Paul Temple
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Paul Temple is a fictional character created by British writer Francis Durbridge
(1912-1998) for the BBC radio
serial Send for Paul Temple in 1938. Temple is an amateur private detective and author of crime fiction
. Together with his journalist wife (Louise Temple, nee Harvey, affectionately known as "Steve" after her pen name
"Steve Trent"), he solves "whodunnit" crimes with subtle, humorous dialogue and rare "action". Always the gentleman, his use of the phrase "by Timothy" was the nearest he ever got to swearing. Between 1938 and 2011, the Temples featured in over 30 BBC radio dramas, 12 serials for German radio, a BBC television series, a German animated series, four British feature films and several novels. In the Netherlands several of the radio plays were recorded with Dutch actors and with the main character's name translated to 'Paul Vlaanderen'. In addition, a Paul Temple comic strip featured in the London Evening News
from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s.
and aired in 1945, probably the best known portrayal of the couple was by Peter Coke
and Marjorie Westbury
. The introductory and closing music for the majority of the long-running BBC radio series was Coronation Scot (a musical depiction of a train journey) composed by Vivian Ellis
; the earliest serials, those aired prior to December 1947, used an excerpt from Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Most of the surviving serials starring Coke and Westbury have been repeated since 2003 by digital radio station BBC Radio 7
. In 2006 the station tracked down the then 93-year-old Coke for a half-hour interview programme, Peter Coke and the Paul Temple Affair.
In August 2006 BBC Radio 4
broadcast a new 8-part production recreating one of the lost early radio serials, Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery, which had aired in 1947; Crawford Logan
starred as Paul Temple with Gerda Stevenson as Steve (in place of the original leads, Kim Peacock and Marjorie Westbury) in a mono production employing vintage microphones and sound effects. A new production of The Madison Mystery followed between May and July 2008, and a remake of the 1947 serial Paul Temple and Steve aired in June and July 2010. A remake of A Case for Paul Temple began transmission on 24 August 2011, and was released on CD in October 2011.
Paul Temple's catchphrase "by Timothy" originated with the character of Miss Amelia Victoria Parchment, an elderly spinster, as she spoke the final words in the book; Send for Paul Temple.
. They were listened to by such huge numbers of people that they earned the sobriquet Straßenfeger ("street sweepers"), because they left the streets practically deserted whenever an episode was broadcast. They were performed by actors of national renown, including Luxembourg
-born René Deltgen
(who played the title role in 11 of the 12 series), Gustav Knuth
, and Paul Klinger amongst others. Almost all the German radio serials have since been released on CD
as audiobooks. Two short-lived comic series by the Aachener Bildschriftenverlag and the Luna-Kriminalromane are rare collector's items.
, which from 1969 made 64 TV episodes starring Francis Matthews
as Paul Temple, assisted by Ros Drinkwater
as his wife Steve. 52 parts of the series were co-produced with the German television station ZDF, making it the very first international co-production of the TV era. The theme tune of the television series was written by Australian composer Ron Grainer
.
Series One:
Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery
Series Two:
Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case
Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
Series Three:
Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery
Paul Temple and the Conrad Case
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery
Series Four:
Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair
Paul Temple and the Vandyke Mystery
Paul Temple Intervenes
Series Five:
Paul Temple and the Curzon Case
Paul Temple and the Tyler Mystery
Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery
Series Six:
Paul Temple and the Kelby Affair
Paul Temple and the Harkdale Robbery
Send for Paul Temple
Series Seven:
Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery
News of Paul Temple
Series Eight:
Paul Temple and the Front Page Men
East of Algiers
(*) Indicates also released as an audiobook on CD, read by Anthony Head or Toby Stephens
The 11 surviving colour episodes of the BBC-TV version of "Paul Temple" featuring Francis Matthews and Ros Drinkwater were released on DVD on 6 July 2009 by Acorn Media UK
. A further 5 Black and White episodes are due for release in 2012. Many unreleased colour episodes still exist in the archives of ZDF, the series' German co-producer, with soundtrack in German.
