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Adventures of writer and amateur private detective Paul Temple Created by Francis Durbridge
Paul Temple was a professional novelist. While he possessed no formal training as a detective, his background in constructing crime plots for his novels enabled him to apply deductive reasoning to solve cases whose solution had eluded Scotland Yard.
Over the course of each case, Temple eschewed formal interviews or other police techniques, in favour of casual conversations with suspects and witnesses. Yet even this informal style of investigation invariably precipitated attempts by the suspects to hamper him, through traps, ambushes, even assassination attempts. Surviving these, Temple would arrange a cocktail party or similar social event at which he unmasked the perpetrator.
At the end of each tale, Paul, Steve and Sir Graham Forbes held a post mortem. Here, Paul explained why certain events in the serial took place, which of these had been red herrings, and which had been genuine clues. Some elements of the plot had already been explained during the serial, while others were occasionally never fully explained, due to limitations of time.
Episode List
- S01E01 – The Little Things – Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair
- S01E02 – Salty West – Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair
- S01E03 – The Handbag – Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair
- S01E04 – Return to Downburgh – Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair
- S01E05 – A Present for Steve – Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair
- S01E06 – News From Sir Graham – Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair
- S01E07 – Another Suspect – Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair
- S01E08 – Return to London – Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair
- S02E01 – My Heart And Harry – Paul Temple And The Spencer Affair
- S02E02 – Concerning Judy Milton – Paul Temple And The Spencer Affair
- S02E03 – Introducing Pete Roberts – Paul Temple And The Spencer Affair
- S02E04 – That Old Intuition – Paul Temple And The Spencer Affair
- S02E05 – A Surprise For Pete Roberts – Paul Temple And The Spencer Affair
- S02E06 – Home Again – Paul Temple And The Spencer Affair
- S02E07 – Dinner At The Stardust – Paul Temple And The Spencer Affair
- S02E08 – A Party Of Four – Paul Temple And The Spencer Affair
- S03E01 – The Sitter In – Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair
- S03E02 – The Marlow Incident – Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair
- S03E03 – Introducing Mr. Droste – Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair
- S03E04 – Boulevard Seminaire – Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair
- S03E05 – Roger Shelly Makes A Suggestion – Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair
- S03E06 – Suspect Number One – Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair
- S03E07 – Steve Entertains – Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair
- S03E08 – Presenting Mr VanDyke – Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair
- S04E01 – The Man from Munich – Paul Temple and the Conrad Case
- S04E02 – Concerning Elliot France – Paul Temple and the Conrad Case
- S04E03 – Hotel Roemer – Paul Temple and the Conrad Case
- S04E04 – A Visit to Innsbruck – Paul Temple and the Conrad Case
- S04E05 – A Dry Martini – Paul Temple and the Conrad Case
- S04E06 – Concerning Captain Smith – Paul Temple and the Conrad Case
- S04E07 – Coffee for Miss Conrad – Paul Temple and the Conrad Case
- S04E08 – Person Unknown – Paul Temple and the Conrad Case
- S05E01 – The Unlucky One – Paul Temple And The Gilbert Case
- S05E02 – The Third Shoe – Paul Temple And The Gilbert Case
- S05E03 – Peter Galino – Paul Temple And The Gilbert Case
- S05E04 – La Mortella – Paul Temple And The Gilbert Case
- S05E05 – That Good Old Intuition – Paul Temple And The Gilbert Case
- S05E06 – A Warning From Miss Wayne – Paul Temple And The Gilbert Case
- S05E07 – The Note – Paul Temple And The Gilbert Case
- S05E08 – The Guilty Party – Paul Temple And The Gilbert Case
- S06E01 – The Coat – Paul Temple And The Margo Mystery
- S06E02 – Concerning Ted Angus – Paul Temple And The Margo Mystery
- S06E03 – A Change Of Mind – Paul Temple And The Margo Mystery
- S06E04 – Bill Fletcher’s Story – Paul Temple And The Margo Mystery
- S06E05 – Breakwater House – Paul Temple And The Margo Mystery
- S06E06 – Mainly About Wyman – Paul Temple And The Margo Mystery
- S06E07 – A Time To Worry – Paul Temple And The Margo Mystery
- S06E08 – The Visitor – Paul Temple And The Margo Mystery
- S07E01 – The Fergusons – Paul Temple And The Jonathan Mystery
