Paul Temple on Television Series Four

Paul Temple created by Francis Durbridge on BBC TV.
***The Paul Temple TV Series***

Television listing compiled by Ian Beard
Formatting by Greg Marshall. 24 July 2001.

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Televison Series Four

9 June - 1 September 1971
Episodes in Black are not known to exist; episodes in Red are preserved by the BBC in Colour, episodes in Green are preserved as black & white telerecordings.

A BBC Production in Association with Taurus Films Gmbh Munich.
"Paul Temple" - Francis Matthews
"Steve" - Ros Drinkwater

Producer - Derrick Sherwin
Special theme music written by Ron Grainer

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40; Paper Chase    (9-6-71)
A glimpse under the covers for Paul of secret political warfare in London.
Writer .Jeremy Burnham     Director .George Spenton-Foster
41; Death Sentence (16-6-71)
Susan Grant hasn't an enemy in the world - so why do they want to kill her?
Writer .David Ellis     Director .Douglas Camfield
42; Ricochet    (23-6-71)
Paul, on a visit to St Moritz with Steve to meet his accountant, soon finds he has other problems on his mind than facts and figures.
Writer .Marc Brandel     Director .Darrol Blake
43; Wth Friends Like You, Who Needs Enemies?   (30-6-71)
Sammy Carson is accused of murder ... with surprising results ...
Writer .Victor Canning     Director .Michael Ferguson
44; Party Piece (7-7-71)
Sammy meets up with a jazz pianist friend, and involves Paul in a crime of considerable ingenuity.
Writer .Lindsay Galloway    Director .Ken Hannam
45; The Quick and the Dead    (14-7-71)
'The old priests have been dead for centuries ... and they can't harm anybody ...
Writer .Derry Quinn     Director .George Spenton-Foster
46; The Man Who Forged Real Money    (21-7-71)
An African Embassy in London makes good cover .. for a clever international conspiracy.
Writer .John Lucarotti     Director .Ken Hannam
47; A Family Affair (28-7-71)
Paul takes a sea trip to Hamburg - and a nose-dive into a ruthless story of family treachery.
Writer .Wolf Rilla     Director .David Maloney
48; The Guilty Must Die    (4-8-71)
Paul goes away to the country for a few days leaving Steve to witness a murder.
Writer .John Tully     Director .Douglas Camfield
49; Game, Set and Match    (11-8-71)
When Andy King, tough king of professional tennis arrives in a country for another tournament ... trouble isn't far behind ...
Writer .Jeremy Burnham     Director .Darrol Blake
50; Long Ride to Red Gap    (18-8-71 )
Sammy, on a car journey near Godalming, is ambushed and attacked by a band of Red Indians ... And he's not joking!
Writer .John Wiles     Director .George Spenton-Foster
51; Winner Takes All    (25-8-71)
Against a horseracing background Paul finds himself involved in a take-over bid between two sides in a large criminal organisation.
Writer .Donald James     Director .Christopher Barry
52; Critics, Yes! But This Is Ridiculous!    (1-9-71 )
A midnight intruder into a small Scottish library rips apart several of Paul's novels. Is he settling an old score? Or do his actions have a much more menacing reason?
Writer .Eddie Boyd     Director .Michael Ferguson

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