In 2010 Renown Pictures Ltd, new owners of The Butchers Library, released on DVD the feature films Send For Paul Temple, Paul Temple Returns (a.k.a. 'Bombay Waterfront') and Calling Paul Temple.
In 2011 a box set of all four Paul Temple movies will be released in November. The film "Paul Temples Triumph" will be released singly to Renown Club members only early in 2012.
Francis Durbridge
Francis Henry Durbridge was an English playwright and author. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School in Yorkshire where he was encouraged to write by his English teacher. He continued to do so whilst studying English at Birmingham University...
(1912-1998) for the BBC radio
BBC Radio
BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. For a history of BBC radio prior to 1927 see British Broadcasting Company...
serial Send for Paul Temple in 1938. Temple is an amateur private detective and author of crime fiction
Crime fiction
Crime fiction is the literary genre that fictionalizes crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred...
. Together with his journalist wife (Louise Temple, nee Harvey, affectionately known as "Steve" after her pen name
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
"Steve Trent"), he solves "whodunnit" crimes with subtle, humorous dialogue and rare "action". Always the gentleman, his use of the phrase "by Timothy" was the nearest he ever got to swearing. Between 1938 and 2011, the Temples featured in over 30 BBC radio dramas, 12 serials for German radio, a BBC television series, a German animated series, four British feature films and several novels. In the Netherlands several of the radio plays were recorded with Dutch actors and with the main character's name translated to 'Paul Vlaanderen'. In addition, a Paul Temple comic strip featured in the London Evening News
London Evening News
The London Evening News was a newspaper that was first published on 14 August 1855.Usually when people mention the London Evening News they are actually referring to The Evening News, that was published in London from 1881 to 1980 when it was incorporated into the Evening Standard.A newspaper under...
from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s.
British Paul Temple radio serials
Paul Temple was "born" as a radio detective. In Britain, several Paul Temple radio series were broadcast from the 1930s to the 1960s. While several actors and actresses portrayed the Temples over the years, including the Send for Paul Temple Again series which starred Barry MorseBarry Morse
Herbert "Barry" Morse was an Anglo-Canadian actor of stage, screen, and radio best known for his roles in the ABC television series The Fugitive and the British sci-fi drama Space: 1999...
and aired in 1945, probably the best known portrayal of the couple was by Peter Coke
Peter Coke
-Personal life:Peter John Coke was born in Southsea on 3 April 1913. His father was a commander in the Navy, who took his family to Kenya to run a linen plantation, however, this venture failed and he began to run a coffee plantation...
and Marjorie Westbury
Marjorie Westbury
Marjorie Westbury was an English radio actress and singer. Her career lasted over fifty years.Born in Oldbury, Worcestershire, she studied Voice at the Royal College of Music in London between 1927 and 1930. During the 1930s she made many radio broadcasts as a soprano from the BBC studios at...
. The introductory and closing music for the majority of the long-running BBC radio series was Coronation Scot (a musical depiction of a train journey) composed by Vivian Ellis
Vivian Ellis
Vivian Ellis was an English musical comedy composer best known for the song "Spread a Little Happiness" and the theme "Coronation Scot".-Life and work:...
; the earliest serials, those aired prior to December 1947, used an excerpt from Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Most of the surviving serials starring Coke and Westbury have been repeated since 2003 by digital radio station BBC Radio 7
BBC 7
BBC Radio 4 Extra, formerly known as BBC 7 and BBC Radio 7, is a British digital radio station broadcasting comedy, drama, and children's programming nationally 24 hours a day. It is the principal broadcasting outlet for the BBC's archive of spoken-word entertainment...
. In 2006 the station tracked down the then 93-year-old Coke for a half-hour interview programme, Peter Coke and the Paul Temple Affair.
