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0101After The Ball Is Over2003111720120414/15 (BBC7)
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Feeling useless after both working for the Ministry of Defence during the Second World War, two women set up their own detective agency.

Guy Meredith's comedy thrillers star Anna Massey as Josephine Daunt and Imelda Staunton as Susan Dervish.

With Bill Patterson as Bill Mackie, Kate Buffery as Elizabeth Vavasseur, Rupert Vansittart as James Vavasseur, Beth Chalmers as Daisy, Ben Crowe as Waiter, Andrew Harrison as Customs Official and Stephen Critchlow as Salesman.

Director: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.

Feeling useless after the Second World War, two women set up their own detective agency.

Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency

0102South Of The Border2003111820120421/22 (BBC7)
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Daunt and Dervish have established their detective agency and there's a steady flow of business, in the days just after the end of the Second World War.

But their lives really become exciting when they rescue a woman from drowning, discover she is not at all what she seems, and find themselves involved in the more shady side of life at the race track.

Stars Imelda Staunton as Josephine Daunt, Anna Massey as Susan Dervish, Bill Patterson as Bill Mackie and Bill Nighy as Ted Sharping.

Format by Imelda Staunton and Anna Massey. Written by Guy Meredith.

Producer: Cherry Cookson. Director: Janet Whitaker.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.

The detective duo rescue a drowning woman, only to discover she is not what she seems.

Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency

~Daunt And Dervish have established their detective agency and there's a steady flow of business, in the days just after the end of the Second World War.

0103A Question Of Class2003111920120428/29 (BBC7)
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The detective duo return to their Covent Garden office in London early one morning to discover an Oxford undergraduate slumped on the doorstep wanting them to find the wallet he left in a Soho house of ill repute.

Daunt's knowledge of his past makes her very suspicious of later accusations that he's beaten a woman up.

With the Second World War over, former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish are running their own detective agency.

Stars Imelda Staunton as Josephine Daunt, Anna Massey as Susan Dervish, Bill Patterson as Bill Mackie and Scott Handy as James 'Podger' Urquhart.

Format by Imelda Staunton and Anna Massey. Written by Guy Meredith.

Producer: Cherry Cookson. Director: Janet Whitaker.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.

The detective duo's suspicions are aroused when a student asks them to find a wallet.

Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency

0104Games Of Chance2003112020120505/06 (BBC7)
/07 (BBC7)
The detective duo are called in on a 'sporting' assignment to keep a 24 hour watch on a young East End boy who's about to fight for a place in the 1948 boxing team. The local Catholic priest has been taking a special interest in the boy's progress, but why?

With the Second World War over, former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish are running their own detective agency.

Stars Imelda Staunton as Josephine Daunt, Anna Massey as Susan Dervish, Bill Patterson as Bill Mackie, Dermot Crowley as Father Mike Finucan and Carl Prekopp as Tommy.

Format by Imelda Staunton and Anna Massey. Written by Guy Meredith.

Producer: Cherry Cookson. Director: Janet Whitaker.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.

The detective duo get caught up with a priest and a young 1948 Olympic boxing hopeful.

Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency

0105The Singer Not The Song2003112120120512/13 (BBC7)
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When a newspaper magnate is murdered, the obvious suspect is his much younger wife, but when the police discover that Daunt and Dervish were actually in the grounds of the house that evening - they're not only under suspicion, but their licence is suspended. The only way to get it back will be for them to beat the police to the discovery of the real murderer...

With the Second World War over, former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish are running their own detective agency.

Stars Imelda Staunton as Josephine Daunt, Anna Massey as Susan Dervish, Bill Patterson as Bill Mackie and Nicky Henson as Daniel Slater.

Format by Imelda Staunton and Anna Massey. Written by Guy Meredith.

Producer: Cherry Cookson. Director: Janet Whitaker.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.

Suspected of killing a newspaper magnate, the detective duo must find the real murderer.

Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency

0201In Questionable Shape2006051920110411/12 (BBC7)
/7) (BBC7)
London 1947, and a theatre visit sets off a mystery to rival what's happening on stage.

Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency

0202Que Reste-t-il De Nos Amours?2006052620110412/13 (BBC7)
Asked to bid for a Monet at auction, the detectives are led on a trail over the Channel.

Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency

0203Some Commandment Or Other2006060220110413/14 (BBC7)
/7) (BBC7)
When the detectives watch a divorce lawyer's wife, their operation takes a sinister turn.

Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency

0204A Farewell To Ingleby2006060920110414/15 (BBC7)
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Detective Daunt's country weekend at an old friend's house doesn't go quite as planned.

Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency

0205Base Metal2006061620110415/16 (BBC7)
/7) (BBC7)
In foggy London, the detectives meet a charming American, with dangerous consequences.

Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency

03(series 3 Omnibus)20171022London 1953. The Daunt and Dervish detective agency is back in business.

As the country prepares to crown the new Queen, the female detectives accept an invitation for tea at Claridges.

