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Radio 4 Extra,11 Dec 1957,30 mins

Series Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair

5. A Surprise for Pete Roberts

Whodunnits

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The death toll mounts - as the suave private detective Paul Temple journeys to an island on the River Thames. Starring Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury as BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife. Another baffling case of dastardly crimes must be solved. Written by Francis Durbridge. Paul Temple ...... Peter Coke Steve ...... Marjorie Westbury Sir Graham Forbes ...... Lester Mudditt Det Insp Vosper ...... Hugh Manning Charlie ...... James Beattie Adrian Frost ...... Simon Lack Rupert Dreisler ...... Brewster Mason Terry Gibson ...... Isabel Dean Pete Roberts ...... Thomas Heathcote Warren ...... James Thomason Other parts played by: David Spenser Producer: Martyn C Webster First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1957.

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