Paul Temple is a fictional character created by English writer Francis Durbridge. Temple is a professional author of crime fiction and an amateur private detective. With his wife Louise, affectionately known as 'Steve' in reference to her journalistic pen name 'Steve Trent', he solves whodunnit crimes through subtle, humorously articulated deduction. Always the gentleman, the strongest expletive he employs is "by Timothy!".
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. Always surviving these, Temple would arrange a cocktail party or similar social event at which he unmasked the perpetrator. In many of the serials, the perpetrator in question had been operating under an assumed name, as the mastermind of complex criminal operations in the shadows while meeting Temple openly under their true identity.
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. In general, the serials feature similar types of events, often in the same sequence.
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
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