The Case of the Substitute Spouse

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Dick George - Private Investigator: 2. The Case of the Substitute Spouse

Dick George - Private Investigator

2. The Case of the Substitute Spouse

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Dick George - Private Investigator, 2. The Case of the Substitute Spouse

Shocks in store for Dick George and his wife Dora when they arrive in Maine.

Private investigator Dick George arrives in Maine where he immediately makes a deadly discovery. Stars Francis Matthews.

Private Investigator Dick and his wife Dora travel to Maine where they immediately make a deadly discovery...

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

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

Dick George …. Francis Matthews
Dora …. Margaret Robertson
Blore, Dick's valet …. Edward de Souza
Pasta, the dog …. Ronald Herdman
Connie Morgan/Operator/Librarian …. Bonnie Hurren
Sheriff Johnson …. Bob Sherman
Antony Legrange …. Liza Ross
Barrett Legrange …. Blain Fairman
Zebediah …. Don Fellows

Director: Glyn Dearman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1989.

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Drama: Crime

The casebook of 1930s private investigator Dick George. Stars Francis Matthews.

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