Peter Lovesey

[Riklaa]

Bertie and the Tinman by Peter Lovesey dramatised by Geoffrey M.Matthews with Timothy West, Colin Starkey and John Moffatt directed by Matthew Walters Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and future Edward VII, suddenly finds himself caught up in murder and mayhem. When Fred Archer, England's most popular jockey, nicknamed The Tinman, is found dead, Bertie takes on the investigation. He explores music halls, boudoirs, saloons and even the Thames in his search for justice. Broadcast 1990-01-20 (Saturday Night Theatre) Repeat 1991-08-05 128/32; 80 MB; sound quality excellent (occasional minor static)

[NorfolkApple]

Here is Waxwork the 6th Cribb novel to be dramatised. I think it is Lovesey's finest Cribb novel.

[NorfolkApple]

The fifth Cribb

[Magersfontein]

Steve, you're a hero. Thank you!

For those who are interested, here's the complete list of radio adaptations of Peter Lovesey's work, taken from his website at http://peterlovesey.com/:

ABRACADAVER
BBC Saturday Night Theatre, 1973
Starring Frank Windsor, John Hollis, Helen Worth, William Eedle and Rolf Lefebre
Adapted by Geoffrey M Matthews
Producer David H. Godfrey

WOBBLE TO DEATH
BBC Saturday Night Theatre, 1975
Starring Timothy Bateson, William Eedle, Sydney Tafler, Trader Faulkner and Steve Hodson
Adapted by Geoffrey M Matthews
Producer Harry Catlin

THE DETECTIVE WORE SILK DRAWERS
BBC Saturday Night Theatre, 1977
Starring John Rye, John Hollis, Steve Hodson, Carole Boyd and William Eedle
Adapted by Geoffrey M Matthews
Producer Graham Gauld

A CASE OF SPIRITS
BBC Saturday Night Theatre, 1985
Starring Barry Foster, John Cater
Adapted by Geoffrey M Matthews

SWING, SWING TOGETHER
BBC Saturday Night Theatre, 1987
Starring Barry Foster, John Cater, Moir Leslie, Brian Hewlett and Roger Hume
Adapted by Geoffrey M Matthews
Director Vanessa Whitburn

WAXWORK
BBC Saturday Night Theatre, 1987
Starring Brian Cox, John Cater, Sarah Berger, Roger Hume and Don Henderson
Adapted by Geoffrey M Matthews
Director Vanessa Whitburn

BERTIE AND THE TINMAN
BBC Saturday Night Theatre, 1990
Bertie, Prince of Wales, investigates the alleged suicide of Fred Archer, the royal jockey.
Starring Timothy West, John Moffatt, Marcia King, Simon Treves and Geoffrey Whitehead
Adapted by Geoffrey M Matthews
Director Matthew Walters

BERTIE AND THE SEVEN BODIES
BBC Saturday Playhouse, 1991
Bertie, Prince of Wales, honours a house party with his presence, and there is a murder each day of the week.
Starring Robert Lang, Marcia King, Susannah Fellowes, Joan Moon, Siriol Jenkins and Timothy Carlton
Adapted by Geoffrey M Matthews
Director Matthew Walters

KEYSTONE
BBC Saturday Playhouse, 1992
Warwick Easton, an Englishman, is recruited to the Keystone Cops and finds himself involved in murder and romance as well as comedy.
Starring Mark Straker, Jennifer Ehle, Roger Gartland and Lorelei King
Adapted by Michael Z Lewin
Director Matthew Walters

THE FALSE INSPECTOR DEW
BBC Radio Drama in five parts, 1993
Dentist Walter Baranov plans to murder his wife Lydia aboard the liner Mauretania in 1921 and pass himself off as a detective, but complications ensue.
Starring Ronald Pickup, Fiona Fullerton, Oona Beeson and Steve Hodson
Adapted by Geoffrey M Matthews
Director Matthew Walters

ROUGH CIDER
BBC Saturday Night Theatre, 1994
What did Theo really see as an evacuee on a Somerset farm where a terrible murder was committed? Twenty years later he returns to relive the dramatic events.
Starring Rob Edwards, Briony Glassco, Oona Beeson, Peter Whitman, Neville Jason and David Jarvis
Adapted by Michael Z Lewin
Director Matthew Walters

BERTIE AND THE CRIME OF PASSION
BBC Drama in four parts, 1995
Bertie, Prince of Wales, turns sleuth again to solve a murder at the Moulin Rouge, aided by the divine Sarah Bernhardt.
Starring Robert Lang, Jane Lapotaire, Olivier Pierre, Andrew Branch, Roger May and David Timson
Adapted by Geoffrey M Matthews
Director Matthew Walters

Roger

[NorfolkApple]

The BBC did not, as far as I know dramatise either Mad Hatter's Holiday or Invitation to a Dynamite Party so the next Cribb is A Case of Spirits.

[NorfolkApple]

Number three in the Cribb series is Abracadaver.

Here it is. The kind person who provided this also supplied a little synopsis and cast list.

[NorfolkApple]

First upload attempt was interrupted so here it is again

Peter Lovesey - Abracadaver - synopsis.txt

[Magersfontein]

Wonderful! Thank you, Steve.

Roger

[NorfolkApple]

I will post the Cribb stories in the order the books were originally published which means that The Detective Wore Silk Drawers is the next one.

[mplshowie]

Bravo,Steve.
Howie

[NorfolkApple]

I think that Peter Lovesey is one of the most accomplished of the modern day crime writers. His Sergeant Cribb novels set in Victorian England were a joy to read - very atmospheric and very well plotted. He wrote 8 in all - and I believe that 6 of them were dramatised by the BBC.

He wrote a number of one off books (Rough Cider, Keystone, The False Inspector Dew) which were also dramatised by the BBC. A couple of his one off books (Reaper and The Edge) have not, as far as I know, been dramatised.

His later output based on the overweight modern day detective Peter Diamond are, to my mind, not quite as well plotted. He has also developed one of the characters (Hen Mallin) from the Diamond books into a leading leading character in her own right. I don't think any have been dramatised. I still recommend them as a good read.

I have copies of all those which I know have been dramatised so thought that listeners here might be interested. Feedback most welcome.