Paul Temple And The Conrad Case

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The Man From Munich

19590302

20111229/30 (BBC7)
20140908 (BBC7)
20140909 (BBC7)
20200729 (BBC7)
20200730 (BBC7)
20230920 (BBC7)
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Debonair detective Paul Temple goes on the trail of an English girl, who's gone missing from a finishing school in Bavaria.

Starring Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury as BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.

Another thrilling crime case written by Francis Durbridge must be solved.

Sir Graham Forbes - Richard Williams

Herr Brechschaft - Jeffrey Segal

June Jackson - June Tobin

Charlie - James Beattie

Mrs Wheldon - Virginia Winter

Beatrice Ormond

Judy Bailey

Frank Partington

Peggy Gow

John Graham.

From 1938 to 1969, the fictional crime novelist and amateur detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve, battled to solve case after baffling case in a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars.

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1959.

Suave amateur detective Paul Temple is on the trail of a missing school girl in Bavaria.

Concerning Elliot France

19590309

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Paul and Steve head to meet with novelist Elliot France, on whom missing Betty Conrad appears to have had a crush.

But the glamorous duo narrowly avoid a serious accident when their car is forced into a ditch by a sports car which fails to stop.

Then another car arrives on the scene and the driver offers his assistance.

Francis Durbridge's crime thriller stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury as BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.

Madame Klein - Dorothy Holmes Gore

Denis Harper - John Bryning

Elliot France - James Thomason

June Jackson - June Tobin

Gerda - Hilda Schroder

Elsa, The Countess Dekker - Joan Matheson

Dr Conrad - Rolf Lefebvre

Herr Brechtschaft - Jeffrey Segal

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1959.

The smooth detective's car is forced into a Bavarian ditch and a helpful driver stops.

Hotel Roemer

19590316

20120102/03 (BBC7)
20140910 (BBC7)
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When a further cocktail stick turns up in a parcel delivered to their hotel, Paul Temple and wife Steve decide to pay a visit to the hotel at Oberammergau which supplies them.

Francis Durbridge's crime thriller stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury as BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.

Fritz Gunter - George Hagan

Elliot France - James Thomason

Denis Harper - John Bryning

Elsa, The Countess Dekker - Joan Matheson

Mrs Wheldon - Virginia Winter

Dr Conrad - Rolf Lefebvre

Herr Brechschaft - Jeffrey Segal

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1959.

A fresh cocktail stick clue sees Paul and Steve head to the suppliers in Oberammergau.

A Visit To Innsbruck

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Betty Conrad's roommate June Jackson disappears - as the mystery deepens with the discovery of more intriguing clues.

After yet another attempt is made to kill Paul Temple and Steve - a body is discovered...

Francis Durbridge's crime thriller stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury as BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.

Madame Klein - Dorothy Holmes Gore

Fritz Gunter - George Hagan

Elliot France - James Thomason

Denis Harper - John Bryning

Elsa, The Countess Dekker - Joan Matheson

Mrs Weldon - Virginia Winter

Herr Breckshaft - Jeffrey Segal

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1959.

Betty Conrad's roommate disappears, as Temple and Steve face more peril.

A Dry Martini

19580330

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Stylish detective Paul and his wife Steve return to the Hotel Roemer where they're advised to drop their enquiries and return to London.

They're also warned against having any dealings with a mysterious Captain Smith...

Francis Durbridge's crime thriller stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury as BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.

Sir Graham Forbes - Richard Williams

Joyce Gunter - Dorothy Smith

Madame Klein - Dorothy Holmes Gore

Fritz Gunter - George Hagan

Elliot France - James Thomason

Denis Harper - John Bryning

Elsa, Countess Dekker - Joan Matheson

Mrs Weldon - Virginia Winter

Dr Conrad - Rolf Lefebvre

Herr Breckshaft - Jeffrey Segal

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1959.

Temple and Steve are advised to drop their enquiries and to avoid Captain Smith.

Concerning Captain Smith

19580406

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Back in London, Paul Temple arrives to collects some vital information from Countess Dekker.

But another shock is in store...

Francis Durbridge's crime thriller stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury as BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.

Captain Williams - John Bennett

Inspector Digby - Peter Wilde

Paddy - John Hollis

Denis Harper - John Bryning

Elsa, Countess Dekker - Joan Matheson

Charlie - James Beattie

Sir Graham Forbes - Richard Williams

Dr Conrad - Rolf Lefebvre

Herr Breckshaft - Jeffrey Segal

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1959.

