Temple's famous catchphrase was "By Timothy!" Although the settings and dialogue are now dated for modern listeners, Temple still stands as one of the really great radio detective creations. Inevitably, in the final episode of every story, Temple would arrange a dinner or drinks party for all his guests and finally reveal the guilty character. His counterplay with Steve, his wife, is what really made the series so successfull, and captured such a wide radio audience. Unlike Poirot or Holmes, Temple didn't use logic or deduction, just sheer determination and energy, driving forward in each episode to catch the villan. But, for most listeners the part belongs in history to Coke. Temple has also been played by Crawford Logan and Canadian-English actor Barry Morse. Temple was a Fleet street journalist turned private-eye, who, with the help of his wife, often helped Scotland Yard. Most famously played by dulcet-toned RADA trained actor Peter Coke. : In Send for Paul Temple in 1938, for BBC radio. Durbridge was born in Hull.įrancis Durbridge, creator of Paul Temple.įirst Appeared in print : For the BBC radio series. Created by : Francis Durbridge (1912-1998), creating one of the, if not the,
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