Republished for the first time since 1951, Beware of Johnny Washington is Francis Durbridge¿s clever reworking of the very first Paul Temple radio serial using his new characters, the amiable Johnny Washington and newspaper columnist Verity Glyn. Includes as a bonus the first Paul Temple short story, ¿A Present for Paul¿.When a gang of desperate criminals begins leaving calling cards inscribed ¿With the Compliments of Johnny Washington¿, the real Johnny Washington is encouraged by an attractive newspaper columnist to throw in his lot with the police. Johnny, an American ¿gentleman of leisure¿ who has settled at a quiet country house in Kent to enjoy the ?shing, soon finds himself involved with the mysterious Horatio Quince, a retired schoolmaster who is on the trail of the gang¿s unscrupulous leader, the elusive ¿Grey Moose¿.Best known for creating Paul Temple for BBC radio in 1938, Francis Durbridge¿s prolific output of crime and mystery stories, encompassing plays, radio, television,
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Bernard Braden stars in an original 1940 full-cast production of the very first Paul Temple adventureBetween 1938 and 1968 the exploits of amateur detective Paul Temple and his wife, Steve, enthralled generations of BBC radio listeners.
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Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery (2006) A pair of spectacles spells danger for the suave sleuth and his wife as they embark on a trip to Egypt. Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery (2008) A murdered millionaire and a mysterious watch-chain sets the...
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'Paul Temple Intervenes' (1942) finds Paul and Steve investigating a series of celebrity murders, whilst 'Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair' (the original 1950 production, presented here for the very first time) concerns the strange...
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