In August 2006 BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
broadcast a new 8-part production recreating one of the lost early radio serials, Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery, which had aired in 1947; Crawford Logan
Crawford Logan
Crawford Logan is a British actor best known for his work in radio. In 2006 he became the latest actor to play the eponymous hero Paul Temple in a revival of the long-running mystery series on BBC radio. In 2009 he narrated the BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week, Newton and the Counterfeiter by Thomas...
starred as Paul Temple with Gerda Stevenson as Steve (in place of the original leads, Kim Peacock and Marjorie Westbury) in a mono production employing vintage microphones and sound effects. A new production of The Madison Mystery followed between May and July 2008, and a remake of the 1947 serial Paul Temple and Steve aired in June and July 2010. A remake of A Case for Paul Temple began transmission on 24 August 2011, and was released on CD in October 2011.
Paul Temple's catchphrase "by Timothy" originated with the character of Miss Amelia Victoria Parchment, an elderly spinster, as she spoke the final words in the book; Send for Paul Temple.
| Serial title | Starring | Original broadcast dates | Episodes | Archive status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Send for Paul Temple | Hugh Morton as Paul Temple and Bernadette Hodgson as Steve Trent (AKA Louise Harvey) | 8 April—27 May 1938 (BBC Midland region only) | 8 x 25 minutes | 1-5 & 7-8 lost, 6 exists |
| Paul Temple and the Front Page Men | Hugh Morton as Paul Temple and Bernadette Hodgson as Steve | 1 November—21 December 1938 (BBC Midland region only) | 8 x 25 minutes | 1-7 lost, 8 exists |
| News of Paul Temple | Hugh Morton as Paul Temple and Bernadette Hodgson as Steve | 13 November—18 December 1939 | 6 x 25 minutes | All lost |
| Send for Paul Temple (abridged remake) | Carl Bernard as Paul Temple and Thea Holme as Steve | 13 October 1941 | 1 x 60 minutes | Lost |
| Paul Temple Intervenes | Carl Bernard as Paul Temple and Bernadette Hodgson as Steve | 30 October—18 December 1942 | 8 x 20 minutes | Exists in full |
| News of Paul Temple (abridged remake) | Richard Williams as Paul Temple and Lucille Lisle Lucille Lisle -Selected filmography:* After Dark * Twice Branded * Midnight at Madame Tussaud's * The Minstrel Boy * Special Edition -External links:... as Steve |
5 July 1944 | 1 x 60 minutes | Lost |
| Send for Paul Temple Again | Barry Morse Barry Morse Herbert "Barry" Morse was an Anglo-Canadian actor of stage, screen, and radio best known for his roles in the ABC television series The Fugitive and the British sci-fi drama Space: 1999... as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury Marjorie Westbury Marjorie Westbury was an English radio actress and singer. Her career lasted over fifty years.Born in Oldbury, Worcestershire, she studied Voice at the Royal College of Music in London between 1927 and 1930. During the 1930s she made many radio broadcasts as a soprano from the BBC studios at... as Steve |
13 September—1 November 1945 | 8 x 30 minutes | All lost |
| A Case for Paul Temple | Howard Marion Crawford as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 7 February—28 March 1946 | 8 x 30 minutes | All lost |
| Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair | Kim Peacock Kim Peacock -External links:... as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve |
17 October—19 December 1946 | 10 x 30 minutes | All lost |
| Paul Temple and Steve | Kim Peacock as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 30 March—18 May 1947 | 8 x 30 Minutes | All lost |
| Mr. & Mrs. Paul Temple (abridged remake of Paul Temple and Steve) | Kim Peacock as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 23 November 1947 | 1 x 45 minutes | Lost |
| Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery | Kim Peacock as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 1 December 1947—19 January 1948 | 8 x 30 minutes | All lost |
| Paul Temple and the Curzon Case | Kim Peacock as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 7 December 1948—25 January 1949 | 8 x 30 minutes | All lost |
| Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery | Kim Peacock as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 12 October—30 November 1949 | 8 x 30 minutes | All lost |
| Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair | Kim Peacock as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 30 October—18 December 1950 | 8 x 30 minutes | All lost |
| Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery | Kim Peacock as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 10 May—28 June 1951 | 8 x 30 minutes | All lost |
