Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Curious Case Of The Curs'd Quayside | 19931209 | 20110815/16 (BBC7) 20121206 (BBC7) 20121207 (BBC7) 20140324 (BBC7) 20140325 (BBC7) 20190423 (BBC7) 20190424 (BBC7) 20210216 (BBC7) 20210217 (BBC7) 20221115 (BBC7) 20221116 (BBC7) | Why do so many English warships sink for no apparent reason, and what does a certain jar contain? Christopher Marlowe gets a job, hires a servant - and inherits a mystery. First of four historical comedy mysteries by Ged Parsons. Admiral Downing ....... Garard Green Captain Curtis ....... Brian Bowles Captain Barnaby ....... Julian Dutton Ladies ....... Sarah Thomas/Victoria Carling First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993 The Elizabethan playwright gets a job, hires a servant - and inherits a mystery. |
| 02 | The Turbulent Tale Of The Troubl'd Tragedy | 19931216 | 20110816/17 (BBC7) 20121207 (BBC7) 20121208 (BBC7) 20140325 (BBC7) 20140326 (BBC7) 20190424 (BBC7) 20190425 (BBC7) 20210217 (BBC7) 20210218 (BBC7) 20221116 (BBC7) 20221117 (BBC7) | Why does an unknown patron fund the worst play ever written, and what has become of Mighty Meg? Series of historical comedy mysteries by Ged Parsons. Peek ....... Roy Hudd Fortescue ....... Simon Godley Trump ....... Lionel Jeffries Squires ....... Daniel Strauss Gloriana Nonesuch ....... Victoria Carling First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993. The Elizabethan spy wonders why an unknown patron funds the worst play ever written? |
| 03 | The Perplex'd Plot Of The Perilous Plague | 19931223 | 20110817/18 (BBC7) 20121210 (BBC7) 20121211 (BBC7) 20140326 (BBC7) 20140327 (BBC7) 20190425 (BBC7) 20190426 (BBC7) 20210218 (BBC7) 20210219 (BBC7) 20221117 (BBC7) 20221118 (BBC7) | Can the hub of government survive the plague? As London is ravaged by an epidemic - the playwright spy is on the case of a double-crossing. Series of historical comedy mysteries by Ged Parsons. Beaumont ....... Garard Green Faversham ....... Ronald Herdman Ripley ....... Richard Bonneville Dr Valentine ....... Hugh Dennis First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1993. As plague ravages London - the playwright spy is on the case of a double-crossing. |
| 04 | The Murky Mystery Of Murder At St Mark's | 19931230 | 20110818/19 (BBC7) 20121211 (BBC7) 20121212 (BBC7) 20140327 (BBC7) 20140328 (BBC7) 20190426 (BBC7) 20190427 (BBC7) 20210219 (BBC7) 20210220 (BBC7) 20221118 (BBC7) 20221119 (BBC7) | Can a college murderer at large be outwitted? The eloquent Elizabethan spy heads to Cambridge, where college professors are dropping like flies. Last of a series of historical comedy mysteries by Ged Parsons. Darus ....... Peter Serafinowicz Sir Hubert ....... Gordon Reid Mistress Parker ....... Sarah Thomas First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1993. The Elizabethan spy heads to Cambridge, where college professors are dropping like flies. |