Lady
In a Fog
by Lester Powell
BBC Light Programme 1947
Robert Beatty as
Philip
Odell
Brenda Bruce as
Heather
McMara
Marjorie
Mars (Kitty Stapleton);
Ralph
Truman (Christopher
Hampden); John
Byron (Insp.
Rigby); Ian Sadler
(Sgt Leyton).
Producer Martyn C. Webster
Philip Odell
arrives in London on-route to Dublin and contacts an old friend Heather
McMara, hoping for a night out together. She informs Odell that
her brother Ricky McMara has been found drowned
in the Thames, and that she believes he was murdered! Reluctantly Odell
is drawn into a private investigation in the thick London fog. The glamorous
"Lady in Mink", the newspaper editor, the race horse owner, the nerve Doctor
- how do they all fit in? All the while Inspector
Rigby eyes Odell as a prime suspect as the murders continue.
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No
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Title
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Date
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1/
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Presenting Philip Odell
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06-10-47
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2/
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O’Gorman of Islington
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13-10-47
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3/
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The Mink Coat
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20-10-47
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4/
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The Lady Isn't Willing
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27-10-47
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5/
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The Little Doctor
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03-11-47
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6/
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A Psychological Matter
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10-11-47
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7/
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Wanted... Kitty Stapleton
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17-11-47
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8/
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Show Down
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24-11-47
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 The
Odd Story of Simon Ode
by Lester Powell
Robert Beatty as
Philip
Odell
Joy Shelton as
Heather
McMara
Producers Martyn C. Webster
& Ayton Whitaker
Philip Odell
receives a strange commission from famous detective story writer, Henry
Morrow, who is convinced that the character he created in his books
- Simon Ode, has come to life and is sending
him messages. Not only is he receiving messages from Ode, but he has seen
him attending the Chelsea Arts Ball! Odell sets out to unravel the mystery
and prove Morrow is not insane, while Morrow's wife and daughter, and his
friend Dr. Quintane are convinced that he
his.
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No
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Title
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Date
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1/
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Situation Vacant
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07-06-48
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2/
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The Bay Nursing Home
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14-06-48
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3/
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Death at Pentecost
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21-06-48
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4/
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A Letter from the Dead
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28-06-48
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5/
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The Montparnasse
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05-07-48
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6/
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Concerto for Celia
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12-07-48
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7/
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An Even Chance
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19-07-48
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8/
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Simon Ode's Last Appearance
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26-07-48
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Spot the
Lady
by Lester Powell
Robert Beatty as
Philip
Odell
Brenda Bruce as
Heather
McMara
producer Cleland Finn
When Philip
Odell read of the tragic murder of "Marguerite",
the famous newspaper columnist, who was found shot in a lonely wood off
the Brighton road, he little dreamed that he would become so closely involved
in this strange case. He is amazed when separately three men - a
wealthy nightclub owner, an ex Guardsman and a Scottish reporter approach
him asking that he investigate Marguerite's death. Even more strangely,
each of them claim to have been engaged to her, and none of them know what
her real name was!
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No
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Title
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Date
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1/
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The Golden Gate Of Samarkand
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25-04-49
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2/
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Duet For Clarinet and Voice
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02-05-49
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3/
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Crime and Old Brandy
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09-05-49
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4/
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Nobody Gets Any Sleep
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16-05-49
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5/
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The House In the Forest
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23-05-49
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6/
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After You've Gone
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30-05-49
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7/
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The Voice Of the Dead
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06-06-49
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8/
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Re-forming the Square
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13-06-49
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Love From
Leighton Buzzard
by Lester Powell
Robert Beatty as
Philip
Odell
Joyce Heron as
Heather
McMara
producer Archie Campbell
Episode 3:
"A yellow fog hung over the City when Philip
Odell, private detective, received an unexpected visitor - a Mrs
Edwina
Melvin, a widow from Leighton Buzzard. Could he - would he find
her missing actress daughter, Grace Weston?
The search takes Odell and
Heather,
his girl assistant, via the office of Syd Baxter,
theatrical agent, to the Sunland Amusement Arcade, where Grace has recently
been employed. They are shadowed there by a little man in a red tie, but
lose him in the fog. At the Arcade Odell meets
the unpleasantly sleek manager, Mr Pinzini
and Ella, the girl cashier. Both deny
any knowledge of Grace's whereabouts, but later that evening Ella is discovered
lying on Odell's doorstep, her face slashed
by a razor.
The scene moves to Green's Gymnasium,
in Hollyway, where Odell hopes Ella's boyfiend,
Dickie
Penn, can explain Grace's disappearance. He draws a blank but to
his surprise, Baxter turns up and re-introduces himself as proprietor of
the establishment.