Arriving to collect vital information from Countess Dekker, Temple gets a shock.

Coffee For Miss Conrad

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Paul and Steve arrange a meeting with Betty Conrad - and Denis Harper telephones to arrange a meeting at midnight...

Francis Durbridge's crime thriller stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury as BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.

Sir Graham Forbes - Richard Williams

Inspector Vosper - Hugh Manning

Elliot France - James Thomason

Paddy - John Hollis

Denis Harper - John Bryning

Charlie - James Beattie

Mrs Weldon - Virginia Winter

Dr Conrad - Rolf Lefebvre

Herr Breckshaft - Jeffrey Segal

Betty Conrad - Jane Jordan Rogers

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1959.

Temple and Steve encounter Betty Conrad, and a midnight meeting is arranged.

Person Unknown

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20120109/10 (BBC7)
20140917 (BBC7)
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20200808 (BBC7)
20230929 (BBC7)
20230930 (BBC7)

Paul and Steve arrive at the factory - but the dastardly dramas and disclosures aren't over yet...

Gripping climax of Francis Durbridge's stylish thriller starring Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury as BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.

Charlie - James Beattie

Sir Graham Forbes - Richard Williams

Herr Breckshaft - Jeffrey Segal

Elliot France - James Thomason

Denis Harper - John Bryning

Elsa, Countess Dekker - Joan Matheson

Dr Conrad - Rolf Lefebvre

Inspector Vosper - Hugh Manning

Paddy - John Hollis

Mrs Weldon - Virginia Winter

Frank Partington

Peggy Gow

John Bennett

Sheila Grant

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1959.

