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1. www.independent.co.uk › news › obituariesObituary: Francis Durbridge | The Independent | The Independent

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   Apr 12, 1998 · Francis Henry Durbridge, crime writer: born Hull, Yorkshire 25 November 1912; married 1940 Norah Lawley (two sons); died London 11 April 1998.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Francis_DurbridgeFrancis Durbridge - Wikipedia

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   Francis Henry Durbridge (listen ⓘ; 25 November 1912 – 11 April 1998) was an English dramatist and author, best known for the creation of the character Paul Temple, the gentlemanly detective who appeared in 16 BBC multi-part radio serials from 1938 onward.

3. www.nytimes.com › 1998/04/17 › artsFrancis Durbridge, 85, Detective's Creator - The New York Times

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   Apr 17, 1998 · Francis Durbridge, creator of the popular radio and television detective Paul Temple, died on Saturday at his home here. He was 85. The Paul Temple adventures ran for three decades on BBC Radio...

4. promotingcrime.blogspot.com › 2016 › 02Promoting Crime Fiction : Francis Durbridge (1912-1998)

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   For the ordinary listener in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, there was great pleasure in Durbridge's 'distinctive blend of naïve middle-class sophistication and essentially cosy and bloodless murder.' (Independent, Obituary for Francis Durbridge by Jack Adrian, Sunday 12 th April 1998.)

5. link.springer.com › chapter › 10Francis Durbridge (1912–1998), 1938: First Broadcast of the ...

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   Nov 13, 2020 · Abstract. Best known for creating Paul Temple, a crime novelist turned investigator whose adventures were serialised on radio and television as well as appearing in novelised form, Francis Henry Durbridge was also a prolific author of other serial thrillers for television and radio and, in the 1970s, turned to writing stage plays.

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6. archive.org › details › paul-temple-and-stevePaul Temple and Steve - BBC Classic Revival : Francis ...

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   Francis Durbridge, the creator of Paul Temple, was born in Hull in 1912 and died in 1998. He one of the most successful novelists, playwrights and scriptwriters of his day. Produced by Patrick Rayner

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   Who is Francis Henry Durbridge?

   • Francis Henry Durbridge, crime writer: born Hull, Yorkshire 25 November 1912; married 1940 Norah Lawley (two sons); died London 11 April 1998.

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   Was Paul Temple written by Francis Durbridge?

   • Francis Durbridge licensed the television rights in his characters to the BBC, who between 1969 and 1971 produced a drama series entitled Paul Temple. It starred Francis Matthews as Paul Temple, and co-starred Ros Drinkwater as his wife Steve. None of the television scripts were written by Durbridge.

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   How many Paul Temple serials did Durbridge write?

   • Listener reaction was, if anything, even more enthusiastic than before. In all Durbridge wrote 20 Paul Temple serials for the wireless over a 30-year period (although the Dick Barton and The Archers co-creator Edward J. Mason supplied a single Paul Temple play, The Night of the 27th, in 1949), as well as other mystery serials and plays.

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   Did Durbridge write a script?

   • None of the television scripts were written by Durbridge. The 52 episodes, made over 4 seasons, were co-produced with ZDF, a West German television station based in Munich. This made it practicable, in terms of the show's budget, to film location scenes for the series overseas (i.e. in Munich and other cities in West Germany).

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8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Paul_TemplePaul Temple - Wikipedia

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   Paul Temple is a fictional character created by English writer Francis Durbridge. Temple is a professional author of crime fiction and an amateur private detective.