DS Dave Brook is a longtime dodging and diving cop who takes armed robberies and violent crime in his stride. But then he teams up with young “school boy” DC Blair Maxton from sleepy Epsom. How will Max cope with the harsh streets of his new patch?
Originally broadcast as Detective: Stories of Crime and Detection in London, this BBC radio drama aired for four series between 1980 and 1985. Written by the award-winning creator of Z Cars and Softly Softly, Robert Barr, it included 39 exciting stories set in London's underworld.
Among the thrilling cases in these four series, detectives take on an armed gang, take on a notorious crime family, search for a missing woman, investigate a gruesome ax murder and the death of a lonely young woman, and help the flying squad “The Sweeney”. . This is all part of the daily work of Brook and his team….
Ray Brooks stars as DS Brook, with Christopher Blake as DC Maxton, David Daker as Chief Inspector Roach, Peter Cleall as DC Harrison, Jacqueline Tong as Judy and Stephen Garlick as the role of DC Tully.
A little madness 0:00
Operation Homecoming 27:54
Bedtime story 54:00
The bank raid 1:48:25
Do-it-yourself work 2:15:20
The birthday party 2:41:26
The exit gift 3:36:02
Legacy 4:01:32
Time in their hands 4:27:57
Murder of a pin-up 4:52:03
Written by Robert Barr
Produced and directed by Martin Fisher
This series was first broadcast in January 1980 on BBC Radio 4.
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