Detective Radio

Ex-policeman Bill Galbraith is caught up in mystery and murder in these two gripping, fast-paced detective dramas. After a long career in the Flying Squad, veteran copper Bill Galbraith is hanging up his truncheon and saying goodbye to the police force. He's looking forward to a quiet life on civvy street - but his best friend, private investigator Tommy Evans, has other ideas.... In The King of Diamonds, Galbraith is enjoying a peaceful retirement in the countryside when Tommy calls him up with a job offer. Adamant that he's done with detection, Bill refuses, but Evans persists - and soon, Galbraith is embroiled in murky goings-on involving a beautiful blonde, a missing diamond courier and a criminal mastermind. Created by the award-winning writer of Z Cars and Softly Softly, Robert Barr, these two suspenseful full-cast dramas star Bernard Hepton as the reluctant investigator, with Richard Davies as Tommy Evans. Production credits: Written by Robert Barr. Produced by John Browell. Cast: The King of Diamonds Galbraith - Bernard Hepton Tommy Evans/Paul - Richard Davies David Cater - Tom Watson Gelder - Peter Dyneley Anne-Marie - Eva Haddon Cornell/Commander - Hector Ross Mary Galbraith - Katharine Page Milne - Bruce Alexander Lindemanns - Cyril Shaps Dykers - Trader Faulkner Brent - Peter Williams Jacobus - Stephen Greif Betty van Druten - Frances Jeater Lander - Peter Hawkins Gunman - Robert Gillespie First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 15th August - 19th September 1975.

Frost is tough, rough and rude. His superiors don't like him. He has a habit of doing things his way - and getting results. Detective Inspector Jack Frost, officially on duty, is nevertheless determined to sneak off to a colleague's leaving party. But first the corpse of a well-known local junkie is found blocking the drain of a Denton public lavatory - and then, when Frost attempts to join the revels later on, the nubile daughter of a wealthy businessman is reported missing. The character's second appearance. CAST: Det Insp Frost: Derek Martin Det Con Webster: Haydn Wood Det Chief Insp Cull: Stephen Thorne Supt Mullett: Alan Dudley Sergeant Wells: Ellis Dale PC Fletcher: Stanley Page WPC Susan Dean: Jill Lidstone Det Sgt Ingram: Gordon Reid PC Smith: Andrew Byatt Paula Grey: Alex Marshall Kitty Reynolds: June Brown Freddie Bicknall: Richard Gold-Parry Director: Peter King

Ex-policeman Bill Galbraith is caught up in mystery and murder in these two gripping, fast-paced detective dramas. After a long career in the Flying Squad, veteran copper Bill Galbraith is hanging up his truncheon and saying goodbye to the police force. He's looking forward to a quiet life on civvy street - but his best friend, private investigator Tommy Evans, has other ideas.... The Midas Touch sees Bill accosted once again by his old PI pal, who shows him a mysterious photograph of a party on a lawn, with circles drawn round the heads of three people. The photo was part of a parcel addressed to a retired criminal lawyer, which also contained bearer bonds, a list of jewellery worth £750,000 and a letter threatening the life of a man named Paul Carson. The crime the package tells of has yet to be discovered - can Galbraith root it out? Created by the award-winning writer of Z Cars and Softly Softly, Robert Barr, these two suspenseful full-cast dramas star Bernard Hepton as the reluctant investigator, with Richard Davies as Tommy Evans. Production credits: Written by Robert Barr. Produced by John Browell. The Midas Touch Galbraith - Bernard Hepton Tommy Evans - Richard Davies Bernie Finch - Garard Green Sailor/Andreas - Kevork Malikyan Nick Tully - Clive Merrison Bavister - Eric Richard Mrs Palmer - Margery Withers Doc McDowall - Robert Gillespie Thorn - David Ryall Chief Inspector Collins/Inspector Burridge - Michael Kilgarriff Rita - Rosalyn Slater Carson - Matthew Francis First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 4th October - 8th November 1977.