- S07E02 – That Good Old Intuition – Paul Temple And The Jonathan Mystery
- S07E03 – The Ring – Paul Temple And The Jonathan Mystery
- S07E04 – The Encounter – Paul Temple And The Jonathan Mystery
- S07E05 – Concerning Richard Ferguson – Paul Temple And The Jonathan Mystery
- S07E06 – A Surprise For Mavis Russell – Paul Temple And The Jonathan Mystery
- S07E07 – An Invitation For Mr Elliott – Paul Temple And The Jonathan Mystery
- S07E08 – Jonathan – Paul Temple And The Jonathan Mystery
- S08E01 – Too Young To Die – Paul Temple And The Geneva Mystery
- S08E02 – Concerning Mrs Milbourne – Paul Temple And The Geneva Mystery
- S08E03 – A Note For Danny – Paul Temple And The Geneva Mystery
- S08E04 – A Change Of Mind – Paul Temple And The Geneva Mystery
- S08E05 – A Surprise For Mrs Milbourne – Paul Temple And The Geneva Mystery
- S08E06 – See You In London – Paul Temple And The Geneva Mystery
- S09E01 – Mrs Trevelyan – Paul Temple And The Alex Affair
- S09E02 – Dr Kohima – Paul Temple And The Alex Affair
- S09E03 – Mr Carl Lathom – Paul Temple And The Alex Affair
- S09E04 – Mr ‘Spider’ Williams – Paul Temple And The Alex Affair
- S09E05 – Mr Wilfred Davis – Paul Temple And The Alex Affair
- S09E06 – Mr Lee Brent – Paul Temple And The Alex Affair
- S09E07 – The Girl In Brown – Paul Temple And The Alex Affair
- S09E08 – Introducing Alex – Paul Temple And The Alex Affair
- S10E01 – Having a Wonderful Time – Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery
- S10E02 – Interlude at Augusta – Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery
- S10E03 – Introducing Colonel Marquand – Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery
- S10E04 – Cairo – Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery
- S10E05 – The House of Bahri – Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery
- S10E06 – A Message from Sir Graham – Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery
- S10E07 – Mr Darwin Entertains – Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery
- S10E08 – Still Having a Wonderful Time – Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery
- S11E01 – A Penny for Your Thoughts – Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery
- S11E02 – The Manilla – Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery
- S11E03 – Eileen – Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery
- S11E04 – Hubert Greene Entertains – Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery
- S11E05 – Steve Takes Over – Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery
- S11E06 – Just a Red Herring – Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery
- S11E07 – The Four Suspects – Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery
- S11E08 – Introducing Madison – Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery
- S12E01 – The Notorious Dr Belasco – Paul Temple And Steve
- S12E02 – 27a Berkeley House Place – Paul Temple And Steve
- S12E03 – Presenting Ed Bellamy – Paul Temple And Steve
- S12E04 – Mrs Forester Is Surprised – Paul Temple And Steve
- S12E05 – David Nelson Explains – Paul Temple And Steve
- S12E06 – Steve’s Intuition – Paul Temple And Steve
- S12E07 – The Suspects – Paul Temple And Steve
- S12E08 – The Final Curtain – Paul Temple And Steve
- S13E01 – In Which Paul Temple Hears About Valentine – A Case for Paul Temple
- S13E02 – In Which Steve Meets Captain O’Hara – A Case for Paul Temple
- S13E03 – In Which Sir Gilbert Explains – A Case for Paul Temple
- S13E04 – In Which Sir Graham Is Surprised – A Case for Paul Temple
- S13E05 – In Which Mr Layland Tells the Truth – A Case for Paul Temple
- S13E06 – In Which Valentine Strikes – A Case for Paul Temple
- S13E07 – In Which the Net Tightens – A Case for Paul Temple
- S13E08 – In Which Paul Temple Meets Valentine – A Case for Paul Temple
- S14E01 – With the Compliments of Mr Gregory – Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair
- S14E02 – Introducing Sir Donald Murdo – Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair
- S14E03 – The Madrid – Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair
- S14E04 – Mr Davos Has an Alibi – Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair
- S14E05 – Virginia van Cleeve – Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair
- S14E06 – Concerning Mr Zola – Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair
- S14E07 – A Womans Intuition – Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair
- S14E08 – News of Mr Gregory – Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair
- S14E09 – Millgate Steps – Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair
- S14E10 – Presenting Mr Gregory – Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair