The Casebook of Dick George - Private Investigator

The Casebook of Dick George - Private Investigator

In the 1960s, actor Francis Matthews channeled Cary Grant when performing the voice of Captain Scarlet on TV. Twenty years later he put the same impersonation to good use in 3 BBC radio plays in the series The Casebook of Dick George - Private Investigator. He was aided and abetted by Margaret Robertson, doing her best Katherine Hepburn and Lisa Jacobs as the "girl in distress" sounding just like Gloria Grahame. The series, written by Sarah Maxwell and directed by Glyn Dearman, was an affectionate spoof of 1930s Hollywood films.

The Case of the Cool Canary
Episode 1 of 3 00:00
Private investigator Dick George and his lovely ex-wife, Dora, are called upon by heiress Ruth-Ann Rogers for protection from gangsters intent upon wresting her fortune from her.
Dick George......................................................Francis Matthews
Dora.....................................................................Margaret Robertson
Louie....................................................................Nigel Anthony
Mugsy..................................................................Harry Towb
Blore.....................................................................Edward de Souza
Charlie............................................................ ... Alan Tilvern
Ruth-Ann Rogers/Lucille Lamont..............Lisa Jacobs
Pasta, the dog ..................................................Ronald Herdman

The Case of the Substitute Spouse
Episode 2 of 3 56:06
Private Investigator Dick and his wife Dora travel to Maine where they immediately make a deadly discovery.
Dick George …. Francis Matthews
Dora …. Margaret Robertson
Blore, Dick's valet …. Edward de Souza
Pasta, the dog …. Ronald Herdman
Connie Morgan/Operator/Librarian …. Bonnie Hurren
Sheriff Johnson …. Bob Sherman
Antony Legrange …. Liza Ross
Barrett Legrange …. Blain Fairman
Zebediah …. Don Fellows

The Case of the Vanishing Vamp
Episode 3 of 3 1:51:33
On the brink of divorcing Dora, private investigator Dick George is hot on the case of missing actress Irene Smith.
Dick .... Francis Matthews
Dora ..... Margaret Robertson
Blore, the butler .... Edward de Souza
Pasta, the dog .... Ronald Herdman
Mugsy Moran .... Harry Towb
Loretta Raine .... Liza Ross
Harry Loomis .... Ed Bishop
Jonathan Dane .... Peter Whitman
Marie Celeste ... Nicky Croydon
Central Casting .... Bonnie Hurren

The series was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1986.

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