 2:41:30
Jonathan 3:08:29
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Robert Ferguson …. John Glen
Helen Ferguson …. Grizelda Hervey
Richard Ferguson …. Gabriel Woolf
Dinah Nelson …. Valerie Kirkbright
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Reggie Mackintosh …. Simon Lack
Red Harris …. John Baddeley
Simo …. William Fox
Police Sergeant …. Frederick Treves
Mrs Parsons …. Eva Stuart
Hall Porter …. Frank Partington
Charlie …. James Beattie
Hall Porter …. Frank Partington
Porter …. Glyn Dearman
Police Sergeant/Max Wyman …. Frederick Treves
Rudolph Charles …. Anthony Hall
Mavis Russell …. Isabel Rennie
Mark Elliot …. William Fox
Bobby …. David Spenser
Eddie Paget …. John Baddeley
Mrs Gulliver …. Vivien Chatterton
Messenger/Cab Driver …. Peter Bartlett
Inspector Gerrard …. Rolf Lefebvre
Police Officer …. Glyn Dearman
Fireman/Sergeant …. Alan Haines
Peggy …. Jo Manning Wilson
Milson …. Lewis Stringer
1st Immigration Officer …. Frank Partington
2nd Immigration Officer …. Frederick Treves
Clerk …. Peter Bartlett
Producer: Martyn C. Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1963.
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All Comments (12)
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I am 77 years old, and your channel has brought me so much happiness ❤ thank you.
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Delightful story with excellent voices! Thank you!
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At long last I managed to get to the end of this entertaining play!😊
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You have no idea how happy I am to have discovered your channel. Love listening to Paul Temple. Thank you very much. 👏👏👏
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Classic radio drama. Both original & updated versions are terrific fun. Thanks for posting 😊
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I always enjoy these whenever they pop up somewhere. Thank you! This is one of my favorites ❤
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Thank you, loving the Paul Temple series
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What an excellent story! Thanks so much for posting it 😊
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I love these show can you put any more surviving shows on your channel,they keep disappearing off youtube many thanks
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Peter Cooke was certainly a man's man 😅
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If you would bring us any Paul temple,poirot Lord Peter wimsey bbc radio dramas any idea why the keep being taken off YouTube,is this bbc copyright or something else,good luck tim