| Paul Temple and Steve Again | Kim Peacock as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 8 April 1953 | 1 x 60 minutes | Lost |
| Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case | Peter Coke Peter Coke -Personal life:Peter John Coke was born in Southsea on 3 April 1913. His father was a commander in the Navy, who took his family to Kenya to run a linen plantation, however, this venture failed and he began to run a coffee plantation... as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve |
29 March—17 May 1954 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full (this is the version available on CD/cassette from the BBC Radio Collection) |
| Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery (remake) | Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 20 June—?? 1955 | 8 x 30 Minutes | All lost |
| Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair | Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 11 April—30 May 1956 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair | Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 13 November 1957—1 January 1958 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair (remake) | Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 1 January—19 February 1959 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| Paul Temple and the Conrad Case | Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 2 March—20 April 1959 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case (remake) | Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 22 November 1959—?? | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery | Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 1 January—19 February 1961 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery (remake) | Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 14 October—2 December 1963 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery | Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 11 April—16 May 1965 | 6 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| Paul Temple and the Alex Affair (remake of Send for Paul Temple Again, with name of villain changed from "Rex" to "Alex") | Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 26 February—21 March 1968 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery (remake) | Crawford Logan Crawford Logan Crawford Logan is a British actor best known for his work in radio. In 2006 he became the latest actor to play the eponymous hero Paul Temple in a revival of the long-running mystery series on BBC radio. In 2009 he narrated the BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week, Newton and the Counterfeiter by Thomas... as Paul Temple and Gerda Stevenson Gerda Stevenson Gerda Stevenson is a Scottish actress, director and writer, described by The Scotsman in 1999 as "Scotland's finest actress". She has played a vast range of parts in the theatre, including both Desdemona and Lady MacBeth, and has appeared in many television dramas... as Steve |
7 August—2 October 2006 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery (remake) | Crawford Logan as Paul Temple and Gerda Stevenson as Steve | 16 May—4 July 2008 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| Paul Temple and Steve (remake) | Crawford Logan as Paul Temple and Gerda Stevenson as Steve | 11 June—30 July 2010 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| A Case for Paul Temple (remake) | Crawford Logan as Paul Temple and Gerda Stevenson as Steve | 24 August—12 October 2011 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
Paul Temple on film
Between 1946 and 1952 Paul Temple appeared in four feature films distributed by Butcher's Film Service (a film distributor based in the North of England, which also distributed films in the Old Mother Riley series of Northern comedies).- 1946 Send for Paul TempleSend for Paul TempleSend for Paul Temple is a 1946 British crime film directed by John Argyle and starring Anthony Hulme, Joy Shelton and Tamara Desni. Paul Temple is called in after a major diamond theft. It was the first of four film adaptations of the Paul Temple stories, with John Bentley taking over the role in...
with Anthony HulmeAnthony Hulme-Selected filmography:* A Yank at Oxford * The Body Vanished * The Frozen Limits * They Came by Night * Laugh It Off * Journey Together * Send for Paul Temple * Cardboard Cavalier...
(1910-2007) (born Harry Idris Miller) as Temple and Joy SheltonJoy SheltonJoy Shelton was an English actress, who performed in films, radio and television.-Biography:Joy Shelton was born in London on 3 June 1922...
as Steve. - 1948 Calling Paul TempleCalling Paul TempleCalling Paul Temple is a 1948 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring John Bentley, Dinah Sheridan and Margaretta Scott. Paul Temple is called in to help Scotland Yard track down a serial killer who has murder several wealthy woman...