Odell and
Heather
decide to make enquiries at Grace Weston's hotel near Victoria - only to
find her room occupied by the corpse of their old acquaintance - the little
man in the red tie..."
Radio
Times
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No
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Title
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Date
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1/
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Mother Is Worried!
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04-04-50
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2/
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Room To Let
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11-04-50
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3/
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Gone To the Dogs
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18-04-50
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4/
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A Fine Old Family
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25-04-50
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5/
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Metropolitan Sophistication
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02-05-50
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6/
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You Can Win A Smashing Prize
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09-05-50
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7/
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No Time To Stop and Stare
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16-05-50
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8/
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A Nice Day In the Country
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23-05-50
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The
Lady On the Screen
by Lester Powell
Robert Beatty
as Philip Odell
Joyce Heron as
Heather
McMara
producer Archie Campbell
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No
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Title
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Date
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1/
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Perez
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16-02-52
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2/
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The Silver Acorn
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23-02-52
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3/
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Mr Jones Obliges
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01-03-52
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4/
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A Change Of Scene
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08-03-52
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5/
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The Full Treatment
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15-03-52
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6/
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A Patch Of Moonlight
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22-03-52
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7/
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With the Brakes Off
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29-03-52
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8/
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The Works
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05-04-52
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Lady In a
Fog (New Production)
by Lester Powell
Robert Beatty as
Philip
Odell
Sheila Manahan
as Heather McMara
| Mary Wimbush
(The Lady in Mink/Kitty
Stapleton); James Thomason (Christopher
Hampden); John Bennett (Martin
Sorrowby); Edward Jewesbury (Insp.
Rigby); Jeffrey Segal (Sgt.
Leyton); June Tobin (Marilyn
Peters); David March (Hector
O'Gorman); Trevor Martin (Dr.
Alexander Frey) and Members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company. |
Producer Martyn C. Webster
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No
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Title
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Date
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1/
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Presenting Philip Odell
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29-04-58
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2/
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O’Gorman of Islington
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06-05-58
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3/
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The Mink Coat
|
13-05-58
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4/
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The Lady Isn't Willing
|
20-05-58
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5/
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The Little Doctor
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27-05-58
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6/
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A Psychological Matter
|
03-06-58
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7/
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Wanted - Kitty Stapleton
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10-06-58
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8/
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Show Down
|
17-06-58
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Test Room
Eight
by Lester Powell
Robert Beatty as
Philip
Odell
Sheila Manahan
as Heather McMara
| Hamilton
Dyce (Herbert Truscott); Rolf
Lefebvre (Martin Derson); Stella
Textor (Barbara Oirick); Edward
Jewesbury (Supt Manley); David
Spenser (Hugh Chalk); Jeffrey
Segal (Win Crackston); Frederick
Treves (David Carswood); David
March (Fred) and Members of the BBC
Drama Repertory Company. |
producer David H.
Godfrey
Millionaire Industrialist, Herbert
Truscott, is developing an influenza vaccine in a new state of the
art facility at Barton Medworth. However things are not going well and
Odell
& Heather are employed to go undercover
and discover who is sabotaging the project and putting the whole investment
at risk. Is it a disgruntled local, a rival competitor or an enemy within?
Odell discovers all is not well among the staff, and then one of them is
killed by inhailing a fatal dose of a live virus!
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No
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Title
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Date
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1/
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Assault Course
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22-12-58
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2/
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The Broken Ampoule
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29-12-58
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3/
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The Man In the Grey Hat
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05-01-59
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4/
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Interlude In Manchester
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12-01-59
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5/
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A State Of Tension
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19-01-59
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6/
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The Final Experiment
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26-01-59
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Tea On the
Island
by Lester Powell
Robert Beatty as
Philip
Odell
Diana Olsson as
Heather
McMara
producer Archie Campbell
 Episode
6
"Odell and Heather,
hot on the trail of the Montreal drug traffickers, hope to extract a vital
clue from Sheldon Reeves, compere of a popular
daily TV programme. They are sitting in the control room watching a live
broadcast of the show, when a shot echoes through the studio, and to their
horror they see, through the glass panel, Sheldon Reeves slump forward,
dead, in his chair."
Radio
Times
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No
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Title
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Date
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1/
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Border Incident
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19-06-61
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2/
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Canada's Cultural Conscience
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26-06-61
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3/
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The Up-Beat
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03-07-61
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4/
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Bullets At Noon
|
10-07-61
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5/
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In Top Gear
|
17-07-61
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6/
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Heron's Keep
|
24-07-61
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The
Odd Story of Simon Ode
Episode
6