Many of the radio scripts were novelized by Francis Durbridge between 1938 and 1989, often in collaboration with John Thewes, Douglas Rutherford or Charles Hatten. Those with Rutherford were published under the pen-name “Paul Temple”, in fact. Buchel and Robert Horton. French detective Pierre Santos investigates a murder, apparently perpetrated by a popular singer. Clues are found in the diary notes of a dead woman. In the Netherlands, several of the radio plays were re-recorded using Dutch actors and the title character's name adapted as Paul Vlaanderen. Alfred Sindall drew the initial strips. [ clarification needed] Germany [ edit ] Based on the 1941 novel, directed by Maclean Rogers in 1952. Sixth in the series featuring upper class sleuth, Richard Rollison, ‘The Toff’. Because no recordings survive for many of the early serials, in 2006 BBC Radio 4 began recreating them, in as authentic a manner as possible: as mono productions, employing vintage microphones and sound effects, and using the original scripts. In all cases Crawford Logan starred as Paul Temple with Gerda Stevenson as Steve, in place of the original leads. The first of these broadcasts, in August 2006, was a new eight-part production of Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery, originally aired in 1947. A new production of The Madison Mystery, from 1949, aired between May and July 2008, followed by the 1947 serial Paul Temple and Steve in June and July 2010. A Case for Paul Temple, from 1946, was transmitted in August and September 2011. The final such production to date was Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair, aired in 2013 (the longest of all the serials, running to ten episodes). Many of these new productions featured Welsh actor Gareth Thomas as the head of Scotland Yard. Each of the new recordings was also released on CD. [9] [10]

By chance, Paul and Steve come across a major fire in “ Paul Temple Plays with Fire”. Inspector Vosper tells them that there have been a number of cases where a fire has been started to steal valuable jewels. It soon becomes clear to Temple that when the fire is extinguished, the unknown perpetrator mingles with the firefighters to take his loot with him …Scotland Yard calls upon Temple to investigate a series of murders. A dead woman has been found on a train, the name ‘Rex’ written on the window-blind. Temple must act fast before ‘Rex’ kills again. Featuring extensive location work in Canterbury. is a section towards the end set in the offices of Walter Ayrton. (Extra Info gratefully sourced from Maurice Trace) Initially the serials were broadcast on the service in the BBC Midlands Region service. As they gained in popularity, they were aired nationally instead on the Home Service. However, in 1945, they found a new permanent home on the Light Programme, which too was a national station, where they remained (save for occasional repeats on the Home Service) until the last serial in 1968. The introductory and closing music for the majority of the serials was Coronation Scot, composed by Vivian Ellis, though the earliest serials (those aired prior to December 1947) used an excerpt from Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. [7] Repeats of some serials continued to be heard on the successor to the Home Service, Radio 4, during the 1980s, and as late as 1992 (when The Spencer Affair was repeated to celebrate Francis Durbridge's 80th birthday). [5] Peter's comment was to the effect of his being impressed by how just a voice on the radio could make such a powerful impression. It was a pretty extreme reaction, and the woman was obviously mentally disturbed, since she was suicidal, but it does illustrate some of the unexpected hazards of celebrity.

Paul Temple proves to be a master detective, using his intelligence and wit to follow the trail of clues and narrow down the list of suspects. Along the way, he is aided by a number of eccentric characters, including the eccentric artist Felix de Rohan (Alan Wheatley), the would-be actress Zita (Joy Shelton), and a young boy named Bobby (Geoffrey Sumner). Temple is a mystery author turned private eye (and shit magnet–trouble just seems to follow him), who is frequently “sent for” by Scotland Yard to “help out.” Aiding him in almost all of his investigations is his faithful journalist wife, Louise, known to one and all as “Steve,” after her writing pen name of Steve Trent. Also frequently lending a hand is Sir Graham Forbes of Scotland Yard, who would join the couple at the end of each show to offer a post-mortem of sorts on the case at hand. A classy crime movie portrayed with humour and romance; upper class sleuth Richard Rollison – ‘The Toff’ – solves a kidnap case involving a young lady he meets on a train and a secret formula, clearing an innocent man in the process. The Paul Temple Library, reprints from the daily newspaper strips, published by Micron (March to July 1964): ten issues, priced at 1s 3d eachPeter Coke told the story that a fan liked her voice so much that they left her a substantial sum of money in their will. We bring you the first four Paul Temple films ever made: Calling Paul Temple, Send for Paul Temple, Paul Temple’s Triumph and Bombay Waterfront, plus a selection of fantastic extras! 9 Features plus bonus extras, including an interview with Patricia Dainton. Extras include the films: Hammer the Toff and Salute the Toff, PLUS Bombay Waterfront Trailer, Talkies with Patricia Dainton, Mrs Pym of Scotland Yard, Walter the Sleuth and Inside the Room with Austin Trevor, the first actor to portray Hercule Poirot on screen . All the surviving English-language radio episodes, including the 1940 Canadian remake of Send for Paul Temple, have been released on CD by the BBC. One of the things that sets Calling Paul Temple apart from other detective movies of its time is its focus on the characters. While the mystery at the heart of the film is certainly compelling, it is the relationships between the characters that keep us engaged. John Bentley's Paul Temple is a charming and intelligent protagonist, and his interactions with his wife Steve add a layer of warmth to the film. Dinah Sheridan's performance as Steve is also noteworthy, as she takes on a more active role in the investigation as the movie progresses.

Two short-lived comic series published by Aachener Bildschriftenverlag and the Luna-Kriminalromane are also rare collector’s items, although it’s not clear from online reference if these are original strips, or reprints from the London Evening News. Between 1946 and 1952, Paul Temple appeared in four feature films, each an abridged version of one of the early (hence, now lost) BBC radio serials. These films were distributed by Butcher's Film Service based in the North of England. All were made in the years before Peter Coke was cast as the definitive Paul Temple in the radio series in 1954. Marjorie Westbury had been established in the radio series by this point, but was not cast in these films because she was not a film actress.In 1998, on the death of author Francis Durbridge, the BBC broadcast a radio documentary about Paul Temple written and presented by Jeffrey Richards, entitled Send For Paul Temple (aired on 20 May 1998), which included extracts from surviving recordings held in the BBC Sound Archive such as the first ever serial in 1938. [6] [1] List of radio serials [ edit ] Serial title

There is a great guide to all the Paul Temple radio shows, novels, films and TV shows here on Thrilling Detective BUY PAUL TEMPLE AUDIO DRAMAS AND BOOKS At the end of each tale, Paul, Steve and Sir Graham Forbes held a post mortem. Here, Paul explained why certain events in the serial took place, which of these had been red herrings, and which had been genuine clues. In general, the serials feature similar types of events, often in the same sequence.The Paul Temple newspaper strip, which appeared in the London Evening News, was published between 19th November 1951 and 1st May 1971. 91 stories were published, initially drawn by Alfred J. Sindall from 1951 to 1954, followed by Bill Bailey (1954 – 1958) and New Zealand artist John McNamara, the latter responsible for later making Paul Temple look more like actor Francis Matthews, who played the character in the TV series. John drew the strip until it ended its run in 1971. One thing that fascinated me as an 11-year-old in 1938, prior to being evacuated out of London to where no radio was available , was the music. Both the intro and ending were awesome, hair-raising stuff… I never forgot it.” There are tributes to actor Francis Matthews, who died in 2014 and played Paul Temple between 1969 and 1971 and was the voice of Captain Scarlet on TV on Bear Alley (17th June 2014) The Guardian (15 June 2014), Daily Telegraph (16 June 2014), The Independent (18 June 2014) Calling Paul Temple was based on the Francis Durbridge radio serial Send for Paul Temple Again, broadcast in September 1945. [7] Writing credits for the film are Francis Durbridge, A.R. Rawlinson& Kathleen Butler. [3] Steve Race (with Sid Colin) wrote the two songs performed by Celia Lipton, and appeared himself as the bandleader in the nightclub section. [8] [9] The footage includes evocative shots of gothic Canterbury in the 1940s.