Episodes
| Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Case Of The Black Diamonds | 19500727 | 20250817 (BBC7) 20250818 (BBC7) |  **** This programme was suggested by John Blake, Martin Stiles, Jo Tansley and Peter Westacott part of BBC Radio 4 Extra's All Request Weekend **** Travelling by train, can Police Constable 49 foil an elaborate diamond heist which is a very much a family affair? Starring Brian Reece and Joy Shelton. Series about the cases in the police career of Archibald Berkeley-Willoughby which ran between 1947 and 1953. It's a more light-hearted precursor to future BBC police-based series like 'Dixon of Dock Green'. Written by Alan Stranks. PC 49 - Brian Reece Joan Carr - Joy Shelton Chief Inspector Wilson - Leslie Perrins Detective-Sgt Wright - Eric Phillips Janet - Mary MacKenzie Angus - John Laurie Tom Black - Gordon Jackson Jerry - John Blythe Tansy Jackson - Antony Kearey Ticket checker - Frederick Buckland Station-master - Rohert Vernon Producer: Vernon Harris First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1950. **** To nominate a programme from the archive that you would like to hear again, please email radio4extra@BBC.co.uk **** Can PC 49 foil an elaborate diamond heist? Classic crime adventures with Brian Reece as British bobby PC49. Travelling by train, can Police Constable 49 foil an elaborate diamond heist which is a very family affair? Stars Brian Reece. From 1952. |
| The Case Of The Perfect Fiddle | 19500907 | 20250216 (BBC7) 20250217 (BBC7) |
When Police Constable 49 decides to learn the violin, he's inadvertently entangled in a notorious theft. Starring Brian Reece and Joy Shelton. This series featuring 'incidents in the career of Archibald Berkeley-Willoughby' ran between 1947 and 1953. It's a more light hearted precursor to future BBC police-based series like 'Dixon of Dock Green'. Written by Alan Stranks. PC 49 - Brian Reece Joan Carr - Joy Shelton Chief Inspector Wilson - Leslie Perrins Sergeant Wright - Eric Phillips Max Carousel - Derrick Penley Penrose - Lockwood West Birdy Snipe - Sidney Vivian PC Tom Roberts - Wilfred Carter PC Bill Martin - Frederick Buckland Porter - Jack Shaw Producer: Vernon Harris First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1950. **** To nominate a programme from the archive that you would like to hear again, please email radio4extra@BBC.co.uk **** When Police Constable 49 buys a violin he is inadvertently entangled in a theft Classic crime adventures with Brian Reece as British bobby PC49. Police Constable 49 decides to learn the violin and gets inadvertently entangled in a notorious theft. Stars Brian Reece. When Police Constable 49 decides to learn the violin and he is inadvertently entangled in a notorious theft. Starring Brian Reece as PC 49 and Joan Carr as Joy Shelton. The series The Adventures of PC 49 - 'incidents in career of Archibald Berkeley-Willoughby' - was broadcast on the BBC Light Programme between 1947 and 1953, and was an earlier - more light hearted precursor - to BBC police dramas like Dixon of Dock Green. First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1950. A light hearted precursor to BBC police dramas like Dixon of Dock Green. |
**** This programme was suggested by Jo Tansley and Anna Robinson as part of BBC Radio 4 Extra's All Request Weekend ****