The intro and outro of most of the shows were removed due to the background music being copyrighted. By doing so, this prevents ads from playing throughout the show. No part of the show itself was removed. All four-radio series of Robert Barr’s gripping London-based police drama. Originally broadcast as Detective: Stories of Crime and Detection in London, this BBC radio drama ran for four series between 1980 and 1985. Written by the award-winning creator of Z Cars and Softly Softly, Robert Barr, it comprised 39 thrilling stories set in London’s criminal underworld, all of which are collected here. DS Dave Brook is a long-serving, ducking-and-diving police officer who takes armed robberies and violent crime in his stride. But then he is teamed up with young 'grammar schoolboy' DC Blair Maxton from sleepy Epsom. How will Max cope with the mean streets of his new patch? Among the thrilling cases in these four series, the detectives tackle an armed gang, confront a notorious crime family, search for a missing wife, investigate a gruesome ax murder and the death of a reclusive young woman, and assist ‘The Sweeney’ flying squad. It’s all in a day’s work for Brook and his team.... Ray Brooks stars as DS Brook, with Christopher Blake as DC Maxton, David Daker as Chief Inspector Roach, Peter Cleall as DC Harrison, Jacqueline Tong as Judy, and Stephen Garlick as DC Tully. Written by Robert Barr Produced and directed by Martin Fisher

The intro and outro of most of the shows were removed due to the background music being copyrighted. By doing so, this prevents ads from playing throughout the show. No part of the show itself was removed. All four-radio series of Robert Barr’s gripping London-based police drama. Originally broadcast as Detective: Stories of Crime and Detection in London, this BBC radio drama ran for four series between 1980 and 1985. Written by the award-winning creator of Z Cars and Softly Softly, Robert Barr, it comprised 39 thrilling stories set in London’s criminal underworld, all of which are collected here. DS Dave Brook is a long-serving, ducking-and-diving police officer who takes armed robberies and violent crime in his stride. But then he is teamed up with young 'grammar schoolboy' DC Blair Maxton from sleepy Epsom. How will Max cope with the mean streets of his new patch? Among the thrilling cases in these four series, the detectives tackle an armed gang, confront a notorious crime family, search for a missing wife, investigate a gruesome ax murder and the death of a reclusive young woman, and assist ‘The Sweeney’ flying squad. It’s all in a day’s work for Brook and his team.... Ray Brooks stars as DS Brook, with Christopher Blake as DC Maxton, David Daker as Chief Inspector Roach, Peter Cleall as DC Harrison, Jacqueline Tong as Judy, and Stephen Garlick as DC Tully. Written by Robert Barr Produced and directed by Martin Fisher

The intro and outro of most of the shows were removed due to the background music being copyrighted. By doing so, this prevents ads from playing throughout the show. No part of the show itself was removed. All four-radio series of Robert Barr’s gripping London-based police drama. Originally broadcast as Detective: Stories of Crime and Detection in London, this BBC radio drama ran for four series between 1980 and 1985. Written by the award-winning creator of Z Cars and Softly Softly, Robert Barr, it comprised 39 thrilling stories set in London’s criminal underworld, all of which are collected here. DS Dave Brook is a long-serving, ducking-and-diving police officer who takes armed robberies and violent crime in his stride. But then he is teamed up with young 'grammar schoolboy' DC Blair Maxton from sleepy Epsom. How will Max cope with the mean streets of his new patch? Among the thrilling cases in these four series, the detectives tackle an armed gang, confront a notorious crime family, search for a missing wife, investigate a gruesome ax murder and the death of a reclusive young woman, and assist ‘The Sweeney’ flying squad. It’s all in a day’s work for Brook and his team.... Ray Brooks stars as DS Brook, with Christopher Blake as DC Maxton, David Daker as Chief Inspector Roach, Peter Cleall as DC Harrison, Jacqueline Tong as Judy, and Stephen Garlick as DC Tully. Written by Robert Barr Produced and directed by Martin Fisher

The intro and outro of most of the shows were removed due to the background music being copyrighted. By doing so, this prevents ads from playing throughout the show. No part of the show itself was removed. All four-radio series of Robert Barr’s gripping London-based police drama. Originally broadcast as Detective: Stories of Crime and Detection in London, this BBC radio drama ran for four series between 1980 and 1985. Written by the award-winning creator of Z Cars and Softly Softly, Robert Barr, it comprised 39 thrilling stories set in London’s criminal underworld, all of which are collected here. DS Dave Brook is a long-serving, ducking-and-diving police officer who takes armed robberies and violent crime in his stride. But then he is teamed up with young 'grammar schoolboy' DC Blair Maxton from sleepy Epsom. How will Max cope with the mean streets of his new patch? Among the thrilling cases in these four series, the detectives tackle an armed gang, confront a notorious crime family, search for a missing wife, investigate a gruesome ax murder and the death of a reclusive young woman, and assist ‘The Sweeney’ flying squad. It’s all in a day’s work for Brook and his team.... Ray Brooks stars as DS Brook, with Christopher Blake as DC Maxton, David Daker as Chief Inspector Roach, Peter Cleall as DC Harrison, Jacqueline Tong as Judy, and Stephen Garlick as DC Tully. Written by Robert Barr Produced and directed by Martin Fisher

The intro and outro of most of the shows were removed due to the background music being copyrighted. By doing so, this prevents ads from playing throughout the show. No part of the show itself was removed. All four-radio series of Robert Barr’s gripping London-based police drama. Originally broadcast as Detective: Stories of Crime and Detection in London, this BBC radio drama ran for four series between 1980 and 1985. Written by the award-winning creator of Z Cars and Softly Softly, Robert Barr, it comprised 39 thrilling stories set in London’s criminal underworld, all of which are collected here. DS Dave Brook is a long-serving, ducking-and-diving police officer who takes armed robberies and violent crime in his stride. But then he is teamed up with young 'grammar schoolboy' DC Blair Maxton from sleepy Epsom. How will Max cope with the mean streets of his new patch? Among the thrilling cases in these four series, the detectives tackle an armed gang, confront a notorious crime family, search for a missing wife, investigate a gruesome ax murder and the death of a reclusive young woman, and assist ‘The Sweeney’ flying squad. It’s all in a day’s work for Brook and his team.... Ray Brooks stars as DS Brook, with Christopher Blake as DC Maxton, David Daker as Chief Inspector Roach, Peter Cleall as DC Harrison, Jacqueline Tong as Judy, and Stephen Garlick as DC Tully. Written by Robert Barr Produced and directed by Martin Fisher

The intro and outro of most of the shows were removed due to the background music being copyrighted. By doing so, this prevents ads from playing throughout the show. No part of the show itself was removed. All four-radio series of Robert Barr’s gripping London-based police drama. Originally broadcast as Detective: Stories of Crime and Detection in London, this BBC radio drama ran for four series between 1980 and 1985. Written by the award-winning creator of Z Cars and Softly Softly, Robert Barr, it comprised 39 thrilling stories set in London’s criminal underworld, all of which are collected here. DS Dave Brook is a long-serving, ducking-and-diving police officer who takes armed robberies and violent crime in his stride. But then he is teamed up with young 'grammar schoolboy' DC Blair Maxton from sleepy Epsom. How will Max cope with the mean streets of his new patch? Among the thrilling cases in these four series, the detectives tackle an armed gang, confront a notorious crime family, search for a missing wife, investigate a gruesome ax murder and the death of a reclusive young woman, and assist ‘The Sweeney’ flying squad. It’s all in a day’s work for Brook and his team.... Ray Brooks stars as DS Brook, with Christopher Blake as DC Maxton, David Daker as Chief Inspector Roach, Peter Cleall as DC Harrison, Jacqueline Tong as Judy, and Stephen Garlick as DC Tully. Written by Robert Barr Produced and directed by Martin Fisher

The intro and outro of most of the shows were removed due to the background music being copyrighted. By doing so, this prevents ads from playing throughout the show. No part of the show itself was removed. All four-radio series of Robert Barr’s gripping London-based police drama. Originally broadcast as Detective: Stories of Crime and Detection in London, this BBC radio drama ran for four series between 1980 and 1985. Written by the award-winning creator of Z Cars and Softly Softly, Robert Barr, it comprised 39 thrilling stories set in London’s criminal underworld, all of which are collected here. DS Dave Brook is a long-serving, ducking-and-diving police officer who takes armed robberies and violent crime in his stride. But then he is teamed up with young 'grammar schoolboy' DC Blair Maxton from sleepy Epsom. How will Max cope with the mean streets of his new patch? Among the thrilling cases in these four series, the detectives tackle an armed gang, confront a notorious crime family, search for a missing wife, investigate a gruesome ax murder and the death of a reclusive young woman, and assist ‘The Sweeney’ flying squad. It’s all in a day’s work for Brook and his team.... Ray Brooks stars as DS Brook, with Christopher Blake as DC Maxton, David Daker as Chief Inspector Roach, Peter Cleall as DC Harrison, Jacqueline Tong as Judy, and Stephen Garlick as DC Tully. Written by Robert Barr Produced and directed by Martin Fisher