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Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates

Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates: Episode 1: Black Tuesday

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Episode 1: Black Tuesday

Black Tuesday

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates, Black Tuesday

Michael Bond's French detective investigates dirty tricks at restaurant directory Le Guide

Michael Bond's French detective investigates dirty tricks at restaurant directory Le Guide. With Gorden Kaye. From December 1995.

Gordon Kaye stars as the culinary mystery-solver investigating dirty tricks at restaurant directory, "Le Guide". 

Pamplemousse is a retired policeman living in Paris, now making a living as an inspector for the prestigious restaurant rating directory 'Le Guide'. His long-suffering wife is Doucette (Shirley Dixon) and his ever-constant bloodhound companion is Pommes Frites (Trevor Martin). 

Pamplemousse travels around France sampling fine cuisine and wines at gourmet restaurants, while managing to stumble into a series of mysteries. The character was first created in a series of novels featuring comedy, crime and cuisine by Michael Bond. Adapted for radio by Alick Rowe. 

Michael Bond decided to become a writer while serving in the army during the Second World War. In 1947, he returned to the BBC, where he'd worked previously. His first creation, Paddington Bear, was born after a Christmas Eve shopping trip when he spotted a small, solitary bear in a large London store. Monsieur Pamplemousse was his first adult novel in 1983. Its success spawned a whole series of books. 

Director: John Tydeman 

A Mentorn Radio production first heard on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.

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Michael Bond's French detective and his talking dog, Pommes Frites, investigate crimes.

Michael Bond's French detective and his talking dog, Pommes Frites, investigate crimes. With Gorden Kaye

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