Boxer And Doberman

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Episode

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First
Broadcast

Repeated

Comments

Headless In Glasgow

20090323

20120502 (BBC7)
20120503 (BBC7)
20150316 (BBC7)
20150317 (BBC7)
20170512 (BBC7)
20170513 (BBC7)
20220412 (BBC7)
20220413 (BBC7)

Two unlikely cops. Detective Inspector Bob Boxer and Detective Constable Shona Doberman, probe an academics killing spree in Glasgow.

Staring Finlay Welsh and Anita Vettesse.

DC Shauna Doberman is regarded as the smart one in the crime-fighting duo, whilst DI Bob Boxer is the plodding old-school cop, who aims to reach the right conclusion.

DI Bob Boxer - Finlay Walsh

DC Shona Doberman - Anita Vettesse

DCI Paton - James Bryce

Rev Sammy Strangeweather - Ralph Riach

Melanie Strangeweather - Ann Scott-Jones

Other parts played by the cast.

Producer: David Jackson Young.

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Radio Scotland and first broadcast in March 2009.

DI Bob Boxer and DC Shona Doberman probe an academics killing spree.

The Killings In Kirkibrae

20090324

20120503 (BBC7)
20120504 (BBC7)
20150317 (BBC7)
20150318 (BBC7)
20170515 (BBC7)
20170516 (BBC7)
20220413 (BBC7)
20220414 (BBC7)

DI Bob Boxer and DC Shona Doberman probe a link between some nasty serial killings in Glasgow and some gruesome murders in an idyllic village in the remote Scottish Highlands.

Starring Finlay Welsh and Anita Vettesse.

DI Bob Boxer - Finlay Walsh

DC Shona Doberman - Anita Vettesse

Miss Myrtle - Sheila Donald

Dolly McRae - Carol Ann Crawford

Doctor Kennedy - Crawford Logan

Rev Campbell - Alastair Jessiman

Other parts played by the cast.

Producer: David Jackson Young.

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Radio Scotland and first broadcast in March 2009.

The cops probe a link between the deaths in Glasgow and murders in an idyllic village.

The Big Cheese

20090325

20120504 (BBC7)
20120505 (BBC7)
20150318 (BBC7)
20150319 (BBC7)
20170516 (BBC7)
20170517 (BBC7)
20220414 (BBC7)
20220415 (BBC7)

Detective Inspector Bob Boxer falls into the clutches of an old sadistic adversary.

At first he resists the pressure to go over to the 'other side' and swell the ranks of Villains Incorporated.

But when his enemies exploit one of his deepest childhood fears, even Bob's cast-iron will begins to crack like a caramel log.

Might a good cop go to the bad?

Starring Finlay Welsh and Anita Vettesse.

DI Bob Boxer - Finlay Walsh

DC Shona Doberman - Anita Vettesse

DCI Paton - James Bryce

Biscuits' McVitie - Steven McNicol

Mrs McVitie - Eileen McCallum

Chubby' O'Brien - Crawford Logan

Sylvester - Alastair Jessiman

Other parts played by the cast.

Producer: David Jackson Young.

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Radio Scotland and first broadcast in March 2009.

A sadistic adversary exploits Detective Inspector Bob Boxer's deepest childhood fears.

The Seat Of Evil

20090326

20120507 (BBC7)
20120508 (BBC7)
20150319 (BBC7)
20150320 (BBC7)
20170517 (BBC7)
20170518 (BBC7)
20220415 (BBC7)
20220416 (BBC7)

When a much-loved Scottish comic is killed in the street by a falling safe, it looks like an unlucky one-off accident.

But then there are more celebrity killings and a pattern starts to emerge.

Is it a brand new case for Boxer and Doberman - or a continuation of the one they're on already?

The plot thickens like fog on the Clyde.....

Starring Finlay Welsh and Anita Vettesse.

DI Bob Boxer - Finlay Walsh

DC Shona Doberman - Anita Vettesse

DCI Paton - James Bryce

Biscuits' McVitie - Steven McNicol

Mrs Adamson - Monica Gibb

DCS Robotham Trench - Crawford Logan

Wee Gordon Boyle - Alastair Jessiman

Other parts played by the cast.

Producer: David Jackson Young.

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Radio Scotland and first broadcast in March 2009.

When a falling safe slays a top comedian, the cop duo probe a celebrity killing spree.

Murder Is Child's Play

20101206

20120508 (BBC7)
20120509 (BBC7)
20130314 (BBC7)
20130315 (BBC7)
20150122 (BBC7)
20150123 (BBC7)
20180802 (BBC7)
20180803 (BBC7)
20220818 (BBC7)
20220819 (BBC7)
20240620 (BBC7)
20240621 (BBC7)

Two rival Glasgow gang-leaders (and would-be children's authors) find themselves competing head-to-head for a prestigious literary award.

