Ex-policeman Bill Galbraith is caught up in mystery and murder in these two gripping, fast-paced detective dramas.
After a long career in the Flying Squad, veteran copper Bill Galbraith is hanging up his truncheon and saying goodbye to the police force. He's looking forward to a quiet life on civvy street - but his best friend, private investigator Tommy Evans, has other ideas....
In The King of Diamonds, Galbraith is enjoying a peaceful retirement in the countryside when Tommy calls him up with a job offer. Adamant that he's done with detection, Bill refuses, but Evans persists - and soon, Galbraith is embroiled in murky goings-on involving a beautiful blonde, a missing diamond courier and a criminal mastermind.
The Midas Touch sees Bill accosted once again by his old PI pal, who shows him a mysterious photograph of a party on a lawn, with circles drawn round the heads of three people. The photo was part of a parcel addressed to a retired criminal lawyer, which also contained bearer bonds, a list of jewellery worth £750,000 and a letter threatening the life of a man named Paul Carson. The crime the package tells of has yet to be discovered - can Galbraith root it out?
Created by the award-winning writer of Z Cars and Softly Softly, Robert Barr, these two suspenseful full-cast dramas star Bernard Hepton as the reluctant investigator, with Richard Davies as Tommy Evans.
Production credits:
Written by Robert Barr.
Produced by John Browell.
Cast:
The King of Diamonds
Galbraith - Bernard Hepton
Tommy Evans/Paul - Richard Davies
David Cater - Tom Watson
Gelder - Peter Dyneley
Anne-Marie - Eva Haddon
Cornell/Commander - Hector Ross
Mary Galbraith - Katharine Page
Milne - Bruce Alexander
Lindemanns - Cyril Shaps
Dykers - Trader Faulkner
Brent - Peter Williams
Jacobus - Stephen Greif
Betty van Druten - Frances Jeater
Lander - Peter Hawkins
Gunman - Robert Gillespie
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 15th August - 19th September 1975.
The Midas Touch
Galbraith - Bernard Hepton
Tommy Evans - Richard Davies
Bernie Finch - Garard Green
Sailor/Andreas - Kevork Malikyan
Nick Tully - Clive Merrison
Bavister - Eric Richard
Mrs Palmer - Margery Withers
Doc McDowall - Robert Gillespie
Thorn - David Ryall
Chief Inspector Collins/Inspector Burridge - Michael Kilgarriff
Rita - Rosalyn Slater
Carson - Matthew Francis
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 4th October - 8th November 1977.