The detective and his wife arrive at the factory, in the gripping climax to the mystery.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	The Man From Munich	19590302	20111229/30 (BBC7) 20140908 (BBC7) 20140909 (BBC7) 20200729 (BBC7) 20200730 (BBC7) 20230920 (BBC7) 20230921 (BBC7)	Debonair detective Paul Temple goes on the trail of an English girl, who's gone missing from a finishing school in Bavaria. Starring Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury as BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife. Another thrilling crime case written by Francis Durbridge must be solved. Sir Graham Forbes - Richard Williams Herr Brechschaft - Jeffrey Segal June Jackson - June Tobin Charlie - James Beattie Mrs Wheldon - Virginia Winter Beatrice Ormond Judy Bailey Frank Partington Peggy Gow John Graham. From 1938 to 1969, the fictional crime novelist and amateur detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve, battled to solve case after baffling case in a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars. First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1959. Suave amateur detective Paul Temple is on the trail of a missing school girl in Bavaria.
02	Concerning Elliot France	19590309	20111230/31 (BBC7) 20140909 (BBC7) 20140910 (BBC7) 20200730 (BBC7) 20200731 (BBC7) 20230921 (BBC7) 20230922 (BBC7)	Paul and Steve head to meet with novelist Elliot France, on whom missing Betty Conrad appears to have had a crush. But the glamorous duo narrowly avoid a serious accident when their car is forced into a ditch by a sports car which fails to stop. Then another car arrives on the scene and the driver offers his assistance. Francis Durbridge's crime thriller stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury as BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife. Madame Klein - Dorothy Holmes Gore Denis Harper - John Bryning Elliot France - James Thomason June Jackson - June Tobin Gerda - Hilda Schroder Elsa, The Countess Dekker - Joan Matheson Dr Conrad - Rolf Lefebvre Herr Brechtschaft - Jeffrey Segal First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1959. The smooth detective's car is forced into a Bavarian ditch and a helpful driver stops.
03	Hotel Roemer	19590316	20120102/03 (BBC7) 20140910 (BBC7) 20140911 (BBC7) 20200731 (BBC7) 20200801 (BBC7) 20230922 (BBC7) 20230923 (BBC7)	When a further cocktail stick turns up in a parcel delivered to their hotel, Paul Temple and wife Steve decide to pay a visit to the hotel at Oberammergau which supplies them. Francis Durbridge's crime thriller stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury as BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife. Fritz Gunter - George Hagan Elliot France - James Thomason Denis Harper - John Bryning Elsa, The Countess Dekker - Joan Matheson Mrs Wheldon - Virginia Winter Dr Conrad - Rolf Lefebvre Herr Brechschaft - Jeffrey Segal First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1959. A fresh cocktail stick clue sees Paul and Steve head to the suppliers in Oberammergau.
04	A Visit To Innsbruck	19580323	20120103/04 (BBC7) 20140911 (BBC7) 20140912 (BBC7) 20200803 (BBC7) 20200804 (BBC7) 20230925 (BBC7) 20230926 (BBC7)	Betty Conrad's roommate June Jackson disappears - as the mystery deepens with the discovery of more intriguing clues. After yet another attempt is made to kill Paul Temple and Steve - a body is discovered... Francis Durbridge's crime thriller stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury as BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife. Madame Klein - Dorothy Holmes Gore Fritz Gunter - George Hagan Elliot France - James Thomason Denis Harper - John Bryning Elsa, The Countess Dekker - Joan Matheson Mrs Weldon - Virginia Winter Herr Breckshaft - Jeffrey Segal First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1959. Betty Conrad's roommate disappears, as Temple and Steve face more peril.
05	A Dry Martini	19580330	20120104/05 (BBC7) 20140912 (BBC7) 20140913 (BBC7) 20200804 (BBC7) 20200805 (BBC7) 20230926 (BBC7) 20230927 (BBC7)	Stylish detective Paul and his wife Steve return to the Hotel Roemer where they're advised to drop their enquiries and return to London. They're also warned against having any dealings with a mysterious Captain Smith... Francis Durbridge's crime thriller stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury as BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife. Sir Graham Forbes - Richard Williams Joyce Gunter - Dorothy Smith Madame Klein - Dorothy Holmes Gore Fritz Gunter - George Hagan Elliot France - James Thomason Denis Harper - John Bryning Elsa, Countess Dekker - Joan Matheson Mrs Weldon - Virginia Winter Dr Conrad - Rolf Lefebvre Herr Breckshaft - Jeffrey Segal First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1959. Temple and Steve are advised to drop their enquiries and to avoid Captain Smith.
06	Concerning Captain Smith	19580406	20120105/06 (BBC7) 20140915 (BBC7) 20140916 (BBC7) 20200805 (BBC7) 20200806 (BBC7) 20230927 (BBC7) 20230928 (BBC7)	Back in London, Paul Temple arrives to collects some vital information from Countess Dekker. But another shock is in store... Francis Durbridge's crime thriller stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury as BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife. Captain Williams - John Bennett Inspector Digby - Peter Wilde Paddy - John Hollis Denis Harper - John Bryning Elsa, Countess Dekker - Joan Matheson Charlie - James Beattie Sir Graham Forbes - Richard Williams Dr Conrad - Rolf Lefebvre Herr Breckshaft - Jeffrey Segal First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1959. Arriving to collect vital information from Countess Dekker, Temple gets a shock.
07	Coffee For Miss Conrad	19580413	20120106/07 (BBC7) 20140916 (BBC7) 20140917 (BBC7) 20200806 (BBC7) 20200807 (BBC7) 20230928 (BBC7) 20230929 (BBC7)	Paul and Steve arrange a meeting with Betty Conrad - and Denis Harper telephones to arrange a meeting at midnight... Francis Durbridge's crime thriller stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury as BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife. Sir Graham Forbes - Richard Williams Inspector Vosper - Hugh Manning Elliot France - James Thomason Paddy - John Hollis Denis Harper - John Bryning Charlie - James Beattie Mrs Weldon - Virginia Winter Dr Conrad - Rolf Lefebvre Herr Breckshaft - Jeffrey Segal Betty Conrad - Jane Jordan Rogers First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1959. Temple and Steve encounter Betty Conrad, and a midnight meeting is arranged.
08	Person Unknown	19580420	20120109/10 (BBC7) 20140917 (BBC7) 20140918 (BBC7) 20200807 (BBC7) 20200808 (BBC7) 20230929 (BBC7) 20230930 (BBC7)	Paul and Steve arrive at the factory - but the dastardly dramas and disclosures aren't over yet... Gripping climax of Francis Durbridge's stylish thriller starring Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury as BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife. Charlie - James Beattie Sir Graham Forbes - Richard Williams Herr Breckshaft - Jeffrey Segal Elliot France - James Thomason Denis Harper - John Bryning Elsa, Countess Dekker - Joan Matheson Dr Conrad - Rolf Lefebvre Inspector Vosper - Hugh Manning Paddy - John Hollis Mrs Weldon - Virginia Winter Frank Partington Peggy Gow John Bennett Sheila Grant First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1959. The detective and his wife arrive at the factory, in the gripping climax to the mystery.