The Jonathan Mystery
1. The Fergusons
On a flight home from New York, Paul Temple and Steve meet the Fergusons, who are flying to England to visit their student son Richard at Oxford University. At the airport, they learn he's been shot dead.
But there are only two clues...
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Robert Ferguson …. John Glen
Helen Ferguson …. Grizelda Hervey
Dinah Nelson …. Valerie Kirkbright
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Reggie Mackintosh …. Simon Lack
Red Harris …. John Baddeley
Simo …. William Fox
Police Sergeant …. Frederick Treves
Producer: Martyn C. Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1963.
2. That Good Old Intuition
After meeting the Fergusons on a flight back to England, the sleuth and his wife are investigating the 'murder' of their student son Richard.
But is he definitely dead..?
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Robert Ferguson …. John Glen
Helen Ferguson …. Grizelda Hervey
Charlie …. James Beattie
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Reggie Mackintosh …. Simon Lack
Mrs Parsons …. Eva Stuart
Hall Porter …. Frank Partington
Max Wyman …. Frederick Treves
Producer: Martyn C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1963.
3. The Ring
The suave sleuth meets a murder suspect - but is she aware of a vital clue?
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Helen Ferguson …. Grizelda Hervey
Charlie …. James Beattie
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Dinah Nelson …. Valerie Kirkbright
Reggie Mackintosh …. Simon Lack
Hall Porter …. Frank Partington
Police Sergeant/Max Wyman …. Frederick Treves
Rudolph Charles …. Anthony Hall
Mavis Russell …. Isabel Rennie
Mark Elliot …. William Fox
Richard Ferguson …. Gabriel Woolf
Bobby …. David Spenser
Producer: Martyn C. Webster.
4. The Encounter
The suave sleuth makes a crucial breakthrough in the murder investigation.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Robert Ferguson …. John Glen
Helen Ferguson …. Grizelda Hervey
Inspector Gerrard …. Rolf Lefebvre
Dinah Nelson …. Valerie Kirkbright
Hall Porter …. Frank Partington
Rudolph Charles …. Anthony Hall
Mavis Russell …. Isabel Rennie
Mark Elliot …. William Fox
Richard Ferguson …. Gabriel Woolf
Bobby …. David Spenser
Charlie …. James Beattie
Eddie Paget …. John Baddeley
Mrs Gulliver …. Vivien Chatterton
Messenger/Cab Driver …. Peter Bartlett
Producer: Martyn C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1963.
5. Concerning Richard Ferguson
When another body is found, the sleuth's investigation takes a dramatic turn.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Robert Ferguson …. John Glen
Helen Ferguson …. Grizelda Hervey
Dinah Nelson …. Valerie Kirkbright
Simon Lack (Reggie Mackintosh)
Reggie Mackintosh …. Anthony Hall
Mavis Russell …. Isabel Rennie
Mark Elliot …. William Fox
Richard Ferguson …. Gabriel Woolf
Peggy …. Jo Manning Wilson
Charlie …. James Beattie
Police Officer …. Glyn Dearman
Fireman/Sergeant …. Alan Haines
Producer: Martyn C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1963.
6. A Surprise for Mavis Russell
A nasty surprise package means that the sleuth is closing-in on the criminal mastermind...
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Robert Ferguson …. John Glen
Dinah Nelson …. Valerie Kirkbright
Reggie Mackintosh …. Simon Lack
Rudolph Charles …. Anthony Hall
Mavis Russell …. Isabel Rennie
Mark Elliot …. William Fox
Hall Porter …. Frank Partington
Porter …. Glyn Dearman
Producer: Martyn C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1963.
7. An Invitation For Mr Elliott
A dying man's final words bring the smooth sleuth a step closer to solving the mystery.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Robert Ferguson …. John Glen
Helen Ferguson …. Grizelda Hervey
Dinah Nelson …. Valerie Kirkbright
Reggie Mackintosh …. Simon Lack
Charlie …. James Beattie
Mavis Russell …. Isabel Rennie
Mark Elliot …. William Fox
Porter …. Glyn Dearman
Inspector Gerrard …. Rolf Lefebvre
Producer: Martyn C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1963.
8. Jonathan
The sleuth throws a drinks party to try and finger the gang leader...
Conclusion of Francis Durbridge's thriller starring Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve - BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Robert Ferguson …. John Glen
Helen Ferguson …. Grizelda Hervey
Dinah Nelson …. Valerie Kirkbright
Reggie Mackintosh …. Simon Lack
Charlie …. James Beattie
Mavis Russell …. Isabel Rennie
Mark Elliot …. William Fox
Clerk …. Peter Bartlett
Inspector Gerrard …. Rolf Lefebvre
Milson …. Lewis Stringer
1st Immigration Officer …. Frank Partington
2nd Immigration Officer …. Frederick Treves
Rudolph Charles …. Anthony Hall
Richard Ferguson …. Gabriel Woolf
Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1963.