The World Of The Temples

Series 2 The Spencer Affair GOLD.mp4

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The Spencer Affair

1.My Heart and Harry

The suave amateur private detective is drawn into the murder of the actress daughter of a theatre impresario.

Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife.

From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series.

They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.

Paul Temple …… Peter Coke

Steve …… Marjorie Westbury

Det Insp Vosper …… Hugh Manning

Charlie …… James Beattie

Eric Lansdale …… John Graham

Sir Graham Forbes …… Lester Mudditt

Rupert Dreisler …… Brewster Mason

Adrian Frost …… Simon Lack

Judy Milton …… June Turbin

Pete Roberts …… Thomas Heathcote

Producer: Martyn C Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1957.

2. Concerning Judy Milton

Paul Temple and wife Steve must uncover the link between a rare soundtrack record - and a murder.

After the untimely death of actress Mary Dreisler in her London flat, her theatre impresario father has sent for the debonair sleuth.

Francis Durbridge's thriller starring Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.

Paul Temple …… Peter Coke

Steve …… Marjorie Westbury

Sir Graham Forbes …… Lester Mudditt

Det Insp Vosper …… Hugh Manning

Judy Milton …… June Turbin

Adrian Frost …… Simon Lack

Rupert Dreisler …… Brewster Mason

Charlie …… James Beattie

Terry Gibson …… Isabel Dean

Peter Wallace …… Frank Partington

Other parts played by:

Will Leighton

Beryl Calder

Producer: Martyn C Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1957.

3. Introducing Pete Roberts

The debonair sleuth is threatened with a revolver - and there's a fresh lead in the hunt for the killer of actress Mary Dreisler.

Francis Durbridge's thriller starring Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.

Paul Temple ...... Peter Coke

Steve ...... Marjorie Westbury

Det Insp Vosper ...... Hugh Manning

Sir Graham Forbes ...... Lester Mudditt

Charlie ...... James Beattie

Adrian Frost ...... Simon Lack

Peter Wallace ...... Frank Partington

Terry Gibson ...... Isabel Dean

Warren ...... James Thomason

Pete Roberts. ...... Thomas Heathcote

Rupert Dreisler ...... Brewster Mason

Police Sergeant ...... Frank Windsor

Eric Lansdale ...... John Graham

Producer: Martyn C Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1957.

4. That Old Intuition

The suave amateur detective confronts theatre impresario Rupert Dreisler - and fears for his wife Steve.

Francis Durbridge's thriller starring Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.

Paul Temple ...... Peter Coke

Steve ...... Marjorie Westbury

Sir Graham Forbes ...... Lester Mudditt

Rupert Dreisler ...... Brewster Mason

Pete Roberts ...... Thomas Heathcote

Terry Gibson ...... Isabel Dean

Adrian Frost ...... Simon Lack

Charlie ...... James Beattie

Clutch Brompton ...... Lockwood West

Other parts played by:

Molly Rankin

David Spenser

Beryl Calder

Producer: Martyn C Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1957.

5. A Surprise for Pete Roberts

The death toll mounts - as the suave private detective journeys to an island on the River Thames.

Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife.

Paul Temple ...... Peter Coke

Steve ...... Marjorie Westbury

Sir Graham Forbes ...... Lester Mudditt

Det Insp Vosper ...... Hugh Manning

Charlie ...... James Beattie

Adrian Frost ...... Simon Lack

Rupert Dreisler ...... Brewster Mason

Terry Gibson. ...... Isabel Dean

Pete Roberts. ...... Thomas Heathcote

Warren ...... James Thomason

Other parts played by:

David Spenser

Producer: Martyn C Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1957

6. Home Again

A murder on a lonely island - as the suave amateur detective spots a clue pointing to Paris.

Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife.

Paul Temple............Peter Coke

Steve..........Marjorie Westbury

Sir Graham Forbes.............Lester Mudditt

Charlie.........James Beattie

Det Insp Vosper.........Hugh Manning

Eric Landsale.........John Graham

Rupert Dreisler.......Brewster Mason

Adrian Frost........Simon Lack

Warren.......James Thomason

Pete Roberts.........Thomas Heathcote

A Police Sergeant...........Haydn Jones

P C Johnson........Frank Windsor

Producer: Martyn C. Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1957.

7.Dinner at the Stardust

After the untimely death of actress Mary Dreisler in her London flat, her theatre impresario father has sent for Paul Temple and the debonair detective turns his attention from the River Thames to a London nightclub.

Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife.

Paul Temple...................Peter Coke

Steve.............Marjorie Westbury

Sir Graham Forbes......Lester Mudditt

Adrian Frost........Simon Lack

Terry Gibson.......Isabel Dean

Rupert Dreisler.........Brewster Mason

Det Insp Vosper.........Hugh Manning

Charlie..........James Beattie

Ritchie.......Hamilton Dyce

Andre Reynaud......Denis Goacher

Other parts played by David Spenser, John Graham, Trevor Martin and Haydn Jones

Producer: Martyn C. Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1957.

8.A Party of Four

The smooth sleuth gathers together the key players in the musical mystery.

Francis Durbridge's thriller starring Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in the conclusion of another intriguing case.

Paul Temple..............Peter Coke

Steve.........Marjorie Westbury

Sir Graham Forbes........Lester Mudditt

Det Insp Vosper...........Hugh Manning

Andre Reynaud........Denis Goacher

Ritchie.........Hamilton Dyce

Charlie.............James Beattie

Rupert Dreisler...........Brewster Mason

Adrian Frost.......Simon Lack

Pete Roberts.......Thomas Heathcote

Terry Gibson........Isabel Dean

Other parts played by Trevor Martin, Frank Windsor, Haydn Jones, David Spenser, John Graham, Frank Partington and Malcolm Hayes of the Radio Drama Company

Producer: Martyn C. Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1958.

A Commissionaire: James Thomason

A Police Sergeant...........Haydn Jones

Adrian Frost ...... Simon Lack

Andre Reynaud........Denis Goacher

Bell/Barker: Hamilton Dyce

Beryl Calder

Bob Gardner: Leonard Trolley

Brian Dexter: Simon Lack

Charlie ...... James Beattie

Clutch Brompton ...... Lockwood West

David Spenser

Det Insp Vosper ...... Hugh Manning

Det. Inspector Ivor/Luigi: Manning Wilson

Eric Landsale.........John Graham

Ernest de Silva: John Gabriel

Foster: Geoffrey Hodson

Freeman/Max Burford: Allan McClelland

Inspector Vosper: Arthur Ridley

Johnny Teako: Brian Haines

Judy Milton …… June Turbin

Julie de Silva: Marjorie Mars

Linda Teako: Belle Chrystall

Mary Gardner/Doris: Dorothy Holmes-Gore

Molly Rankin

Mrs Purdie: Molly Rankin

Other parts played by David Spenser, John Graham, Trevor Martin and Haydn Jones

Other parts played by Trevor Martin, Frank Windsor, Haydn Jones, David Spenser, John Graham, Frank Partington and Malcolm Hayes of the Radio Drama Company

Other parts played by:

P C Johnson........Frank Windsor

Paul Temple ...... Peter Coke

Paul Temple And The Spencer Affair

Pete Roberts ...... Thomas Heathcote

Peter Wallace ...... Frank Partington

Police Sergeant ...... Frank Windsor

Ritchie.........Hamilton Dyce

Rupert Dreisler ...... Brewster Mason

Salty West: Brewster Mason

Sgt Thomas: Gordon Davies

Sir Graham Forbes ...... Lester Mudditt