Detection Style
Paul Temple wasn't a detective in any recognised sense. Deduction didn't take place. Events simply occurred, people were met and spoken to, and murder attempts were survived. Then, in the final episode, Temple would arrange a drinks party, or similar, at which the villain would be revealed. Finally, Paul, Steve and Sir Graham Forbes would hold a post mortem, which would usually leave listeners no wiser as to why certain events in the serial had taken place, which of them had been red herrings and which had been unclarified clues.
| Serial title | Starring | Original broadcast dates | Episodes | Archive status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Send for Paul Temple | Hugh Morton as Paul Temple and Bernadette Hodgson as Steve Trent (AKA Louise Harvey) | 8 April—27 May 1938 (BBC Midland region only) | 8 x 25 minutes | 1-5 & 7-8 lost, 6 exists |
| Paul Temple and the Front Page Men | Hugh Morton as Paul Temple and Bernadette Hodgson as Steve | 1 November—21 December 1938 (BBC Midland region only) | 8 x 25 minutes | 1-7 lost, 8 exists |
| News of Paul Temple | Hugh Morton as Paul Temple and Bernadette Hodgson as Steve | 13 November—18 December 1939 | 6 x 25 minutes | All lost |
| Send for Paul Temple (abridged remake) | Carl Bernard as Paul Temple and Thea Holme as Steve | 13 October 1941 | 1 x 60 minutes | Lost |
| Paul Temple Intervenes | Carl Bernard as Paul Temple and Bernadette Hodgson as Steve | 30 October—18 December 1942 | 8 x 20 minutes | Exists in full |
| News of Paul Temple (abridged remake) | Richard Williams as Paul Temple and Lucille Lisle as Steve | 5 July 1944 | 1 x 60 minutes | Lost |
| Send for Paul Temple Again | Barry Morse as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 13 September—1 November 1945 | 8 x 30 minutes | All lost |
| A Case for Paul Temple | Howard Marion Crawford as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 7 February—28 March 1946 | 8 x 30 minutes | All lost |
| Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair | Kim Peacock as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 17 October—19 December 1946 | 10 x 30 minutes | All lost |
| Paul Temple and Steve | Kim Peacock as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 30 March—18 May 1947 | 8 x 30 Minutes | All lost |
| Mr. & Mrs. Paul Temple (abridged remake of Paul Temple and Steve) | Kim Peacock as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 23 November 1947 | 1 x 45 minutes | Lost |
| Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery | Kim Peacock as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 1 December 1947—19 January 1948 | 8 x 30 minutes | All lost |
| Paul Temple and the Curzon Case | Kim Peacock as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 7 December 1948—25 January 1949 | 8 x 30 minutes | All lost |
| Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery | Kim Peacock as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 12 October—30 November 1949 | 8 x 30 minutes | All lost |
| Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair | Kim Peacock as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 30 October—18 December 1950 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full (Not retained by BBC, but archived at the British Library) |
| Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery | Kim Peacock as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 10 May—28 June 1951 | 8 x 30 minutes | All lost |
| Paul Temple and Steve Again | Kim Peacock as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 8 April 1953 | 1 x 60 minutes | Lost |
| Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case | Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 29 March—17 May 1954 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full (this is the version available on CD/cassette from the BBC Radio Collection) |
| Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery (remake) | Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 20 June—8 August 1955 | 8 x 30 Minutes | All lost |
| Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair | Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 11 April—30 May 1956 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair | Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 13 November 1957—1 January 1958 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair (remake) | Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 1 January—19 February 1959 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| Paul Temple and the Conrad Case | Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 2 March—20 April 1959 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case (remake) | Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 22 November 1959—10 January 1960 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery | Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 1 January—19 February 1961 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery (remake) | Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 14 October—2 December 1963 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery | Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 11 April—16 May 1965 | 6 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| Paul Temple and the Alex Affair (remake of Send for Paul Temple Again, with name of villain changed from "Rex" to "Alex") | Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve | 26 February—21 March 1968 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery (remake) | Crawford Logan as Paul Temple and Gerda Stevenson as Steve | 7 August—2 October 2006 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery (remake) | Crawford Logan as Paul Temple and Gerda Stevenson as Steve | 16 May—4 July 2008 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| Paul Temple and Steve (remake) | Crawford Logan as Paul Temple and Gerda Stevenson as Steve | 11 June—30 July 2010 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
| A Case for Paul Temple (remake) | Crawford Logan as Paul Temple and Gerda Stevenson as Steve | 24 August—12 October 2011 | 8 x 30 minutes | Exists in full |
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