(based on Send for Paul Temple Again) with John BentleyJohn Bentley (actor)John Bentley was a British film actor who emerged in the 1970s as Hugh Mortimer, Meg Richardson's ill-fated new husband in the soap opera Crossroads. He also starred in the jungle adventure series African Patrol as Chief Inspector Paul Derek and made various other guest appearances...
as Temple and Dinah SheridanDinah SheridanDinah Sheridan is an English actress who appeared in the films 29 Acacia Avenue and Genevieve .She made her film debut in 1937, and has frequently appeared on television...
as Steve. - 1950 Paul Temple's TriumphPaul Temple's TriumphPaul Temple's Triumph is a 1950 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring John Bentley, Dinah Sheridan and Jack Livesey. It was the third in the series of Paul Temple films. Temple is on the trail of a gang of international criminals trying to steal atomic secrets.-Cast:* John...
(based on News of Paul Temple) with John BentleyJohn Bentley (actor)John Bentley was a British film actor who emerged in the 1970s as Hugh Mortimer, Meg Richardson's ill-fated new husband in the soap opera Crossroads. He also starred in the jungle adventure series African Patrol as Chief Inspector Paul Derek and made various other guest appearances...
as Temple and Dinah SheridanDinah SheridanDinah Sheridan is an English actress who appeared in the films 29 Acacia Avenue and Genevieve .She made her film debut in 1937, and has frequently appeared on television...
as Steve. - 1952 Paul Temple ReturnsPaul Temple ReturnsPaul Temple Returns is a 1952 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring John Bentley, Patricia Dainton and Peter Gawthorne. It was the fourth and last in the series of Paul Temple films, although the character was revived for the BBC television series Paul Temple in 1969.-Cast:*...
(based on Paul Temple Intervenes) with John BentleyJohn Bentley (actor)John Bentley was a British film actor who emerged in the 1970s as Hugh Mortimer, Meg Richardson's ill-fated new husband in the soap opera Crossroads. He also starred in the jungle adventure series African Patrol as Chief Inspector Paul Derek and made various other guest appearances...
as Temple and Patricia DaintonPatricia DaintonPatricia Dainton is a British actress who appeared in a number of film and television roles between 1947 and 1961. She was born in Hamilton, Scotland in 1930 and made her screen debut in the 1947 film Dancing with Crime....
as Steve.
German Paul Temple radio serials
In Germany, 12 Paul Temple novels were adapted as radio serials between 1949 and 1967, each episode (in common with the BBC serials) ending with a cliffhangerCliffhanger
A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in fiction which features a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction...
. They were listened to by such huge numbers of people that they earned the sobriquet Straßenfeger ("street sweepers"), because they left the streets practically deserted whenever an episode was broadcast. They were performed by actors of national renown, including Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
-born René Deltgen
René Deltgen
Renatus Heinrich Deltgen born 30 April 1909 in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; died 29 January 1979 in Cologne, Germany) was a Luxemburgian stage and film actor, who spent most of his career in Germany.-Selected filmography:* Das Grosse Spiel...
(who played the title role in 11 of the 12 series), Gustav Knuth
Gustav Knuth
Gustav Knuth was a German film actor. He appeared in 128 films between 1935 and 1982.-Selected filmography:* Friedemann Bach * Das Grosse Spiel * Die Mücke * Sissi...
, and Paul Klinger amongst others. Almost all the German radio serials have since been released on CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
as audiobooks. Two short-lived comic series by the Aachener Bildschriftenverlag and the Luna-Kriminalromane are rare collector's items.
British television series
Durbridge licensed the character to the BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, which from 1969 made 64 TV episodes starring Francis Matthews
Francis Matthews (actor)
-Early life:Matthews attended St Michael's Jesuit College, Leeds and started his acting career with Leeds repertory theatre before service in the Royal Navy.-Career:...
as Paul Temple, assisted by Ros Drinkwater
Ros Drinkwater
Ros Drinkwater is a Scottish-born actress, best known for her portrayal of Paul Temple's wife, Steve, in the eponymous television series, based on the character created by Francis Durbridge. She later moved into photojournalism....
as his wife Steve. 52 parts of the series were co-produced with the German television station ZDF, making it the very first international co-production of the TV era. The theme tune of the television series was written by Australian composer Ron Grainer
Ron Grainer
Ronald Erle “Ron” Grainer was an Australian-born composer who worked for most of his professional career in the United Kingdom. He is mostly remembered for his film and television music.- Biography :...
