Detective

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Stories of crime and detection in London starring Ray Brooks as Detective Sergeant Brook.

Stories of crime and detection in London starring Ray Brooks as Detective Sergeant Brook. By Robert Barr.

Detective: Series 1: A Bit of Tomfoolery

A Bit of Tomfoolery

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How will a new young DC from Epsom cope with the mean streets of London?

DS Dave Brook is teamed up with a young DC from Epsom. How will he cope with the mean streets of London? Stars Ray Brooks.

Detective Sergeant Dave Brook is teamed up with young Detective Constable Maxton from sleepy Epsom. How will he cope with the mean streets of his new London patch? 

Stories of crime and detection in London by Robert Barr. 

Starring Ray Brooks as long-serving, ducking-and-diving DS Dave Brook. 

His new side-kick is 23-year-old ‘grammar school boy’ DC Blair Maxton, played by Christopher Blake.

DS Dave Brook …. Ray Brooks
DC Blair Maxton …. Christopher Blake
DC Harrison …. Peter Cleall
Chief Inspector Roach …. David Daker
Harry Dean …. George Tovey
Doctor Briggs …. James Taylor
Lady Dennery …. Aimee Delamain
Mr. Stimson …. Martin Friend

Former BBC war correspondent Robert Barr is best remembered writing for BBC TV’s police dramas ‘Z-Cars’ and ‘Softly Softly’.
 
Producer: Martin Fisher 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1980

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