Paul Temple (TV series)
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Francis Durbridge (novels) |
| Starring |
Francis Matthews Ros Drinkwater George Sewell |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
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| Producer(s) |
Derrick Sherwin Peter Bryant Alan Bromly (Season 1 only) |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
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| Original network |
BBC1 ZDF |
| Original release | 23 November 1969 – 1 September 1971 |
Paul Temple is a British-German television series which originally aired on BBC1 between 1969 and 1971. 52 episodes were made over 4 seasons, with each episode having a running time of around 50 minutes.
Paul Temple features Francis Matthews (1927-2014) as Paul Temple, the fictional detective created by Francis Durbridge, who solves crimes with the assistance of his wife Steve (Ros Drinkwater). Season 1 of the Paul Temple television series was produced solely by the BBC, with all 13 episodes set in Great Britain. The very first episode was transmitted in November 1969, becoming one of the first shows to be broadcast in colour on BBC1.
Starting with Season 2, Paul Temple became a co-production by the BBC and Taurus films of Munich, West Germany, and was shown internationally, with many of the episodes using overseas locations in West Germany, France, Malta and elsewhere. During the production of the Second Season, the producer Peter Bryant successfully persuaded Derrick Sherwin to join him on Paul Temple, from the BBC's Doctor Who television series at short notice. Both Sherwin and Bryant had previously worked on Doctor Who together. There was some disagreement between the BBC and Taurus over the casting of Steve Temple (who had been played in the radio series of Paul Temple from 1945-68 by Marjorie Westbury): the BBC wished to drop Ros Drinkwater from the role, but Taurus favoured her retention.
According to Francis Matthews, both Paul and Steve Temple became fashion icons of sorts, creating a style that was to be imitated in ITV's The Persuaders!, while, in America, Ros Drinkwater's role was reportedly emulated by Susan Saint James in McMillan & Wife and Stefanie Powers in Hart to Hart. According to Matthews, Drinkwater chose her own "very expensive" designer clothes for the part.
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