So it's up to Boxer and Doberman to stop full-scale gang warfare - especially with campaign to win 'European City of Kindness'.

Featuring grizzled old-school detective, DI Bob Boxer - and his slightly less grizzled and more instinctive young sidekick, DS Shona Doberman.

Starring Finlay Welsh and Anita Vettesse.

It's a case of Taggart meet The Naked Gun as the duo take to the road in Boxer's arthritic Austin Princess...

DI Boxer - Finlay Welsh

DS Doberman - Anita Vettesse

Butcher Brawley - James Bryce

Rosa Caputo - Ann Scott Jones

The Shadow' - Cameron McNee

Joe Macnamarra - Alastair Jessiman

Directed at BBC Scotland by David Jackson Young.

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2010.

Rival Glasgow gangsters compete for a coveted children's book award.

Rival Glasgow gangsters compete for a coveted children's book award. Can the police duo halt gang warfare? Stars Finlay Welsh.

The Black Widow

20101207

20120509 (BBC7)
20120510 (BBC7)
20130315 (BBC7)
20130316 (BBC7)
20150123 (BBC7)
20150124 (BBC7)
20180803 (BBC7)
20180804 (BBC7)
20220819 (BBC7)
20220820 (BBC7)
20240621 (BBC7)
20240622 (BBC7)

Boxer and Doberman investigate the brutal murder of a popular Scottish actor and get entangled (as you do) in a web of intrigue.

Things get even stickier when Boxer seems to fall for the murdered man's widow - seductive breakfast TV star Marion Swann.

Doberman's suspicions are aroused. Boxer is just aroused...

Featuring grizzled old-school detective, DI Bob Boxer - and his slightly less grizzled and more instinctive young sidekick, DS Shona Doberman.

Starring Finlay Welsh and Anita Vettesse.

Listen out for a blink-and-you-miss-it cameo from one of the stars of the show which 'inspired' Boxer and Doberman - ITV's Taggart. Clue: his appearance is a tea-time treat...

DI Boxer - Finlay Welsh

DS Doberman - Anita Vettesse

Marion Swann - Juliet Cadzow

Mackenzie Baxter - Sean Scanlan

Joe Macnamarra - Alastair Jessiman

Directed at BBC Scotland by David Jackson Young.

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2010.

When Bob Boxer falls for a TV presenter, his partner Shona Doberman grows suspicious.

When Bob Boxer falls for a seductive TV presenter, his detective partner Shona Doberman grows suspicious. Stars Anita Vettesse.

Episodes

Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	01	Headless In Glasgow	20090323	20120502 (BBC7) 20120503 (BBC7) 20150316 (BBC7) 20150317 (BBC7) 20170512 (BBC7) 20170513 (BBC7) 20220412 (BBC7) 20220413 (BBC7)	Two unlikely cops. Detective Inspector Bob Boxer and Detective Constable Shona Doberman, probe an academics killing spree in Glasgow. Staring Finlay Welsh and Anita Vettesse. DC Shauna Doberman is regarded as the smart one in the crime-fighting duo, whilst DI Bob Boxer is the plodding old-school cop, who aims to reach the right conclusion. DI Bob Boxer - Finlay Walsh DC Shona Doberman - Anita Vettesse DCI Paton - James Bryce Rev Sammy Strangeweather - Ralph Riach Melanie Strangeweather - Ann Scott-Jones Other parts played by the cast. Producer: David Jackson Young. Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Radio Scotland and first broadcast in March 2009. DI Bob Boxer and DC Shona Doberman probe an academics killing spree.
01	02	The Killings In Kirkibrae	20090324	20120503 (BBC7) 20120504 (BBC7) 20150317 (BBC7) 20150318 (BBC7) 20170515 (BBC7) 20170516 (BBC7) 20220413 (BBC7) 20220414 (BBC7)	DI Bob Boxer and DC Shona Doberman probe a link between some nasty serial killings in Glasgow and some gruesome murders in an idyllic village in the remote Scottish Highlands. Starring Finlay Welsh and Anita Vettesse. DI Bob Boxer - Finlay Walsh DC Shona Doberman - Anita Vettesse Miss Myrtle - Sheila Donald Dolly McRae - Carol Ann Crawford Doctor Kennedy - Crawford Logan Rev Campbell - Alastair Jessiman Other parts played by the cast. Producer: David Jackson Young. Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Radio Scotland and first broadcast in March 2009. The cops probe a link between the deaths in Glasgow and murders in an idyllic village.
01	03	The Big Cheese	20090325	20120504 (BBC7) 20120505 (BBC7) 20150318 (BBC7) 20150319 (BBC7) 20170516 (BBC7) 20170517 (BBC7) 20220414 (BBC7) 20220415 (BBC7)	Detective Inspector Bob Boxer falls into the clutches of an old sadistic adversary. At first he resists the pressure to go over to the 'other side' and swell the ranks of Villains Incorporated. But when his enemies exploit one of his deepest childhood fears, even Bob's cast-iron will begins to crack like a caramel log. Might a good cop go to the bad? Starring Finlay Welsh and Anita Vettesse. DI Bob Boxer - Finlay Walsh DC Shona Doberman - Anita Vettesse DCI Paton - James Bryce Biscuits' McVitie - Steven McNicol Mrs McVitie - Eileen McCallum Chubby' O'Brien - Crawford Logan Sylvester - Alastair Jessiman Other parts played by the cast. Producer: David Jackson Young. Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Radio Scotland and first broadcast in March 2009. A sadistic adversary exploits Detective Inspector Bob Boxer's deepest childhood fears.
01	04	The Seat Of Evil	20090326	20120507 (BBC7) 20120508 (BBC7) 20150319 (BBC7) 20150320 (BBC7) 20170517 (BBC7) 20170518 (BBC7) 20220415 (BBC7) 20220416 (BBC7)	When a much-loved Scottish comic is killed in the street by a falling safe, it looks like an unlucky one-off accident. But then there are more celebrity killings and a pattern starts to emerge. Is it a brand new case for Boxer and Doberman - or a continuation of the one they're on already? The plot thickens like fog on the Clyde..... Starring Finlay Welsh and Anita Vettesse. DI Bob Boxer - Finlay Walsh DC Shona Doberman - Anita Vettesse DCI Paton - James Bryce Biscuits' McVitie - Steven McNicol Mrs Adamson - Monica Gibb DCS Robotham Trench - Crawford Logan Wee Gordon Boyle - Alastair Jessiman Other parts played by the cast. Producer: David Jackson Young. Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Radio Scotland and first broadcast in March 2009. When a falling safe slays a top comedian, the cop duo probe a celebrity killing spree.
02	01	Murder Is Child's Play	20101206	20120508 (BBC7) 20120509 (BBC7) 20130314 (BBC7) 20130315 (BBC7) 20150122 (BBC7) 20150123 (BBC7) 20180802 (BBC7) 20180803 (BBC7) 20220818 (BBC7) 20220819 (BBC7) 20240620 (BBC7) 20240621 (BBC7)	Two rival Glasgow gang-leaders (and would-be children's authors) find themselves competing head-to-head for a prestigious literary award. So it's up to Boxer and Doberman to stop full-scale gang warfare - especially with campaign to win 'European City of Kindness'. Featuring grizzled old-school detective, DI Bob Boxer - and his slightly less grizzled and more instinctive young sidekick, DS Shona Doberman. Starring Finlay Welsh and Anita Vettesse. It's a case of Taggart meet The Naked Gun as the duo take to the road in Boxer's arthritic Austin Princess... DI Boxer - Finlay Welsh DS Doberman - Anita Vettesse Butcher Brawley - James Bryce Rosa Caputo - Ann Scott Jones The Shadow' - Cameron McNee Joe Macnamarra - Alastair Jessiman Directed at BBC Scotland by David Jackson Young. Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2010. Rival Glasgow gangsters compete for a coveted children's book award. Rival Glasgow gangsters compete for a coveted children's book award. Can the police duo halt gang warfare? Stars Finlay Welsh.
02	02	The Black Widow	20101207	20120509 (BBC7) 20120510 (BBC7) 20130315 (BBC7) 20130316 (BBC7) 20150123 (BBC7) 20150124 (BBC7) 20180803 (BBC7) 20180804 (BBC7) 20220819 (BBC7) 20220820 (BBC7) 20240621 (BBC7) 20240622 (BBC7)	Boxer and Doberman investigate the brutal murder of a popular Scottish actor and get entangled (as you do) in a web of intrigue. Things get even stickier when Boxer seems to fall for the murdered man's widow - seductive breakfast TV star Marion Swann. Doberman's suspicions are aroused. Boxer is just aroused... Featuring grizzled old-school detective, DI Bob Boxer - and his slightly less grizzled and more instinctive young sidekick, DS Shona Doberman. Starring Finlay Welsh and Anita Vettesse. Listen out for a blink-and-you-miss-it cameo from one of the stars of the show which 'inspired' Boxer and Doberman - ITV's Taggart. Clue: his appearance is a tea-time treat... DI Boxer - Finlay Welsh DS Doberman - Anita Vettesse Marion Swann - Juliet Cadzow Mackenzie Baxter - Sean Scanlan Joe Macnamarra - Alastair Jessiman Directed at BBC Scotland by David Jackson Young. Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2010. When Bob Boxer falls for a TV presenter, his partner Shona Doberman grows suspicious. When Bob Boxer falls for a seductive TV presenter, his detective partner Shona Doberman grows suspicious. Stars Anita Vettesse.