THE ADVENTURES OF SEXTON BLAKEStarring
SIMON JONES and JUNE WHITFIELD
Britain's iconic and most prolifically chronicled sleuth explodes back into action in a brand new series of thrilling Adventures packed with incident and hilarity!
The name that spells HURTLING ADVENTURE!
SEXTON BLAKE, (Simon Jones, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy) and his plucky assistant TINKER (Wayne Forester, Captain Scarlet), aided by MRS BARDELL (June Whitfield, Absolutely Fabulous) battle Diabolical Masterminds, Beautiful Thieves and Dastardly Assassins.
The name that spells DOOM for VILLAINY!
Nearly four decades after his last public incarnation, Sexton Blake remains an icon, a contemporary of Sherlock Holmes who outlasted his fellow Baker Street Sleuth to become hugely popular through books, films and radio during the 20th Century.
In his 100-plus years of existence Blake has been portrayed in every possible way, from jobbing detective to Britain's Saviour. This new series weaves new, fantastical and very funny tales set in a brightly coloured early 20th century world such as that portayed in the 1920s Union Jack stories, where villains are inevitably dastardly and it's a matter of course to resolve a case in a sabre-duelling climax atop an exploding zeppelin.
The name that spells ... SEXTON BLAKE!
This CINEMATIC AUDIO ROMP for BBC Radio 2 and BBC Audiobooks from PERFECTLY NORMAL PRODUCTIONS' Award-Winning DIRK MAGGS (The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy) is a period-set re-invention of Blake's glory years - the 1920s and 30s and includes a cameo appearance by BBC Radio's 1960s Sexton Blake - the late, legendary and coolly dashing WILLIAM FRANKLYN.
CAST LIST:
Sexton Blake, Adventuring Detective
SIMON JONES
Tinker, his Plucky Assistant
WAYNE FORESTER
Mrs Bardell, their Doughty Housekeeper
JUNE WHITFIELD
Professor Kew, a Spindly Cackler
GRAHAM HOADLY
Miss Elizabeth Mary-Louise Tarabelle Beauchamp
LORELEI KING
Inspector Coutts Of Scotland Yard
SIMON TREVES
Miss Terry, Window-Leaping Adventuress
FELICITY DUNCAN
Mrs Hudson, Housekeeper To A Neighbouring Detective
SUSAN SHERIDAN
Count Ivor Carlac, a Villainous Juggernaut
MALCOLM BROWN
Cyril, A Grim Assassin
PHILIP GLASSBOROW
The Frantic Caller
OSCAR SHARP
and
The Mysterious Waiter
WILLIAM FRANKLYN
Written by MR MILLINGTON and MR NASH
Based on Characters and Formats owned by IPC MEDIA
Sound Design and Music Composed by PAUL WEIR
Recorded by WILFREDO ACOSTA at THE SOUNDHOUSE LTD
A PERFECTLY NORMAL PRODUCTION
Produced by DAVID MORLEY
Directed by DIRK MAGGS
For more information about Sexton Blake we recommend Mark Hodder's excellent website,
www.sextonblake.co.uk 