Nestor Burma P.I. by Leo Malet (x2)

[Riklaa]

Nestor Burma

Nickname - Dynamite Burma
Created by     Léo Malet
Gender     Male
Occupation     Private detective
Nationality     French

Nestor Burma is a fictional character created by French crime novelist Léo Malet. In the series of crime novels featuring him one can isolate a subset of novels each set in a different quarter (arrondissement) of Paris which Malet dubbed the "New Mysteries of Paris", homaging the most famous feuilleton of the 19th century, written by Eugene Sue. Burma is a hardboiled private detective, in the mold of American characters such as Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe but decidedly more humorous. He works with a secretary, Helene, who is hopelessly infatuated with Nestor, in what he calls the "Fiat Lux Agency". Burma's nemeses are typically just as much the police investigating the crime as they are the original perpetrators. Specifically, he often matches wits with Commissaire Faroux and Inspector Fabre.

The novels have been adapted numerous times, most notably a television series starring Guy Marchand, which began in 1991.

A series of graphic novels by artist Jacques Tardi have also been published to great critical acclaim. The third in this series was an original story by Tardi.

in dramatisations by BBC 4

BBC R4 - Léo Malet's '120 Rue De La Gare'
Broadcast in the 'Foreign Bodies' series
Adapted by Chris Dolan
Produced by Bruce Young
Broadcast November 3, 2001
Coded from tape at 128/44.1

'Dynamite' Burma carries a message for a dead soldier.

Cast
Jon Glover
Michael Cochrane
Alexander Morton
David Robb
Stephen Hogan
Andrew Harrison
Kenny Blyth
Carla Simpson
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BBC R4 - Léo Malet's - 'Mission to Marseilles'
Adapted by Chris Dolan
Produced by Bruce Young
Broadcast August 14, 2004
Coded from tape at 128/44.1

'Dynamite' Burma has to fool the Gestapo after
entering Vichy France to recover some love letters.


Nestor (Dynamite) Burma; 'The French Philip Marlowe'

Cast
Jon Glover
Michael Cochrane
Alexander Morton
David Robb
Stephen Hogan
Andrew Harrison
Kenny Blyth
Carla Simpson

Nestor Burma P.I. LINK

[Robert Johnson]

This is great stuff.

Thanks Rick

Robert

[Gayle Crane]

Hi Rick,

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Hi Rick-and thank you so much.  You bring such fine entertainment to us all.

[Riklaa]

Well Gayle, I bring it to me first. LOL  I am disabled and spend a lot of time in front of this thing.  That is how I do it.  When you cannot walk more that 100 feet with a cane and have extreme pain 24/7 you have a lot of time to enjoy your hobbies and to share them with others.  i am the lucky one to have found TP and be able to share.  It satisfies a need to help others that my profession in the medical field did when I could work.  All in all, i like to share.  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Rick

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[brendan adams]

not come across these before.  really looking forward to finding out how good they are

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[Riklaa]

They are good.  I remember the French Movies on the TV Late Show some years back.  Hope you enjoy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Rick

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[Riklaa]

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