Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Pet And The Pendulum | 19880903 | 20110713 (BBC7) 20130207 (BBC7) 20130208 (BBC7) 20140819 (BBC7) 20140820 (BBC7) 20160324 (BBC7) 20230628 (BBC7) 20230629 (BBC7) | Following the murder of the Honourable Clarence Green, all is as usual at the Mausoleum Club. The members are relaxing in the smoking room when a mysterious stranger arrives. The Reverend Mr Penny proceeds to deliver his tale. The stranger listens... Starring Jim Broadbent. Dr Westler ....... Jim Broadbent Archbishop ....... Michael Deacon Stranger ....... Peter Howell Dogman ....... Ian Michie Rev Mr Penny ....... John Nettleton Burgheress ....... Liz Richardson Felch ....... Michael Ripper Burgher ....... John Samson Barman ....... Alan Thompson Peter ....... Adam Wide First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1988. Dr Westler's inhuman hopping skills reveal an unholy project involving animals. |
| 02 | The Charge Of The Boys' Brigade | 19880910 | 20110720 (BBC7) 20130214 (BBC7) 20130215 (BBC7) 20140826 (BBC7) 20140827 (BBC7) 20160330 (BBC7) 20160331 (BBC7) 20230705 (BBC7) 20230706 (BBC7) | The Stranger is holding the Club to ransom. He has given Miss Primrose orders to travel to South Africa and murder General Cheeseman. Starring Alison Steadman and Robert Stephens. Miss Primrose - Alison Steadman General Cheeseman - Robert Stephens Mackintosh - John Matshikiza Stranger - Peter Howell Felch - Michael Ripper Club Member - John Samson Buckets - Joan Walker Sandbags - Ian Michie Outcast - Richard Pearce First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1988. Miss Primrose is ordered to travel to South Africa and murder General Cheeseman. |
| 03 | Trevor Island | 19880917 | 20110727 (BBC7) 20130221 (BBC7) 20130222 (BBC7) 20140902 (BBC7) 20140903 (BBC7) 20160406 (BBC7) 20160407 (BBC7) 20230712 (BBC7) 20230713 (BBC7) | Mr Zizz, the bad cartoonist, is not really capable of murder. Or is he? An evil pirate chief is avoiding justice. The Stranger sends Zizz to kill him '... and let me tell you, my friends: if villainy may be given a name, its name.... is Trevor!' Starring Martin Jarvis and Richard Pearson Zizz .... Martin Jarvis Captain White .... Richard Pearson Peggs .... Robin Ellis Kipper .... Melvyn Hayes The Stranger .... Peter Howell Bannister .... Ron Pember Felch .... Michael Ripper Editor .... Bill Wallis Barman .... William Simons First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1988. Mr Zizz, the bad cartoonist, is not really capable of murder. Or is he? |
| 04 | The Prunestone | 19880924 | 20110803 (BBC7) 20130228 (BBC7) 20130301 (BBC7) 20140909 (BBC7) 20140910 (BBC7) 20160413 (BBC7) 20160414 (BBC7) 20230719 (BBC7) 20230720 (BBC7) | Two crime writers decide to aid the perfect murder. Starring Peggy Mount Miss Walcott....Dorothy Tutin Mrs Pidgeon.....Peggy Mount Sir Courtney Massingbird....Hugh Paddick The stranger/Felch.........Peter Howell Horace.........Jonathan Cecil Mr Taylor........John Savident With: Norman Bird Anthony Jackson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1988. |
| 05 | The T Machine | 19881001 | 20110810 (BBC7) 20130307 (BBC7) 20130308 (BBC7) 20140916 (BBC7) 20140917 (BBC7) 20160420 (BBC7) 20160421 (BBC7) 20230726 (BBC7) 20230727 (BBC7) | Time is running out for the oddest club in London. The Stranger has given the ineffectual Mr Tilly the task of destroying Dr Julius Venn, an evil scientist. Starring Roy Kinnear. Mr Tilly......Roy Kinnear Julius Venn.....Patrick Allen Mrs Boyle.....Patti Coombs The Stranger.........Peter Howell Felch................Michael Ripper With: Polly James John Baddeley First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1988. Copper trousers, murderous intent and a paradoxical tale of a misbegotten future history. |
| 06 | Bleak Horse | 19881008 | 20110817 (BBC7) 20130314 (BBC7) 20130315 (BBC7) 20140923 (BBC7) 20140924 (BBC7) 20160427 (BBC7) 20160428 (BBC7) 20230802 (BBC7) 20230803 (BBC7) | As dawn rises on St James's, members of the queerest club in London fear the jig is up. There is but one tale to tell. The Stranger has sent Mr Tamperton to murder the evil Joshua Farley who may be at large in Dickensian London. Starring Stephen Moore. Mr Tamperton - Stephen Moore Dipper - Mark Farmer The Stranger/Felch - Peter Howell Sgt. Bull - Ron Pember Noggsy - Laurence Payne Broker - Bill Wallis Vicar - John Baddeley Mrs Kwivver/Boy - Barbara Atkinson Dribblespout - John Samson Urchin - Stephen Rashbrook Cadbury - Richard Tate First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1988. Timothy Tamperton reports back on the stranger's death wish on the evil Joshua Farley. |