.
German Animated Show
An animated version of Paul Temple starring Anthony Head was first broadcast in 2002.Series One:
Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery
Series Two:
Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case
Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
Series Three:
Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery
Paul Temple and the Conrad Case
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery
Series Four:
Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair
Paul Temple and the Vandyke Mystery
Paul Temple Intervenes
Series Five:
Paul Temple and the Curzon Case
Paul Temple and the Tyler Mystery
Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery
Series Six:
Paul Temple and the Kelby Affair
Paul Temple and the Harkdale Robbery
Send for Paul Temple
Series Seven:
Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery
News of Paul Temple
Series Eight:
Paul Temple and the Front Page Men
East of Algiers
Novels
Many of the British Paul Temple radio serials were novelized by Francis Durbridge between 1938 and 1989. Some of the novels in which the character appears were written in collaboration with John Thewes, Douglas Rutherford or Charles Hatten – and those with Rutherford were even published under the pen-name "Paul Temple", thus making the fictional writer a "real" one.- Send for Paul Temple (1938), Anthony HeadAnthony HeadAnthony Stewart Head , usually credited as Anthony Head, is an English actor and musician. He rose to fame in the UK following his role in television advertisements for Nescafé Gold Blend , and is known for his roles as Rupert Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and as Uther Pendragon in...
(2007)*
- Paul Temple and the Front Page Men (1939), Anthony Head (2009)*
- News of Paul Temple (1940), Anthony Head (2008)*
- Paul Temple Intervenes (1944), Toby StephensToby StephensToby Stephens is an English stage, television and film actor who has appeared in films in both Hollywood and Bollywood. He is best known for playing megavillain Gustav Graves in the James Bond film Die Another Day , Edward Fairfax Rochester in the BBC television adaptation of Jane Eyre and Philip...
(2011)*
- Send for Paul Temple Again! (1948)
- The Tyler Mystery (1957), Anthony Head (2006)*
- East of Algiers (1959), Anthony Head (2009)* - based on the Sullivan Mystery but with locations and character names altered
- Paul Temple and the Harkdale Robbery (1970), Anthony Head (2007)*
- Paul Temple and the Kelby Affair (1970), Anthony Head (2007)*
- The Geneva Mystery (1971), Toby Stephens (2011)*
- The Curzon Case (1972), Anthony Head (2006)*
- Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery (1986), Toby Stephens (2011)*
- Paul Temple and the Madison Case (1988)
- Paul Temple and the Conrad Case (1989)
(*) Indicates also released as an audiobook on CD, read by Anthony Head or Toby Stephens
Commercial releases
All the complete surviving Paul Temple UK radio serials (with the exception of the 1959 remake of Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case) have been released on CD by the BBC Radio Collection.The 11 surviving colour episodes of the BBC-TV version of "Paul Temple" featuring Francis Matthews and Ros Drinkwater were released on DVD on 6 July 2009 by Acorn Media UK
Acorn Media UK
Acorn Media UK is a DVD publisher which distributes and sells home video products with a particular focus on British television.- Company history :The company was founded in 1997 when Lesley Fromant set up a branch of parent company Acorn Media in the UK....
. A further 5 Black and White episodes are due for release in 2012. Many unreleased colour episodes still exist in the archives of ZDF, the series' German co-producer, with soundtrack in German.
In 2010 Renown Pictures Ltd, new owners of The Butchers Library, released on DVD the feature films Send For Paul Temple, Paul Temple Returns (a.k.a. 'Bombay Waterfront') and Calling Paul Temple.
In 2011 a box set of all four Paul Temple movies will be released in November. The film "Paul Temples Triumph" will be released singly to Renown Club members only early in 2012.
External links
- The Paul Temple File
- Paul Temple
- http://www.ogs.on.ca/ogspi/200oh/07hul001.htm Anthony Hulme Obituary