Stars Anna Massey as Josephine Daunt, Sylvestra Le Touzel as Susan Dervish, Sean Scanlon as Bill Mackie, Peter Marinker as Ricard Biro, Ben Onwukwe as Gordon Teague, Simon Treves as Freddie Tinsley, Joannah Tincey as Belinda Lane, Jane Whittenshaw as Sally Hastings and Sam Pamphilon as Biro's assistant.

Clarinet played by Julian Stringle

Director: Colin Guthrie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.

As Coronation Day approaches, detectives Daunt and Dervish accept an invitation to tea.

Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency

03(series 3 Omnibus)20171023London 1953. The Daunt and Dervish detective agency is back in business.

As the country prepares to crown the new Queen, the female detectives accept an invitation for tea at Claridges.

Stars Anna Massey as Josephine Daunt, Sylvestra Le Touzel as Susan Dervish, Sean Scanlon as Bill Mackie, Peter Marinker as Ricard Biro, Ben Onwukwe as Gordon Teague, Simon Treves as Freddie Tinsley, Joannah Tincey as Belinda Lane, Jane Whittenshaw as Sally Hastings and Sam Pamphilon as Biro's assistant.

Clarinet played by Julian Stringle

Director: Colin Guthrie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.

As Coronation Day approaches, detectives Daunt and Dervish accept an invitation to tea.

Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency

03012017101620080204 (R4)
20171017 (BBC7)
London 1953. The Daunt and Dervish detective agency is back in business.

As the country prepares to crown the new Queen, the female detectives accept an invitation for tea at Claridges.

Stars Anna Massey as Josephine Daunt, Sylvestra Le Touzel as Susan Dervish, Sean Scanlon as Bill Mackie, Peter Marinker as Ricard Bir , Ben Onwukwe as Gordon Teague, Simon Treves as Freddie Tinsley, Joannah Tincey as Belinda Lane, Jane Whittenshaw as Sally Hastings and Sam Pamphilon as Bir 's assistant.

Clarinet played by Julian Stringle

Director: Colin Guthrie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.

As Coronation Day approaches, detectives Daunt and Dervish accept an invitation to tea.

Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency

London 1953. The Daunt and Dervish detective agency is back in business.

As the country prepares to crown the new Queen, the female detectives accept an invitation for tea at Claridges.

Stars Anna Massey as Josephine Daunt, Sylvestra Le Touzel as Susan Dervish, Sean Scanlon as Bill Mackie, Peter Marinker as Ricard Biró, Ben Onwukwe as Gordon Teague, Simon Treves as Freddie Tinsley, Joannah Tincey as Belinda Lane, Jane Whittenshaw as Sally Hastings and Sam Pamphilon as Biró's assistant.

Clarinet played by Julian Stringle

Director: Colin Guthrie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.

As Coronation Day approaches, detectives Daunt and Dervish accept an invitation to tea.

Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency

030220080205While investigating Belinda Lane, the detective duo are drawn into a deeper mystery.

Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency

030220171017While investigating Belinda Lane, the detective duo are drawn into a deeper mystery.

Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency

030220171018While investigating Belinda Lane, the detective duo are drawn into a deeper mystery.

Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency

030320171018Another adventure for Guy Meredith's female private eyes, set in 1953.

2/5. Following up their investigations at Runnymede film studios, what are Daunt and Dervish going to find behind the locked door?

Josephine Daunt - Anna Massey

Susan Dervish - Sylvestra Le Touzel

Bill Mackie - Sean Scanlan

Ricard Biro - Peter Marinker

Gordon Teague - Ben Onwukwe

Freddie Tinsley - Simon Treves

Belinda Lane - Joannah Tincey

Sally Hastings - Jane Whittenshaw

Sister - Rachel Atkins

Maudsley-Brown - Sam Pamphilon

Directed by Colin Guthrie.

The detective duo realise that they are not the only ones interested in Belinda Lane.

Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency

030320171019Another adventure for Guy Meredith's female private eyes, set in 1953.

2/5. Following up their investigations at Runnymede film studios, what are Daunt and Dervish going to find behind the locked door?

Josephine Daunt - Anna Massey

Susan Dervish - Sylvestra Le Touzel

Bill Mackie - Sean Scanlan

Ricard Biro - Peter Marinker

Gordon Teague - Ben Onwukwe

Freddie Tinsley - Simon Treves

Belinda Lane - Joannah Tincey

Sally Hastings - Jane Whittenshaw

Sister - Rachel Atkins

Maudsley-Brown - Sam Pamphilon

Directed by Colin Guthrie.

The detective duo realise that they are not the only ones interested in Belinda Lane.

Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency

030420171019Daunt and Dervish find a body in the river as they uncover more of Belinda's secrets.

Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency

030420171020Daunt and Dervish find a body in the river as they uncover more of Belinda's secrets.

Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency

03052008020820171020/21 (BBC7)As Coronation Day dawns in London, a desperate search for a missing boy begins.

Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency