Paul Temple and the Conrad Case

Paul Temple and the Conrad Case - Francis Durbridge

The debonair detective goes on the trail of an English girl, who's gone missing from a finishing school in Bavaria.

The only clue to the whereabouts of a missing schoolgirl is a cocktail stick found in her bedroom. How can Temple work from just that?

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

With Beatrice Ormond, Judy Bailey, Frank Partington, Peggy Gow and John Graham.

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 March 1959.

CAST
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. Richard Williams
Herr Brechschaft …. Jeffrey Segal
June Jackson …. June Tobin
Charlie …. James Beattie
Mrs Wheldon …. Virginia Winter
Madame Klein …. Dorothy Holmes Gore
Denis Harper …. John Bryning
Elliot France …. James Thomason
Gerda …. Hilda Schroder
Denis Harper …. John Bryning
Elsa, The Countess Dekker …. Joan Matheson
Dr Conrad …. Rolf Lefebvre
Herr Brechtschaft …. Jeffrey Segal
Fritz Gunter …. George Hagan
Joyce Gunter …. Dorothy Smith
Inspector Digby …. Peter Wilde
Paddy …. John Hollis
Betty Conrad …. Jane Jordan Rogers
Inspector Vosper …. Hugh Manning

Episodes

1. The Man From Munich
The suave detective's on the trail of a missing school girl in Bavaria.

2. Concerning Elliot France
The smooth detective's car is forced into a Bavarian ditch and a helpful driver stops.

3. Hotel Roemer
A fresh cocktail stick clue sees the detective and his wife head to the suppliers in Oberammergau.

4.A Visit To Innsbruck
Betty Conrad's roommate disappears, as the smooth detective and his wife Steve face more peril.

5.A Dry Martini
The stylish detective and his wife are advised to drop their enquiries and to avoid Captain Smith.

6.Concerning Captain Smith
Arriving to collect vital information from Countess Dekker, the stylish detective gets a shock.

7.Coffee For Miss Conrad
The smooth detective and his wife encounter Betty Conrad and a midnight meeting is arranged.

8.Person Unknown
The stylish detective and his wife arrive at the factory, in the gripping climax to the mystery.