Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Poetical Policeman | 20071029 | 20110801 (BBC7) 20110802 (BBC7) 20120604 (BBC7) 20120605 (BBC7) 20150601 (BBC7) 20150602 (BBC7) 20201228 (BBC7) 20201229 (BBC7) 20221129 (BBC7) 20221130 (BBC7) | Mr JG Reeder has the mind of a criminal. He uses it to uncover the peculiar circumstances surrounding a bank robbery, the death of the night-watchman - and the part in the plot played by his beautiful daughter. This first of four stories provides useful insight into the past of Mr JG Reeder, whose novel methods bring the criminals of 1920s London to justice. Read by David Horovitch. Edgar Wallace is best known for his popular detective and suspense stories which earned him the title, 'King of the Modern Thriller. Although created at roughly the same time, Mr JG Reeder is the diametric opposite of Sam Spade, Philip Marlow and Mike Hammer. He is a shabbily dressed, diffident civil servant who prefers a cup of tea and a slice of seed cake to a shot of something stronger. Reeder is a uniquely English detective. An apparent fuddy-duddy working in some obscure capacity in the Public Prosecutor's office, he actually has a razor-sharp intellect and is a super-sleuth. He solves his mysteries because he fully understands the 'criminal mind'. Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in October 2007. Tackling a strange London bank robbery, Edgar Wallace's sleuth thinks like a criminal. |
| 02 | The Troupe | 20071030 | 20110802 (BBC7) 20110803 (BBC7) 20120605 (BBC7) 20120606 (BBC7) 20150602 (BBC7) 20150603 (BBC7) 20201229 (BBC7) 20201230 (BBC7) 20221130 (BBC7) 20221201 (BBC7) 20240927 (BBC7) | Intrigued by the arrival in London of a transatlantic visitor he knows to have managed a troupe of actors, Mr JG Reeder tries to get to the bottom of a jewellery fraud. Read by David Horovitch Mr JG Reeder's novel methods bring the criminals of 1920s London to justice. Created by Edgar Wallace, he is a uniquely English detective. An apparent fuddy-duddy working in some obscure capacity in the Public Prosecutor's office, he actually has a razor-sharp intellect and is a super-sleuth. Mr JG Reeder solves his mysteries because he fully understands the 'criminal mind'. Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in October 2007. The detective tackles a jewellery fraud with a link to a transatlantic visitor to London. The detective tackles a jewellery fraud, with a theatrical link to a transatlantic visitor to London. Read by David Horovitch. |
| 03 | The Green Mamba | 20071031 | 20110803 (BBC7) 20110804 (BBC7) 20120606 (BBC7) 20120607 (BBC7) 20150603 (BBC7) 20150604 (BBC7) 20201230 (BBC7) 20201231 (BBC7) 20221201 (BBC7) 20221202 (BBC7) | The emeralds of Suliman are stolen in North Africa and brought to London. But the 'mamba' (Mr JG Reeder) sets out thwart the thieves' plans as he hounds a notorious gangland villain... Read by David Horovitch Mr JG Reeder's novel methods bring the criminals of 1920s London to justice. Created by Edgar Wallace, he is a uniquely English detective. An apparent fuddy-duddy working in some obscure capacity in the Public Prosecutor's office, he actually has a razor-sharp intellect and is a super-sleuth. Mr JG Reeder solves his mysteries because he fully understands the 'criminal mind'. Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in October 2007. The 1920s detective tackles a jewellery heist of emeralds and hounds a notorious villain. |
| 04 | The Strange Case | 20071101 | 20110804 (BBC7) 20110805 (BBC7) 20120607 (BBC7) 20120608 (BBC7) 20150604 (BBC7) 20150605 (BBC7) 20201231 (BBC7) 20210101 (BBC7) 20221202 (BBC7) 20221203 (BBC7) | A wealthy government minister is defrauded of a large sum of money and suspects his wastrel nephew. Then he's murdered, so Mr JG Reeder sets out uncover the truth. Read by David Horovitch Mr JG Reeder's novel methods bring the criminals of 1920s London to justice. Created by Edgar Wallace, he is a uniquely English detective. An apparent fuddy-duddy working in some obscure capacity in the Public Prosecutor's office, he actually has a razor-sharp intellect and is a super-sleuth. Mr JG Reeder solves his mysteries because he fully understands the 'criminal mind'. Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in November 2007. When a government minister dies, Edgar Wallace's detective sets out to uncover the truth. |