The Agatha Christie short story collection Partners in Crime was adapted as a 13-part radio serial broadcast on the BBC's London, Midland and Scottish Home Service and transmitted from Monday, April 13 to Monday, July 13, 1953. The half-hour episodes starred Richard Attenborough as Tommy and Sheila Sim as Tuppence, taking advantage of the actor's then-current starring roles in The Mousetrap. Oscar Quitak appeared in all episodes as Albert. Aside from a 1948 adaptation of Ten Little Ni**ers, this was the first adaptation of a Christie book for radio in the UK.
Crew[]
- Adaptors: Rex Rienits and Colin Willock
- Music composed and conducted by: Alan Paul
- Producer: Audrey Cameron
Episodes[]
Episode 1: Meet the Beresfords[]
Transmitted: Monday, April 13, 1953 at 7.30pm
Additional Cast[]
- Noel Coleman as Colonel Carter
- John Stevens as Inspector Marriot
Episode 2: The Mysterious Stranger[]
Transmitted: Monday, April 20, 1953 at 7.45pm
Additional Cast[]
- John Stevens as Inspector Marriot
- Norman Shelley as Dr. Carl Bower
- Russell Napier as Dymchurch
- Philip Ray as Coggins
- John Warrington as Sergeant
Episode 3: The House of Lurking Death[]
Transmitted: Monday, April 27, 1953 at 7.45pm
Additional Cast[]
- John Stevens as Inspector Marriot
- Cecile Chevreau as Lois Hargreaves
- Lockwood West as Inspector Berkshire
- Molly Rankin as Mary Chilcott
- Joan Young as Hannah
- Mary O'Farrell as Miss Logan
Episode 4: The Man in the Fog[]
Transmitted: Monday, May 4, 1953 at 7.45pm
Additional Cast[]
- Brian Coleman as Bulger
- Grizelda Hervey as Gilda Glen
- Ronan O'Casey as Benjamin Reilly
- Philip Ray as Taxi Driver
- Peter Claughton as Constable
- Ann Codrington as Mrs Wilcott
- Molly Rankin as Ellen
- Oskar Quitak as Waiter
Episode 5: The Ambassadors Boots[]
Transmitted: Monday, May 11, 1953 at 7.30pm
Additional Cast[]
- John Stevens as Inspector Marriot
- Jimmy Dyrenforth as Randolph Bryant
- Arthur Hill as Richards
- Cecile Chevreau as Cecilia March
- Martin Benson as Pietro
Episode 6: The Thin Woman[]
Transmitted: Monday, May 18, 1953 at 7.45pm
Additional Cast[]
- John Stevens as Inspector Marriot
- Richard Williams as Local Inspector
- Rex Palmer as Doctor
- Duncan McIntyre as Robert Campbell
- Gwenda Wilson as Doris Evans
Episode 7: A Stab in the Back[]
Transmitted: Monday, May 25, 1953 at 7.45pm
Additional Cast[]
- John Stevens as Inspector Marriot
- Peter Claughton as Max Payne
- Molly Rankin as Secretary
- Noel Coleman as Colonel Carter
- Felix Felton as Morton
- Marjorie Westbury as Trina
- Geoffrey Wincott as William Hill
- John Gabriel as Walter Eccles
Episode 8: The Man with the Gold Tooth[]
Transmitted: Tuesday, June 9, 1953 at 7.00pm
Additional Cast[]
- Betty Hardy as Monica Deane
- Mary O'Farrell as Mrs Deane
- Elsa Palmer as Mrs Crockett
- Stephen Jack as Gardener
Episode 9: The Crackler[]
Transmitted: Monday, June 15, 1953 at 7.45pm
Additional Cast[]
- John Stevens as Inspector Marriot
- Betty Baskcomb as Marguerite Laidlaw
- Robert Ayres as Hank Ryder
- Keith Pyott as Monsieur Heroulade and a Croupier
- Oskar Quitak as Barman and a Sergeant
Episode 10: In Camera[]
Transmitted: Monday, June 22, 1953 at 7.45pm
Additional Cast[]
- John Stevens as Inspector Marriot
- Pamela Galloway as Beatrice Kingston
- Ine Cameron as Mrs Kingston
- Laidman Browne as Colonel Kingston
- Mavis Villiers as Mrs Hamilton Betts
- Olwen Brookes as Lady Laura
- Lewis Stringer as George Rennie
- Betty Huntley-Wright as Elise
Episode 11: Finessing the King[]
Transmitted: Monday, June 29, 1953 at 7.10pm
Additional Cast[]
- John Stevens as Inspector Marriot
- Deryck Guyler as Sir Arthur Merivale
- Molly Rankin as Catherine Merivale
- John Warrington as Waiter
Episode 12: The Unbreakable Alibi[]
Transmitted: Monday, July 6, 1953 at 7.45pm
Additional Cast[]
- John Stevens as Inspector Marriot
- Gwenda Wilson as Una Drake
Episode 13: The Man who was Number Sixteen[]
Transmitted: Monday, July 13, 1953 at 7.45pm
Additional Cast[]
- Noel Coleman as Colonel Carter
- Geoffrey Wincott as Wilson
- Humphrey Morton as Pendlebury
- John Warrington as Myers
- Maurice Denham as Vladirovsky