The Casebook of Inspector Steine

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Inspector Steine - Series 1 From the Lynne Truss web page http://www.lynnetruss.com/index.asp At the beginning of the film Brighton Rock, there is an interesting rolling caption that has always fascinated me. Legend has it that the Brighton authorities insisted on its inclusion – and who can blame them, but it’s still very weird. Over pictures of a packed postwar Brighton beach on a warm summer’s day, it states, categorically, that the grim criminal underworld depicted in the ensuing film no longer operates in Brighton. “Before the war,” it says (I’m paraphrasing), “Brighton was a place of gangs and murder and stuff. But not any more. The Brighton police have cleared up all the crime, so don’t let any of this nasty razor-gang nonsense put you off coming to this lovely seaside place for your holidays!” This highly unrealistic reassurance prefacing Brighton Rock was the inspiration for the comedy series Inspector Steine – the first series of which was broadcast in spring 2007. I wanted to write about a celebrity police inspector in the 1950s who innocently (and touchingly) believed precisely what he had been told at the movies; who loved Brighton for the ice cream, the humbugs and the fresh air, and just laughed at the idea of chaps called Kemp Town Charlie or Fiveways George. Alongside him would be his long-suffering sergeant, a sensitive and earnest man overwhelmed by evidence of criminal wrong-doing, but powerless to fight all the villains on his own. And as the idea for the series evolved further, along came a keen (and very clever) young constable, and the inevitable cockney charlady. The four of them would work together, I decided: the chap in charge who refuses to believe there is any crime in Brighton; the depressed but dogged sergeant (“Permission to go undercover, sir?”); the constable with his laser-like intelligence, who thinks they should concentrate on identifying Brighton’s criminal mastermind; and finally, the cliché cockney charlady who just happens to be – well, Brighton’s criminal mastermind, operating completely undetected in their very midst. It’s possible that I had too much fun with the names. Steine (pronounced “Steen”) refers to a Brighton landmark – the Old Steine being a large, flat, historic public garden area leading up from the Palace Pier. Sergeant Brunswick is named after a fashionable quarter of Hove. Meanwhile, “Twitten” – the name of the constable – is the quaint Sussex word for alleyway; and somehow I couldn’t resist calling the charlady/mastermind Mrs Groynes. 01 Operation Whooooo 20070126 When a headless corpse is found on the ghost train on the Palace Pier, Steine puts the death down to natural causes. But can new policeman Twitten help Brunswick prove otherwise? 02 His Last Review 20070202 A famous foppish London theatre critic is found dead in his seat at the Theatre Royal after a performance of a kitchen-sink drama. 03 Eyes Down 20070209 Steine decides to go undercover at the Black Cat Casino, much to Brunswick's profound dismay. Meanwhile, a robbery takes place in the bank next door to the police station. Actor...............................Michael Roberts Adelaide................................Janet Ellis Bbc Announcer............................David Holt Bouncer.............................Michael Roberts Boy.................................Cameron Cleaver Brian The Brain........................Ewain Bailey Brunswick.................................John Ramm By..................................... Lynne Truss Chaplain.................................David Holt Cook.................................Allan Corduner Georgie..................................David Holt Inspector Steine.............Michael Fenton Stevens Johnnie................................Jason Hughes Maisie...............................Carla Mendonca Mrs Groynes..............................Jan Ravens Ruby.............................Carolyn Blackhouse Stanley.............................Michael Roberts Twitten..................................Matt Green Ventriloquist Vince........................Kim Wall Warder.....................................Kim Hall Directed By............................. Karen Rose Music By............................... Anthony May Type : mpeg 1 layer III Bitrate : 128 Mode : joint stereo Frequency : 48000 Hz Length : 02:47:19 Encoder : Lame 3.97 1-3 of 6

070126 s1e1 Inspector Steine - Truss, Lynne - Operation Whoooooo - (BBCR4).mp3

2007-02-02 - s1e2 - A Shilling in the Meter.mp3

2007-02-09 - s1e3 - Eyes Down.mp3

[Robert Flood]

Dear Rick -

Thanks for introducing me to another special series.  It combines my favorite comedy and crime.

Bob

[Gayle Crane]

This is my favorite comedy series. Thank you, Rick!

[Riklaa]

Episode 5 : In Praise of Love
Inspector Steine is compering a beauty pageant on Brighton seafront. But when Brunswick's old flame Doris reappears as a contestant, Brunswick is thrown into emotional turmoil - which is probably why he doesn't notice that the south east's big-shot criminals are converging on Brighton.

Episode 6 : The Deep Blue Sea
It is Twitten's birthday but no one's in the mood to celebrate - Mrs Groynes has a problem with contraband and lovesick Brunswick is threatening to resign, so Twitten suggests that a boat trip might solve things all round.

Episode 3.5 In Praise of Love.mp3

Episode 3.6 The Deep Blue Sea.mp3

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Episode 2 : Separate Tables
Brunswick has been sent undercover indefinitely in the hope that it will make him forget his deadly grudge against Inspector Steine. But Mrs Groynes seems more interested in Twitten's criminal records.

Episode 3 : Harlequinade
Brunswick is in mortal danger, but Inspector Steine is too busy organising a road safety demonstration to notice. Can Twitten and Mrs Groynes find Brunswick before it's too late?

Episode 4 : Variation on A Theme
Brunswick is back with his dear friends from the station, just in time for the annual cricket match between the villains and the police. But Steine's life continues to be under threat. So if it's not Brunswick, who is reponsible?

Episode 3.2 Separate Tables.mp3

Episode 3.3 Harlequinade.mp3

Episode 3.4 Variation on A Theme.mp3

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While The Sun Shines

The Adventures of Inspector Steine
A welcome return for Lynne Truss's Brighton-based comedy in which the local constabulary struggle to keep up with the clever villains.

3.1 While The Sun Shines.mp3

[Julia S]

Did anyone ever turn up any more of this third series? My Google-fu is failing me.

Thanks so much!

[Riklaa]

Enjoy them Julia, I didn't realize that I didn't finish Season 3-----------------------------------------------Rick

[Julia S]

Thanks so much! :)

[Riklaa]

Inspector Steine - Series 2

5/6 Room at the Top

Steine is delighted to meet Lord Melamine, who offers to sell him a gold brick
at a knockdown price. But is his lordship all he seems to be?

Inspector Steine ........................ Michael Fenton Stevens
Sergeant Brunswick ................................... John Ramm
Mrs Groynes .......................................... Sam Spiro
Constable Twitten ................................... Matt Green
Lord Melamine ........................................ Mark Heap

6/6 Endgame

Constable Twitten's idea of acquiring a police dog seems an excellent idea,
especially when Bobby solves a notorious murder case. But why does Bobby keep
attacking poor old Mrs Groynes, and why is Steine's life suddenly in great
danger?

Inspector Steine ........................ Michael Fenton Stevens
Sergeant Brunswick ................................... John Ramm
Mrs Groynes .......................................... Sam Spiro
Constable Twitten ................................... Matt Green
Mystery guest ...................................... Ewan Bailey
Bobby ............................................... David Holt


Type : mpeg 1 layer III
Bitrate : 192
Mode : stereo
Frequency : 48000 Hz
Length : 02:46:12
Encoder : Lame 3.97

2008-05-02 - 05 - Room at the Top.mp3

2008-05-09 - 06 - Endgame.mp3

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