Calling Paul Temple [DVD]

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Last of the Paul Temple films, in which the amateur detective and novelist Paul Temple, with wife Steve, investigate a series of gruesome murders. Personally I am in the other camp - for me this is a standalone show which should probably be thought of as its own thing rather than the Temple you know from the radio. This is a fantastic bit of cult British TV with Francis Matthews jetting off to different places, particuarly in series 2 and 3. A must see for fans of similar shows from the period. A rare gathering of most of the BBC’s most popular detectives at the time, first broadcast as a Christmas special in 1949.

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. In Israel, the Voice of Israel began broadcasting the series on April 21, 1964 until 1968. The programme was directed and produced by Reuven Morgan starring Bezalel Levi as Paul Temple and Nili Keynan as his wife Steve. The series, which was broadcast in the days when there was no TV station in Israel, gained a wide audience. It was also known for the opening title " The Frightened City" performed by The Shadows, which added a touch of horror to the dramas. Paul Temple's Triumph (abridged remake of radio serial News of Paul Temple) with John Bentley as Temple and Dinah Sheridan as Steve.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. First created by Francis Durbridge for the BBC radio serial Send for Paul Temple in 1938, Paul Temple is a professional author of crime fiction and amateur private detective who together with his journalist wife Louise, affectionately known as Steve after her pen name “Steve Trent”, solves whodunnit crimes through subtle, humorously articulated deduction.

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.

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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. 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 . 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.

In 2014, an abridged remake of the lost 1949 version of "Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair" was aired and released, followed by a live radio show in 2015 with the cast and the WDR Radio Orchestra, hosted by German Comedian Bastian Pastewka.

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). exists in full (this is the version available on CD/cassette from the BBC Radio Collection) [note 15] Starring John Bentley and Patricia Dainton, with Valentine Dyall, Robert Urquhart and Christopher Lee. There was a rumour that recordings of this serial had been found. It arose when an American collector heard a recording of the BBC's 2006 re-make of this lost serial. Colin Noble has a number of articles about and referencing comic publisher Micron on his Nothing But a Fan blog FRANCIS DURBRIDGE – AND PAUL TEMPLE IN OTHER MEDIA