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Detective
- The Complete BBC Radio 4 Crime Drama
- Narrated by: full cast, Ray Brooks
- Length: 17 hrs and 21 mins
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Summary
All four radio series of Robert Barr’s gripping London-based police drama.
Originally broadcast as Detective: Stories of Crime and Detection in London, this BBC radio drama ran for four series between 1980 and 1985. Written by the award-winning creator of Z Cars and Softly Softly, Robert Barr, it comprised 39 thrilling stories set in London’s criminal underworld, all of which are collected here for the first time.
DS Dave Brook is a long-serving, ducking-and-diving police officer who takes armed robberies and violent crime in his stride. But then he is teamed up with young 'grammar school boy' DC Blair Maxton from sleepy Epsom. How will Max cope with the mean streets of his new patch?
Among the thrilling cases in these four series, the detectives tackle an armed gang, confront a notorious crime family, search for a missing wife, investigate a gruesome ax murder and the death of a reclusive young woman, and assist ‘The Sweeney’ flying squad. It’s all in a day’s work for Brook and his team....
Ray Brooks stars as DS Brook, with Christopher Blake as DC Maxton, David Daker as Chief Inspector Roach, Peter Cleall as DC Harrison, Jacqueline Tong as Judy and Stephen Garlick as DC Tully.
Written by Robert Barr
Produced and directed by Martin Fisher
First broadcast 3 January-27 March 1980, BBC Radio 4 (Series 1), 16 March-18 May 1982, BBC Radio 4, (Series 2), 27 June-15 August 1984, BBC Radio 2 (Series 3), 24 June-12 August 1985, BBC Radio 2 (Series 4)
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- Anonymous User
- 25-02-21
Easy Listening
Enjoyed the whole series - Ray Brooks is ideal as the Detective and the supporting cast all great too.
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- ms.A
- 08-10-21
A quite realistic detective programme
I really enjoyed this programme. Are there any more? I would love to hear another one!!!
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- Mike A
- 13-02-20
So much better than expected
Nice short stories - BBC series never disappoints, wish there were more. There were some atleast one unfinished story I thought they will come back to. Still satisfying and a light listening for my long train journeys
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- Kindle Customer
- 30-08-20
Enjoyable Listen
An unsuspected and enjoyable joy to listen too, and was left wanting and wishing for more
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- Mark D.
- 19-06-20
brilliant
absolutely loved it reminded me of my twenties great time wish there was more of this
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- Ollie Moon
- 20-03-20
Brilliant
Absolutely lovely one of the best I've listened too. Mr brooks has such a nice voice really good listen highly recommend
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- Lou
- 20-02-23
A bit out dated but enjoyable
The series was a good listen overall even if a bit out dated in its view of women and gender stereotypes. It was also amusing listening to actors with strong RP playing cockney criminals. This did not takeaway for the overall well acted and well developed plots in this 1970’s ( I presume) cop drama. A great listen in the car!
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- B C James
- 10-10-20
Impressed
Didn’t expect much from this but really enjoyed it. Brooks is great and the stories are pretty good
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- Beanie
- 16-04-20
Z cars and Sunhill rolled into one
A really good listen with a great cast. I enjoyed ever minute. None of the stories were written in such a way as to be horrifyingly gruesome or gut twisting, but nonetheless hard hitting. I felt as if I were eavesdropping in on an old fashioned police station, listening to a hard working team from a London Station CID department. I was following their every day lives whilst they carried out investigations of major and minor crimes. And just as in life - some they won and some they lost. A very satisfying listen
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- Lucy Mcb
- 13-12-19
Evocative of an era
Thoroughly enjoyed this gentle detective series. Good performances and nice, easy stories that made listening a pleasure.
The background sound effects were good enough to make you believe you were listening to a TV programme and while the script irritated at times it was because the writer felt it important to ‘tell’ the action.
Solid performances from the cast and very evocative of the period it was made in.
If you like programs like good old British police shows like ‘Z Cars’ and ‘The Sweeney’, you will most likely enjoy this.
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