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Dick George - Private Investigator

3. The Case of the Vanishing Vamp

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

On the brink of divorcing his wife Dora, private investigator Dick George is hot on the trail of missing actress Irene Smith.

More adventures in the life of private investigator Dick George starring Francis Matthews.

A spoof of 1930s Hollywood comedy thrillers by Sarah Maxwell.

Dick .... Francis Matthews
Dora ..... Margaret Robertson
Blore, the butler .... Edward de Souza
Pasta, the dog .... Ronald Herdman
Mugsy Moran .... Harry Towb
Loretta Raine .... Liza Ross
Harry Loomis .... Ed Bishop
Jonathan Dane .... Peter Whitman
Marie Celeste ... Nicky Croydon
Central Casting .... Bonnie Hurren

Director: Glyn Dearman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1992. Show less

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