By chance, Paul and Steve come across a major fire in “ Paul Temple Plays with Fire”. Inspector Vosper tells them that there have been a number of cases where a fire has been started to steal valuable jewels. It soon becomes clear to Temple that when the fire is extinguished, the unknown perpetrator mingles with the firefighters to take his loot with him … Temple is on the hunt for a sinister crime organisation, who are trying to steal atomic secrets and have kidnapped a prominent scientist. The first of the re-recorded versions of this century, utilizing — when possible– the original theme music and sound effects. Directors: Douglas Camfield, Cyril Abrahams, Paul Ciappessoni, Eric Hills, David Chantler Ken Hannam, Christopher Barry, Michael Ferguson, John Matthews, Frank Cox, George Spenton-Foster, Michael Ferguson

Each week Temple end ups in some sort of mystery that needs solving and by pestering around looking for clues, he'll often come up with who did it. For me this is on a par with Columbo, but with the styles and fashions of the 60s in 70s just with better locations. If you like ITC shows from this period you are going to love this one too. Last of the Paul Temple films, in which the amateur detective and novelist Paul Temple, with wife Steve, investigate a series of gruesome murders. I agree with their reasoning. The trail leads to Abraham Sofaer, who's a psychiatrist and hypnotist, his suspicious-seeming secretary Margaretta Scott, who comes to Bentley for help, then seems to almost get him and Miss Sheridan blown up. Then there's..... oh, everyone, to the extent that I was growing suspicious of Shaym Bahadur, who plays their valet, Rikki. He didn't look like that in the last movie!

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For instance, she was in 'Paul Temple' in a small role before she was cast as his wife, just as Peter Coke also made an appearance in a minor part before being cast as the show's new male lead. In both cases, they were so impressive in those small roles that they literally stole the show from the existing leads. Marjorie's appearance, in a wartime serial, still exists and you can listen to it!

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.There are tributes to actor Francis Matthews, who died in 2014 and played Paul Temple between 1969 and 1971 and was the voice of Captain Scarlet on TV on Bear Alley (17th June 2014) The Guardian (15 June 2014), Daily Telegraph (16 June 2014), The Independent (18 June 2014) What's Cookin' In Cabaret" by Steve & Bunti Race Mystery serial killer "Rex" murders a woman on the Canterbury Express Train. Two short-lived comic series published by Aachener Bildschriftenverlag and the Luna-Kriminalromane are also rare collector’s items, although it’s not clear from online reference if these are original strips, or reprints from the London Evening News. Patricia Dainton reminisces about her career in films, including Paul Temple, The Dancing Years, The House in Marsh Road, Dancing with Crime and many more.

Buchel and Robert Horton. French detective Pierre Santos investigates a murder, apparently perpetrated by a popular singer. Clues are found in the diary notes of a dead woman. The story is a straightforward one of murder and intrigue as Temple and Steve find themselves hot on the trail of a murderer by the name of Rex. Rex specialises in bumping people off at random, often when they're just about to reveal his identity; shades of THE 39 STEPS with the Mr. Memory assassination. Still, this is a well-paced and enjoyable little affair, with plenty of red herrings and suspense to recommend it. The Paul Temple newspaper strip, which appeared in the London Evening News, was published between 19th November 1951 and 1st May 1971. 91 stories were published, initially drawn by Alfred J. Sindall from 1951 to 1954, followed by Bill Bailey (1954 – 1958) and New Zealand artist John McNamara, the latter responsible for later making Paul Temple look more like actor Francis Matthews, who played the character in the TV series. John drew the strip until it ended its run in 1971. 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.Calling Paul Temple (abridged remake of radio serial Send for Paul Temple Again) with John Bentley as Temple and Dinah Sheridan as Steve.

Until 1954 the strip was drawn by Alfred Sindall. [20] From 1954 onward it was continued by Bill Bailey, John McNamara [21] and Philip Mendoza. [22] Selected editions from the strips drawn by John McNamara were reprinted by an obscure South London magazine publisher, Micron, in a short lived series in 1964. [23] At no stage did the strip feature recognisable portraits of the then-current stars of the radio series, Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury. [24] Commercial releases [ edit ] 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).

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. Based on the 1941 novel, directed by Maclean Rogers in 1952. Sixth in the series featuring upper class sleuth, Richard Rollison, ‘The Toff’.